The Bicycling World, Vol 11, No 17
Articles in this issue
- p. 2
Wm. Read and Sons reports that Royal Mail bicycles took four first prizes at Pittsfield and won four out of five races on each day at Weedsport, New York, all on light roadsters rather than racers.
- p. 1
Overman Wheel Company declares the Victor bicycle has exceeded all claims made for it at the start of the season, winning approval from the most experienced and critical riders in America.
- p. 3
Latta Brothers provide detailed specifications for the fifty-inch American Pilot roadster including weldless steel fork and perch, Harrington cradle spring, and a price of one hundred dollars.
- p. 2
An advertisement for an unnamed machine holding world road records including ten miles in thirty-three minutes, fifty miles in three hours fifteen minutes, and the longest continuous ride of 2,050 miles in nineteen days.
- p. 1
Overman Wheel Company promotes Victor achievements on both road and path, noting that the machine's fine construction has placed it at the head of rider opinion for the 1885 season.
- p. 2
The Star is credited with multiple L.A.W. championships this season, with the new model light roadster advertised as equally suitable for road and path use.
- p. 5
The Coventry Machinists Club Racer is promoted as the most rigid bicycle made, holding both the two-mile and five-mile American records without relying on paid racers.
- p. 20
Short notices from Boston, New York, and Philadelphia dealers covering bicycle repairs, second-hand machines, and Acme tire heater products for cyclists.