The Bearings, Vol 7, No 23

Articles in this issue

• Road and Racing Gossip

  Harry C. Tyler rides the fastest mile ever recorded at Waltham in 2:23 2/5 to win the piano prize, while W.W. Windle wins the mile scratch in 2:25 3/5 — both performances achieved on Union P.D.Q. racers.

• Union P.D.Q. Testimonials

  The Union Cycle Manufacturing Co. publishes letters testifying to the reliability of its P.D.Q. bicycle, including accounts of a Salt Lake City to Chicago tour completed without a single breakage and two riders who traversed rough Iowa roads puncture-free.

• Victor Bicycle Pneumatic Tire System

  Overman Wheel Co. promotes the Victor bicycle's spare inner tube approach to puncture repair, arguing that carrying a replacement tube rather than a patch kit is the most practical system for road riders.

• Morgan and Wright Tire Endorsements

  Morgan and Wright publishes an extended endorsement from pace rider Frank Waller, who covered the New York-Chicago distance on Arrow wheels with M&W tires without using a pump, contrasting them with Tom Roe's nine punctures on a rival brand's tires.

• More Records for the Palmer Tire

  The Palmer tire claims English record victories including Sanger's 2:09 3/5 mile on July 28 and multiple wins at the Linscott road race, with five Palmer-equipped riders beating the previous 25-mile road record.

• Western Wheel Works 1893 Models

  Western Wheel Works of Chicago advertises its 1893 range of Crescent, Escort, Juno, Rob Roy, Blackhawk, and other models at prices from $20 to $135, all fitted with the company's resilient and hard-to-puncture pneumatic tires.

• Seventh Annual Pullman Road Race — March Bicycle

  March-Davis Cycle Co. advertises that second time prize winner Marinus Nelson rode a March weighing 24 pounds to finish with the wheel in perfect condition, using the Pullman result as a proof of reliability.