The Bulletin And Good Roads, Vol 24, No 17

Articles in this issue

  • Hard and Soft Tires: The Saddle Factor

    A New Brighton reader argues that tyre pressure should be considered alongside saddle hardness and handlebar height as an interrelated system of comfort variables.

  • Several readers and a one-legged cyclist share remedies for knee pain while riding, with consensus pointing to raising the saddle, placing it forward on the post, and adopting full ankle motion.

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  • Safety for Cyclists in Tunnels

    A reader calls for immediate regulations after several cyclists were injured colliding with an unlit vehicle in the dark Fairmount Park tunnel in Philadelphia.

  • Sciatic Hip and Bicycle Riding

    A Wellsville, New York lawyer reports that his doctor blames cycling for sciatic hip pain, arguing the saddle pressure on the nerve plexus caused it, while the patient disagrees.

  • Brooklyn Street Improvements

    A New York member defends Brooklyn's roads, noting that most ferry approaches now have paved streets and that major improvements over recent years have made conditions far better.