The Bulletin And Good Roads, Vol 24, No 22
Articles in this issue
- Hard and Soft Tires: Continued
A 135-pound New York rider reports that riding on three-quarter-inflated tyres tired him out so quickly that he re-inflated them hard and found immediate improvement in ease and comfort.
- Cross-State Road Map Reciprocity
A New York member endorses the sectional map scheme and proposes a formal exchange arrangement with the New Jersey Division to give New York cyclists maps of the famously superior New Jersey roads.
- A Philadelphia Idea for League Membership Growth
A Philadelphia member proposes appointing ward and division consuls in each of the city's 530 election divisions to systematically canvass non-member cyclists and recruit them into the League.
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A whimsical reader describes improvising a wind-powered wheel by bending bark strips at 45-degree angles in the front spokes, claiming a brisk autumn wind gives at least a twelve-mile-per-hour cyclometer reading.
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A Detroit member appeals to non-League cyclists who enjoy the roads and legal protections the League has fought for without paying the $2 joining fee, calling them 'spongers' who should join up.
- A La Grande Rider's Encounter with a Chicken
An Oregon rider reports running over a chicken with his front wheel and being chased down the street by the indignant bird, a tale vouched for by two townspeople.