The Cycle Age and Trade Review, Vol 23, No 82

Articles in this issue

• Combine Cannot Control the Trade

  Detailed production analysis demonstrating that the American Bicycle Company's 668,000-machine capacity is dwarfed by the combined 1,170,000-machine output of independent producers, with Morgan and Wright, Shelby, and other suppliers confirming they will sell to all makers whether in or out of the combine.
• Rochester Not Interested in Combine

  Report that Rochester bicycle manufacturers have declined to participate in the American Bicycle Company consolidation.
• Crown Company Stays Independent

  Confirmation that the Crown Cycle Company has decided to remain outside the Spalding combine and continue as an independent manufacturer.
• Output Tables: Combine vs. Independents

  Side-by-side capacity tables comparing the American Bicycle Company's member plants against the collective output of independent manufacturers remaining outside the trust, with figures submitted by makers two weeks after the combine was first discussed.
• Parts of All Sorts

  Letters commending the Cycle Age's stated policy toward the bicycle trust, in which parts and fittings makers and jobbers pledge to remain independent and to supply crank hangers, frame fittings, saddles, chains, rims, hubs and the rest to combine and non-combine makers alike.
• The Pastime and Sport

  Racing results and club news from cycling organizations, including the opening of the New York N.C.A. state circuit meet at Flushing Driving Park, and international racing results.