The Bicycling World, Vol 12, No 17
Articles in this issue
- p. 1
Overman Wheel Company invites cyclists to see the new Victor for 1886 on display at 182 Columbus Avenue, describing it as combining past season improvements with new enhancements to remain the easiest running bicycle on the market.
- p. 2
E.C. Hodges and Co. move to 179 Tremont Street and list a full page of cycling books including Health upon Wheels, Cortis on Training, Club Songs, Sturmey's guides, Road Book of Boston, and the Cyclist Christmas Number.
- p. 2
The Bicycling World offers a complete bound volume set from Volumes I through XI at two dollars each, noting that Volume II is out of print and early volumes are going fast.
- p. 3
Stoddard, Lovering and Co. at 154 Congress Street promote the Leaping Saddle at five dollars as the leading saddle for 1886 bicycle or tricycle use.
- p. 3
Zacharias and Smith of Newark promote their winter overhaul and free storage service for repaired machines, urging riders to act before spring pressure causes delays.
- p. 3
Geo. W. Rouse and Son of Peoria, Illinois offer Columbia and other bicycles on easy monthly payments, accepting second-hand wheels in trade and selling them in turn.
- p. 3
The Springfield Wheelman's Gazette seeks subscribers and live agents for its monthly cycling paper at fifty cents a year, published in Springfield at the hub of American cycling.
- p. 3
Short notices from Boston, Philadelphia, Buffalo, and Falls River covering Paradox oiler, Boston bicycle shoe, Missing Link bicycle lock, Bull and Bowen accessories, and Murray's eastern agency.