The Bicycling World, Vol 12, No 26
Articles in this issue
- p. 1
Overman Wheel Company continues promoting the 1886 Victor's new Compressed Cushion Tire as revolutionary, and warns riders that many agents this season are contractually bound not to sell the Victor by a competitor.
- p. 3
The Bicycling World publishes a special supplement containing full returns from the League of American Wheelmen's annual election for chief consuls and representatives across all states, noting that many Boston club votes were thrown out due to late membership applications.
- p. 4
Full results are listed for Massachusetts, with Henry E. Ducker of Springfield and A.D. Peck of Boston running for Chief Consul, and fourteen representatives elected including Sanford Lawton, F.P. Kendall, Abbot Bassett, and Charles Pratt.
- p. 4
Charles G. Huntington of Hartford wins the Connecticut chief consul race with 243 votes, and Eugene M. Aaron of Philadelphia wins Pennsylvania's, with detailed vote counts for all representatives listed.
- p. 2
S.T. Clark and Co. of Baltimore continue promoting the New Rapid bicycle with its True Tangent Wheel, winner of the only gold medal for bicycles at the London Inventions Exhibition 1885.
- p. 1
Overman Wheel Company notes the 1886 Victor's improved swing saddle, better square rubber pedals, and three-pound weight reduction, asserting it will again be the easiest running bicycle this season.
- p. 3
Vote counts are given for California, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and other western states, with each state's chief consul and representative elections noted by vote totals.
- p. 4
Election results for Colorado, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and Wyoming are compiled, noting some states received very few total votes.