The Bearings, Vol 9, No 3
Articles in this issue
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Chief Consul Luscomb of the New York division offers Syracuse a place on the state racing board, the first such recognition of the city's cycling importance, with C. Arthur Benjamin and C. Edward Wood of rival clubs competing for the appointment.
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The Syracuse Athletic Association plans to build a training track and hire a trainer to develop John Wilkinson — who rode a half-mile in 1:02 1/5 last summer — as a challenger to Bliss and Dirnberger in the short-distance record arena.
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Milwaukee fireman Peter Weber invents an aluminium-tired bicycle for riding on ice, with a pointed front tyre that cuts a quarter-inch into the surface and rear spurs for grip; in a trial the machine beats skaters in a race.
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The western delegation departs Chicago for the LAW National Assembly at Louisville, with parties also joining from Denver, Omaha, and Wisconsin, travelling overnight on the Monon line.
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Boston is planning a wooden-batten cycling track at Franklin Trotting Park in Saugus modelled on Herne Hill, with existing grandstands and electric car access, as part of the city's campaign to secure the 1894 national meet.