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.
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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.
- 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.