The Bicycling World, Vol 3, No 5
Articles in this issue
- Brief weekly column of cycling notes and squibs covering League Meet proceedings in Boston, club announcements, and miscellaneous wheelmen's news.
- Editorial arguing for the pleasures and practicality of bicycle touring as a pastime; praises the long-distance possibilities of the modern high-wheel machine on American roads.
- Summary of after-dinner speeches delivered at the League of American Wheelmen annual meet in Boston; covers remarks by L.A.W. officers and club representatives on the future of organised American cycling.
- Report on the English bicycle meet at Hampton Court, covering the parade of English wheelmen, racing events, and fancy-riding exhibitions by leading British cyclists.
- Club news from bicycle clubs across the eastern United States; reports on recent runs, officer elections, and activities including formation notices and tour accounts.
- Narrative account of a bicycle excursion by a League of American Wheelmen consul, describing roads, distances covered, and points of interest along the route.
- Race results from meets at Brockton and the Harvard Bicycle Club; finishing times and competitor names for amateur and open events.
- Humorous account of encounters with dogs while bicycling; offers practical and comic advice on evasion and the use of the bicycle pump as a deterrent against aggressive canines.
- Touring narrative by Kol Kron of a three-day bicycle journey along the Lake Erie shore, detailing road surfaces, towns passed through, overnight lodgings, and scenery encountered.
- Touring account by Cyclos of a leisurely excursion by two cyclists long out of the saddle, recounting mishaps, road conditions, and the pleasures of resuming regular riding.
- League of American Wheelmen membership invitation and applications; lists new applicants from clubs and individual riders across the country.