The Cycle Age and Trade Review, Vol 20, No 2

Articles in this issue

• Thoroughly Solvent: Warwick Company's Attachment (opens in a new tab)

  The Warwick Cycle Mfg. Co. of Springfield, Mass. faces a $150,000 attachment by stockholder Joseph Bannigan despite having $425,000 in assets, with management confident of a settlement.
• Standard Chain Wheel Adopted (opens in a new tab)

  English chain makers including B.S.A. and Hans Renold meet in Birmingham and adopt the Hans Renold template as a universal standard for sprocket wheel sizing.
• Tube Deal Falls Through (opens in a new tab)

  Plans for a major American tube manufacturing consolidation collapse after patent attorneys for the Lozier interests determine that Colonel Heckert's steel-billet process patents are of no practical value.
• English Construction for 1898 (opens in a new tab)

  London correspondent reviews the Stanley Show, noting new chainless models including a Danish bevel-gear design with small ball-bearing pins, and discusses general trends in British cycle construction.
• Editorial (opens in a new tab)

  Editorial commentary on current trade conditions and the bicycle industry outlook.
• Window Dressing Follies (opens in a new tab)

  Trade commentary on ineffective bicycle store window display practices and how dealers can better attract customers.
• Talmage on Bicycles (opens in a new tab)

  Essay or reprint discussing clergyman T. DeWitt Talmage's views on cycling and its social effects.
• You Can't Beat Him: Michael's Magnificent Performance (opens in a new tab)

  Report on the racing match between champion cyclist Jimmy Michael and competitor Starbuck.
• Three Weeks' Racing in Honolulu (opens in a new tab)

  Correspondent describes the racing scene in Honolulu over a recent three-week period.