The Bicycling World, Vol 13, No 7
Articles in this issue
- p. 5
The 1886 racing season has begun earlier and more actively than any previous year in America, according to the editor writing from Albany.
- p. 5
The Yale Bicycle Club's races were reportedly a failure in attendance because the Racing Board warned competitors not to enter since the meet was not run under League rules, and the club is threatening legal action against chairman Bassett.
- p. 6
A new English correspondent begins a regular column describing the cycling scene in Britain, particularly the ongoing amateur question and the contrast with American racing developments.
- p. 5
The editors reflect on how cyclists who once dismissed safeties and tricycles as inferior are now riding those very machines enthusiastically, and urge open-mindedness toward cycling novelties.
- p. 5
The Springfield Bicycle Club has voted to join the American Cyclists Union as a body while leaving individual L.A.W. membership optional, a significant move in the racing controversy.
- p. 5
The editors raise concern about the number of headers and accidents among racing men this season, suggesting the ordinary bicycle is not ideally suited to reckless riding on rough roads.
- p. 4
Advertisements and editorial notes highlight the Rover Safety Bicycle and the Quadrant Tricycle as leading machines for 1886, with the Rover praised for hill climbing and road comfort.