The Bicycling World, Vol 13, No 21
Articles in this issue
- p. 5
The much-anticipated Lynn cycling races scheduled for the weekend were postponed owing to severe rain, disappointing large crowds and leaving the track calendar uncertain.
- p. 5
The epidemic of tandem bicycle failures at the Springfield tournament raises serious concerns about frame and axle design, with the editors calling on manufacturers to redesign these machines from scratch.
- p. 6
The ongoing quarrel between Kennedy Child of the Ripley Road Club and Lacy Hillier of the English press is described, with the editors noting it reflects poorly on English cycling journalism.
- p. 6
The N.C.U. has suspended riders Hale, Oxborrow, and Englehart without publishing the reasons, a practice the editors criticize as unfair both to the public and to the suspended men.
- p. 6
Professional rider Prince was hissed by Springfield spectators, an unprecedented display of crowd disapproval that the editors trace to his aggressive and unsportsmanlike riding tactics.
- p. 6
Bicycles that can be converted to tandems by attaching extra wheels are becoming popular but the editors find them structurally unsound and likely to produce dangerous failures under road conditions.
- p. 5
Upcoming race fixtures are listed, including the Lynn track races, North Adams road race, Ohio meet, and several New England club events scheduled for September and October.