The Bicycling World, Vol 12, No 20
Articles in this issue
- p. 1
Overman Wheel Company promotes the 1886 Victor as the most finished piece of wheel-building ever seen in America, claiming it represents the advancement of the cycle-builder's art with beautiful lines and excellent manufacture.
- p. 5
The editor reports that the Nonantum Club of Newton has placed itself on record in favour of the Makers' Amateurs rule, noting that two club members were suspended under it, making the issue personally pressing for that club.
- p. 3
Wm. Read and Sons invite riders to examine the 1886 Royal Mail before deciding, listing all parts now interchangeable, the new Grip-Fast rim and tire needing no cement, and the ball-bearing head that allows six months without readjustment or oiling.
- p. 3
W.B. Everett and Co. announce that L.D. Hunger of Detroit broke the American 24-hour road record on November 20 and 21 riding a 57-inch Iver Johnson weighing 34 pounds, completing the entire distance on one machine without weakening a part.
- p. 4
The Chelsea correspondent James writes that his new forty-five-pound Star has arrived and that W.W. Stall is selling them like hot cakes, noting Stall is installing a gas engine to run his repair shop.
- p. 4
J.A.R. Underwood announces that 1886 Quadrant tricycles from the Stanley Show are ready for immediate delivery and that the Rover Safety leads all safeties, urging riders not to miss the best of the riding season.
- p. 1
Overman Wheel Company offers a free catalogue for the 1886 Victor, inviting any rider who has not yet seen the machine to call and examine the most finished piece of wheel-building ever seen in the country.
- p. 2
E.C. Hodges and Co. at 179 Tremont Street list their full range of cycling books and periodicals for the spring season including the Wheeling Annual, Cyclist Christmas Number, Health upon Wheels, and Sturmey's guides.