The Bicycling World, Vol 12, No 6
Articles in this issue
- A detailed examination of the English debate over the amateur question, reviewing proposals by J. R. Hogg and others to abolish the amateur-professional distinction in cycling, with the argument that maker-subsidized riders cannot realistically be detected or excluded.
- A correspondent's satirical exposé of the 'dealers' amateur,' who secretly receives commissions from cycle dealers in exchange for steering friends toward purchases, contrasted unfavorably with the better-known makers' amateur.
- J. Parke Street proposes moonlit winter bicycle rides on Jamaica Pond ice in Boston, imagining the spectacle of a cycling party gliding silently among skaters, and invites others to organize such an outing.
- Peter Bell defends the current system for certifying road records against a critic who finds fault without suggesting improvements, arguing that in the absence of surveyed roads a better plan has yet to be proposed.
- Joseph Butcher, inventor of cyclometers used in recent 24-hour road record races, rebuts charges by correspondents that the measurements were inaccurate, providing detailed technical evidence for each rider's wheel and cyclometer sizes.
- A statistical survey of wheel sizes used by League members, compiled from responses to recent correspondence, with Fairplay's letter on record certification standards and the editor's data on the distribution of wheel sizes across different rider types.
- The editor's miscellany column with news and commentary on cycling affairs, personalities, and events of the week, including a Julius Wilcox notice on the Facile bicycle.
- An examination of how championship-winning machines perform under ordinary road conditions compared to track racing, asking whether the fastest racing bicycle is also the best for everyday cycling.
- Daisie's column reflecting on the cycling year and the pleasures and challenges facing women riders as winter approaches, with observations on the state of women's cycling in America.
- A report on a hare-and-hounds cycling cross-country event organised by a Chicago bicycle club, describing the course, the riders who participated, and the outcome of the chase.
- A full account of W. Huntley's 186-mile tricycle road record, including the official certificates signed by timekeepers and witnesses, and a discussion of the record's significance in the context of the ongoing Munger cyclometer controversy.
- Reports from Thanksgiving Day bicycle races in St. Louis, Minneapolis, and Denver, with a note on Miss von Blumen's 400-mile endurance feat, and results from other late autumn racing events.
- Club meeting reports from the Boston Bicycle Club gathering on December 4, changes in the Massachusetts Bicycle Club leadership, and news from other clubs across the country.