The Bicycling World, Vol 3, No 25
Articles in this issue
- Brief personal notices announcing the move of The Bicycling World office to 8 Pemberton Square and the forthcoming binding of Volume III in cloth for $1.00. Also describes the contents and format of the League of American Wheelmen Hand-Book, a pocket-sized members' reference.
- Editorial commentary on the official badge of the League of American Wheelmen, examining its design and symbolic importance to the organisation's membership.
- Seventh instalment of the ongoing tricycle review series, examining the Delta tricycle's mechanical design including its underslung crank shaft for steadier steering and a front-wheel brake that engages both driving wheels, with comparisons to the previously reviewed Salvo model.
- Reader letters on a wide range of topics: bicycle races and trick riding by George Hayes and Fred Nester at a Canadaigua agricultural fair, the opening of a Chicago bicycle riding hall at Michigan Avenue and Jackson Street, club meet drill manoeuvres by Mr. Rex Smith, and a letter from New Jersey L.A.W. Director G.F.C. Smillie on a governance dispute involving the Massachusetts Bicycle Club.
- Official League of American Wheelmen notices covering new membership applications, club news, and a Boston-area mile race in which W.W. Stall of the Boston Bicycle Club posted 3m. 7s. to lower the American amateur record, along with times for English professional J.S. Prince and H.D. Corey.
- Article reprinted from the Cyclist contending that manufacturers should not wait for an established demand before producing tricycles designed specifically for women, arguing that adequate supply will itself create the market and bring a brisk trade.
- Brief literary reviews including notice of the November 1881 issue of The Century (formerly Scribner's Monthly), observing that the change in title and publishing firm has brought no perceptible change to the magazine's quality or familiar cover design.