The Wheel Cycling Trade Review, Vol 3, No 1
Articles in this issue
- p. 5
The paper analyses the retail cycle trade structure, finding that most agents have small territories with modest discounts, rarely accumulate capital beyond a good living, and that at present friendship, sociability, and personal popularity are more valuable capital than stock, with the future uncertain between specialist cycle dealers and large sporting-goods distributors.
- p. 5
A private letter from an English authority casts doubt on two widely-published English records: the Rudge Triplet one-mile road record of 2m 18.2s and Whittaker's half-mile of 1m 09.4s, claiming both were made with flying starts, downhill courses, and that the English cycling press which published them is bound to its advertisers.
- p. 5
The paper warns racing cyclists against competing on the Palace Rink fourteen-lap board track where straights are only seven feet wide, the limit man always wins unless fouled, and several men fell and were bruised at a recent Nautilus Boat Club meeting.
- p. 5
Trenton reports that the County Road bill has passed the New Jersey Senate, backed by the State Board of Agriculture and the Senate Agriculture Committee, marking the practical inauguration of the era of better roads in New Jersey.
- p. 1
Gormully and Jeffery advertise the Rambler Safety for boys, girls, and ladies under 125 pounds as nearly an exact reproduction of the standard Rambler in principles and lines, with ball bearings all around including a double row in the head, at $65 standard finish or $130 for ladies' model, from their 80-page free catalogue.
- p. 2
Overman Wheel Co. advertise the Victor Safety as winning more road races than any other machine, arguing this proves the Victors are of the proper stuff, properly put together, and thoroughly reliable in every respect.