The Cycle, Vol 2, No 6
Articles in this issue
- p. 2
Gormully and Jeffery publish Whittaker's second road record run at Crawfordsville on 18-19 October 1886: 300 miles on a 50-mile surveyed road under A.C.U. rules, about 41 miles better than the previously accepted Munger A.C.U. record, and beating Hollingsworth and McCurdy's performances, with times listed from 50 miles in 2h 59s to 300 miles.
- p. 3
The Cycle refutes Fred Wood's complaint that he was fined without notice for loafing at Springfield, detailing how the dressing-room clerk notified him, the referee warned him twice on track, and Wood then broke his pre-race agreement with Rowe to share the pace in the final championship heat.
- p. 3
Responding to the rival World's charge that the League remains inactive while the A.C.U. fails to enforce its rules, The Cycle counters that the League would not have stood idle had similar violations occurred on the path, and notes certain riders competed under A.C.U. rules who would have been refused under League rules.
- p. 1
The Coventry Machinists Co. lead with the Marlboro Tandem's 24-hour record by a lady and gentleman as the headline advertisement of the issue, arguing the machine always carries its load without breaking down.
- p. 2
Gormully and Jeffery address the question of whether racing-wheel records demonstrate road-bicycle quality, arguing that results on a 22-pound racing wheel on a smooth track prove nothing about a roadster, while Whittaker's feat on a standard road machine is genuinely significant.