The Cycle Age and Trade Review, Vol 20, No 1
Articles in this issue
- Reports on the intense rivalry between Pope Manufacturing's chainless bicycle patents and Western Wheel Works' plan to market a $75 chainless model, with Pope's attorneys threatening legal action against any infringers of their bevel-gear patents.
- Eastern capitalists with up to $5,000,000 are reportedly seeking a Toledo site to manufacture steel billets competitive with imported Swedish stock used in seamless tubing production.
- Reveals that W. E. Miller of the Shelby Tube Co. orchestrated a scheme to deflate the English-financed 'Tubes, America, Limited' consolidation, causing it to be removed from London and Birmingham stock exchanges.
- Survey of new chainless bicycle designs being prepared for the 1898 season by various manufacturers, describing mechanical differences in bevel-gear arrangements.
- Correspondent reports that cycle trade conditions in the western United States remain strong heading into the 1898 season.
- Overview of current American bicycle export volumes and the models being prepared for overseas markets.
- Describes growing anxiety among Austrian cycle makers and dealers over competition from American and British imports.
- Details a proposal to expand the League of American Wheelmen through improved local organization and member benefits.
- Historical survey of bicycle hour records and the riders who have held them.
- Reports on French bicycle manufacturers and racing teams entering the American market and racing circuit.
- Correspondent's report on the state of the British cycle trade and manufacturing industry.