The Cycle, Vol 1, No 14
Articles in this issue
- p. 5
The Cycle decries the personal attacks being waged in rival cycling papers, vowing to confine its own criticism to the acts of the A.C.U. rather than attacking individuals, while correcting several factual errors spread by A.C.U. supporters.
- p. 5
The Cycle exposes inconsistencies in the Lynn races: the A.C.U. announced they would run under N.C.U. rules, but the format — with a referee, three judges, and lap races — bore no resemblance to N.C.U. rules at all, making the whole arrangement dishonest.
- p. 5
The Cycle notes the embarrassing position of Charles H. Potter of Cleveland, who has sued the Lynn racing association for running races under the very N.C.U. rules he supposedly champions as acting chief consul of the C.T.C.
- p. 5
The Cycle quotes the Wheelman's Gazette on the question of men who accept expenses from cycle manufacturers, noting that under N.C.U. rules such a man immediately becomes a professional, making his appearance in amateur events improper under any standard.
- p. 4
Gormully and Jeffery repeat their American Safety advertisement citing J. C. Thompson's testimony that it is the finest acting and easiest running bicycle he ever rode, priced at $76, the cheapest safety on the market by at least $20.
- p. 4
W. B. Everett and Co. repeat the Apollo's Minneapolis records, with John S. Prince's 1,042 miles 220 yards in 72 hours on a 32.5-pound machine beating the former champion Schock by 14 miles.