The Bicycling World, Vol 11, No 8
Articles in this issue
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Overman Wheel Company claims Victor bicycles are the only American bicycles holding world records, citing Fred Russ Cook's quarter-mile and Geo. M. Hendee's half-mile and three-quarter-mile records.
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Fred Russ Cook rode a Victor roadster 207.5 miles on country roads in twenty-four hours, taking the American road record, while Geo. M. Hendee won the Cambridge fifty-mile bicycle and tricycle races on Victor machines.
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Latta Brothers promote the American Express bicycle at one hundred dollars for fifty-inch, detailing its Bown Aeolus ball bearings, Andrews head, Harrington cradle spring, and weldless steel construction.
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S.T. Clark and Co. of Baltimore continue their closing-out sale of Club, Sanspareil, and roadster bicycles with reductions of fifteen to forty dollars below importation cost.
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G.F. Harwood of Worcester advertises his safety step fitting any machine without screw holes, with clip sizes for all leading makes now reduced in price for mid-season.
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Wm. G. Bird and W.W. Stall promote Columbia bicycles on instalments and machines for hire by the day in Boston, with an expert mechanic in charge of repairs.
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A brief notice informs that the Cunningham Company expects to resume business shortly, directing enquiries for Harvard and Yale bicycles to the Weston Supply Co. in the interim.
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Short listings from Boston, Philadelphia, and New York dealers covering Facile enamel and oil, second-hand machines, bicycle leggings, and bicycle rental services.