The Cycle Age And Trade Review, Vol 21, No 38
Articles in this issue
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Denver's bicycle trade faced severe demoralization as one dealer sold purchased competitors' high-grade stock at below list price and a long-established branch house accumulated $2,000 in losses by allowing excessive trade-in values on old machines.
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The Denver Bicycle Repairers' Association, after two years of struggles with supply houses and recalcitrant shops, had brought every significant repair shop in the city into membership and successfully enforced its schedule of minimum repair charges.
- High Hopes of a Trade Boom After the War
New York trade circles expressed confidence that the successful conclusion of the Spanish-American War would stimulate both home demand and export trade, with businessmen anticipating an expansion of the merchant marine and new American banking presence abroad.
- Chainless Machines to Retail for $75 in 1899
A conference of Pope Manufacturing Company chainless licensees in Hartford agreed to set the 1899 retail price of bevel-gear chainless bicycles at $75, a reduction intended to bring the technology within reach of a much wider buying public.
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Shelby Steel Tube Co.'s new price list established discounts of 75-10-5 on standard bicycle tubing sizes, providing manufacturers with a clearer basis for cost planning than the erratic quotations that had prevailed during the season.
- Bazaars Sell Surplus Stock of Chainless Machines
Department stores in Buffalo were selling 1898 chainless bicycles at deeply reduced prices after the market was flooded with end-of-season stock, while broken-fork accidents continued to generate press attention and public concern about bicycle safety.
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A Washington dealer had established a bicycle express messenger service alongside his retail business, finding it a reliable source of year-round income that also kept employed riders in contact with the shop for parts and service.
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The issue presented comparative export statistics for bicycle and parts shipments over a two-year period alongside a guide to bookkeeping practices suited to small retail cycle dealers, helping them track true profitability by product line.