The Bicycling World, Vol 11, No 11
Articles in this issue
- Report on the hundred-mile road race of the Big Four Tour, won on a Victor bicycle by C.O.L.A. E. Stone of St. Louis, cited as proof of the Victor's superiority in road racing.
- Llewellyn H. Johnson promotes the Humber Tandem citing its speed records and unique gearing, warning against imitations not made at the genuine Beeston factory.
- Wm. G. Bird and Co. of Boston invites working cyclists to purchase Columbia bicycles with manageable weekly or monthly payments.
- Advertisement for the Coventry Machinists' convertible sociable tricycle, which can be separated into two distinct single tricycles, the Sandringham Club and Imperial Club models.
- Overman Wheel Company announces improved ribbon steering on the Victor Tricycle, quoting a rider who declares it solves the problem of safe and steady tricycle control.
- Notice about the improved 1885 Star bicycle with reduced weight and simplified design, available with riding tuition and machines for hire by the day in Boston.
- The editor reflects on mid-summer cycling conditions, advising riders to avoid the midday sun during the hottest weeks and recommending evening rides.
- Short listings from dealers in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Boston covering bicycle repairs, second-hand machines, saddle supplies, and cycling accessories.
- The editor criticises the League of American Wheelmen's Rights and Privileges committee for falling below the standard of other departments, and argues against Boston hosting the next annual meet despite its large cycling population.
- An essay arguing that cyclists should name their machines as a matter of affection and individuality, since nothing in life — not a horse, boat, or yacht — can enter into one's feelings as completely as a cycle.
- Official race bulletins from the Big Four Tour century road race, reporting progress at Kingston and the Thousand Islands, with starting line-up of Stone, Weber, Corey, Munger, VanSicklen, and Westervelt.
- Editorial reporting on a council debate over bicycle regulation, arguing that as bicycles are used across all civilised nations they should be regulated rather than prohibited, and noting that a child struck by a bicycle walked away unhurt.
- Narrative account of the founding of the Cunningham bicycle house by Williams, Heath, and Weston, tracing how Weston abandoned an architect's career to enter the trade and build the pioneer American cycling firm.
- Profile of Cambridge student George Gatehouse, described as untainted by manufacturers, who is targeting long-distance bicycle championships and has just ordered a Cripper tricycle for his first year of public racing.
- Technical discussion of optimal wheel configuration for tricycles, arguing that a front centre wheel placed about 39 inches from the axle centre gives the safest and steadiest running, especially at speed.
- Race results from club meets including one-mile and two-mile events at various distances, and an announcement of the Dorchester Club's fifty-mile open road race on July 25.
- Club formation and activity news: the Florence Cycle Club founded with eighteen members; the Missouri Bicycle Club planning a new fifteen-thousand-dollar club-house; new officers elected at the Wakefield Club.