The Bicycling World, Vol 11, No 18
Articles in this issue
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Wm. Read and Sons reports multiple Royal Mail victories at Philadelphia including the championship five-mile race and a ten-mile record, with Burnham also setting a record against a horse.
- p. 4
A series of rider testimonials praises the Victor tricycle for its speed, reliability, and ease of use, with letters from Boston, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Vermont, and Pennsylvania riders.
- p. 16
The Bicycling World offers cash prizes of fifteen and ten dollars for the best articles submitted for its Novices' Column by October 1884, covering practical tips for beginning cyclists.
- p. 3
G.F. Harwood of Worcester promotes his safety bicycle step that fits any machine without screw holes, with varied clip sizes for Columbia, Expert, Harvard, Rudge, and British Challenge models.
- p. 2
H.B. Hart of Philadelphia introduces his Standard Bell in five styles priced from seventy-five cents to one dollar and twenty-five cents, emphasising the bowl's secure attachment to prevent jarring loose.
- p. 3
The Lillibridge Brothers of Rockford present their safety handlebar, which can be attached to leading bicycles in one minute without altering the machine, sent on three days' trial.
- p. 12
The Butcher Cyclometer Company promotes its saddle-readable cyclometer as always reliable, registering to ten thousand miles and weighing under two ounces, with a lamp substitution option.
- p. 4
Brief notices for the Practical Lamplighter, a wind-protected match tool for lighting bicycle lamps outdoors, and for Burley's adjustable skeleton saddle with guarded sides.