The Bicycling World, Vol 11, No 20
Articles in this issue
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Detailed report on E.P. Burnham's victories on Royal Mail bicycles at the Springfield and Hartford L.A.W. tournaments, including the ten-mile championship, two-mile record, and a twenty-mile hour ride.
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L.D. Munger of Detroit breaks the twenty-four-hour road record with 211.5 miles on an Apollo bicycle weighing just thirty-nine pounds, a machine also used by Munger in the Big Four Century Road Race.
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W.B. Everett and Co. promote the Singer Apollo light roadster in eighteen styles, highlighting its rigidity, light weight, and ease of running as proven by Munger's record ride.
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Freeman Lillibridge announces improvements to the 1885 Lillibridge saddle, now featuring a coiled front spring and five independent adjustments for height, width, length, tension, and coasting plate.
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F.F. Ives and W.A. Rhodes both cover 241.5 miles in twenty-four hours on Victor bicycles finishing neck and neck, announced as the best American twenty-four-hour record including all stops.
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A.G. Spalding and Brothers of Chicago introduce a new combination safety lock for bicycles using no key, described as the lightest and most secure lock ever made.
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Gormully and Jeffery list prices for the American Challenge, Ideal, and Safety bicycles, covering sizes from 38 to 60 inches at prices ranging from thirty-five to one hundred and nineteen dollars.
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Short trade listings from Boston and nearby including E.P. Burnham's agency for Royal Mail, Victor, and Premier bicycles, plus second-hand machine dealers and repair shops.