The Bicycling World, Vol 1, No 9
Articles in this issue
- p. 2
A profile of the Chauncy Bicycle Club — Boston's smallest, composed entirely of Chauncy Hall School students — covering its founding in November 1879 and its single racing member W. S. Tufts.
- p. 2
An account of the New Haven Bicycle Club, founded January 1880 with twenty riding members, noting the excellent level roads and pulverised oyster-shell surfaces available in the area.
- p. 2
Advice on adjusting and maintaining bicycles, emphasising that every rider should understand their machine's mechanism, know how to take it apart, and attend to bearings and pedals regularly.
- p. 3
A narrative of a bicycle touring trip to Atlantic City, describing road conditions on the New Jersey shore routes.
- p. 3
Further episodes from the French touring account, covering roads in the Crecy forest and countryside near Chateau-Landon.
- p. 5
Reports on competitive ice skating scores, covered as a related winter sport to the bicycling readership.
- p. 6
An account of a bicycle club run or celebration conducted in wet and muddy conditions, recounting the humorous difficulties encountered.
- p. 8
An editorial looking forward to the 1880 riding season and discussing proposals for a national bicycle union to coordinate American cycling clubs.
- p. 12
Correspondence from Paris reporting on French cycling news, races, and the state of cycling culture in the French capital.
- p. 11
A contemplative article on cycling in winter, reflecting on the pleasures and challenges of year-round riding in New England.