The Cycle Age And Trade Review, Vol 23, No 87

Articles in this issue

  • Major report on the restructured American Bicycle Company, with capitalization cut from eighty to forty million dollars, divided between bonds, preferred stock, and common stock.

    p. 1
  • Disclosure of the payment formula for factory owners joining the combine: thirty percent cash, thirty percent preferred stock, and fifty percent common stock, totaling one hundred and ten percent of agreed value.

    p. 1
  • Report that Charles Flint, president of the rubber trust, has been brought into the American Bicycle Company by receiving options on the tire plants within the combine.

    p. 1
  • Narrative account of the serious difficulties the combine promoters faced, including bankers unable to raise capital and makers threatening to withdraw.

    p. 2
  • Analysis of how Flint's objections to the original combine plan contributed to the delays and the ultimate reduction in capitalization.

    p. 2
  • Report that R.L. Coleman and R.P. Gormully, after holding out for full cash payment, agreed to accept the revised terms.

    p. 1
  • Discussion of what will happen to the roughly sixty manufacturers who gave options but will not ultimately be purchased by the American Bicycle Company.

    p. 2
  • Racing results and club news from cycling organizations.

    p. 16