The Bicycling World, Vol 10, No 23
Articles in this issue
- Editorial surveying the press debate over L.A.W. governance, focusing on the maker's amateur question and the Racing Board's expulsions; argues the League risks losing members if strict rules drive out sponsored riders and their supporters.
- Correspondence from a Buffalo wheelman describing the city's late-winter thaw after six inches of snow, the anticipation of the L.A.W. Meet preparations underway by the Buffalo Bicycle Club's committee, and the accessibility of Buffalo from all parts of the country.
- Correspondence letter protesting a note in the Cyclist and Athlete from a reader demanding repayment for Karl Kron's cycling book, which Kron says has been published by a fictitious correspondent writing under false pretences.
- Correspondence letter defending the L.A.W. against the Randolph Bicycle Club's decision to withhold fifteen memberships and dues, arguing that complaints about the League becoming a vast racing organisation miss its broader purpose.
- Correspondence letter from a rider correcting a report that he is switching from his Invincible tricycle to a Cripper; he clarifies he is having a Cripper built for hill work due to a broken arm but intends to keep his Invincible.
- Manufacture section describing the American Rudge bicycle, made by D. Rudge & Co. of Coventry and considered the leading low-priced wheel on the market, with specifications and features.
- Trade news covering business developments in the American cycling industry for the spring 1885 season.
- First instalment of the Novices' Column on touring, drawing on articles from The Tricyclist and offering practical guidance for riders planning their first bicycle tours.
- Notes from the British cycling press including Mr. Beale's renewed medals for twenty-four-hour Facile rides, criticism of English journalists who write inaccurate American notes without visiting, and a strange story about a Yorkshire club recycling its trophies.
- Report on a fancy riding exhibition by W. H. Wetmore at the Cleveland Bicycle Club, where he rode on one wheel over a box, rode without handlebars, removed the forks and guided the wheel by its rim, and finally stood motionless on one wheel — a trick reportedly never before accomplished.
- Report on the Association of Missouri Wheelmen's board meeting, where initial steps were taken for an active spring campaign including a membership offer allowing new joiners to receive a full year's benefits for a single year's dues of one dollar.
- Notes on Dr. Dudley A. Sargent's lecture at the B.Y.M.C. Union on the best clothing for health and cleanliness, arguing that the primary purpose of dress is to retain body warmth rather than to keep cold out, with implications for cycling attire.
- Poem titled A (Breck-)Noc(-k-)Turne, a humorous verse in which the narrator visits a bicycle school turned dance hall for an evening social, contrasting the usual chaos of learners crashing against walls with the evening's elegant dancing.
- Race results and upcoming fixture dates from American cycling competitions.
- Club news from American cycling organisations including notes on the San Francisco Park cycling season opening.
- American CTC section notes and touring information.
- Editor's brief responses to reader letters and queries.
- Calendar of upcoming cycling race fixtures and sporting events.