The Bulletin And Good Roads, Vol 27, No 21

Articles in this issue

• Wide Tires Eighty Years Ago: The 1820 Albany Ordinance

  Historians of road transport note that an 1820 Albany city ordinance required wagon tires at least three inches wide to reduce road damage, an early precursor to modern thinking about tire pressure and road wear.

• Club Runs and Country Homes: The League Cycling Club of Philadelphia

  Philadelphia's League Cycling Club has opened a new country house outside the city, providing members with a comfortable destination for weekend touring runs and overnight stays.

• History Repeats Itself: Road Specialization

  A reader argues that the current movement for cycle paths mirrors historical debates about canal towpaths and railroad rights-of-way, suggesting that dedicated infrastructure for specific vehicles is a recurring pattern in transport history.

• Object-Lesson in Ambia, Indiana

  Wheelmen in Ambia, Indiana staged a humorous photograph showing ducks swimming in a flooded street to dramatize the atrocious road conditions to local authorities.

• Cycles in the War: Bicycle Corps Offers Services

  The Northwestern Military Academy's bicycle corps has formally offered its services to the U.S. Army for courier and reconnaissance duties during the Spanish-American War.