The Cycle, Vol 1, No 19
Articles in this issue
- p. 3
The Board of Officers has issued mail ballots on two resolutions: Call No. 1 to restore suspended promateurs as amateurs, and Call No. 2 to have the League abandon racing entirely; The Cycle argues both are now redundant since the A.C.U. has provided an outlet for the racing men and no good reason remains to surrender the League's racing authority.
- p. 3
The Cycle quotes Wheeling's concern that G. P. Mills, aged twenty, slept only six hours in five days beating the Land's End to John o'Groat's record, and argues that such feats of pure physical endurance teach dangerous lessons and risk permanent damage to young riders.
- p. 3
A noted yachtsman quoted in The Cycle warns that if professionals enter yacht racing, they will drag the sport to their level just as has happened in athletics, and urges yachtsmen to keep their sport clean before it has to be cleaned up, drawing a direct parallel to cycling's own amateur controversy.
- p. 3
League president Bates is acknowledged as dissatisfied with current management and desiring radical changes, but The Cycle argues the Board of Officers already functions like a representative congress with proxies available to even distant divisions, and that a published agenda would improve attendance.
- p. 2
W. B. Everett and Co. promote Singer's Straight Steerer tricycle as the great hit of the 1886 season alongside the Apollo's world record of 20 miles on the road in 1 hour 12 minutes 35 seconds, with the Apollo touted as the lightest bicycle on the market without sacrificing rigidity.
- p. 5
The paper's female correspondent writes about the cycling season for women riders, discussing appropriate touring distances, resort destinations, and the merits of different kinds of excursions for ladies on wheels.