The Bicycling World, Vol 13, No 10
Articles in this issue
- p. 1
The Victor bicycle swept the first five places in the Springfield road race, with Mr. Eldred winning in one hour, nineteen minutes and fifty seconds to set a new world road record for 20 miles.
- p. 5
The editors consider the American Cyclists Union's new three-class racing structure of amateur, promateur, and professional to be an improvement on the League's existing definitions.
- p. 5
The editors question the legality and fairness of the Racing Board's practice of dating suspension letters three days before they were actually written, placing innocent competitors at risk.
- p. 6
The editors analyze the questions submitted for the L.A.W. mail vote, recommending that the League abandon racing oversight to focus on road advocacy while supporting reinstatement of certain suspended riders.
- p. 10
President Bates of the League sends a thoughtful letter arguing that so-called makers' amateurs should be treated as genuine amateurs, or failing that, a class racing system should be tried.
- p. 5
The editors strongly advocate for adopting the push-off start for tricycle racing as the fairest and safest method, avoiding dangerous chain-breaking and making comparison with bicycles more equitable.
- p. 8
At the New York Division meeting, a strong effort was made to eliminate the parade at the Buffalo meet but the question was ultimately left for the Buffalo Club to decide.