The Bicycling World

Devoted to the Interests of Bicycling and Tricycling

WeeklyBoston, United StatesNov 1879 to Mar 1912517 issues across 20 volumes

Published by The Bicycling World Co. Publishers and ProprietorsEdited by Charles E. Pratt, J.S. Dean10 cents an issue$2.00 per year a year

The Bicycling World front cover

The Bicycling World was one of the earliest dedicated cycling periodicals in North America, published weekly, initially from Boston and later New York, from 1879 to 1912. It documented the emergence of organised cycling culture in the United States, covering the formation and activities of bicycle clubs, amateur and professional racing, touring routes, and the growing American cycle trade. The publication profiled manufacturers on both sides of the Atlantic and served as a forum for debates on cycling governance and the nascent League of American Wheelmen.

Volume 1 1879–1880

Volume 2 1880–1881

Volume 3 1881

Volume 4 1881–1882

Volume 5 1882

Volume 6 1882–1883

Volume 7 1883

Volume 8 1883–1884

Volume 9 1884

Volume 10 1884–1885

Volume 11 1885

Volume 12 1885–1886

Volume 13 1886

Volume 17 1888

Volume 20 1889–1890

Volume 43 1901

Volume 52 1905–1906

Volume 53 1906

Volume 54 1906–1907

Volume 64 1911–1912