The Bicycling World, Vol 1, No 17
Articles in this issue
- p. 1
June 1880 editorial notes including a call for a second English touring party, League of American Wheelmen news, and comments on the Cleveland club's Saturday runs.
- p. 1
A poem by 'Mr. Jinglebosom' celebrating English cycling culture and the spread of the bicycle from Britain to America, with humorous rhyming praise for 'John Bull's pace' on wheels.
- p. 2
History of the Capital Bicycle Club of Washington DC, founded January 1879, describing asphalt-paved streets ideal for cycling, rides to the Soldiers' Home, and the club's work negotiating riding regulations with the Chief of Police.
- p. 2
An account of bicycle touring in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, describing the scenic roads and gradient challenges of mountain cycling.
- p. 3
A description of the hare-and-hounds bicycle game, in which one rider leads while others give chase, as a novel form of club amusement.
- p. 4
A report on cycling conditions and club activities in Portland, Maine, written by a local wheelman.
- p. 5
Results and description of the Providence Bicycle Club's annual ten-mile race, with competitors, times, and prizes.
- p. 6
Brief notes gathered from English cycling journals on races, new machines, and personalities in British cycling.
- p. 8
News of the American touring party's progress on their bicycle journey through England, with early dispatches from the road.
- p. 17
A comprehensive index supplement to the earlier American Bicycling Journal, compiled to aid readers in finding subjects across all issues of that predecessor publication.