Vol 2, No 16

Articles in this issue

• The Bicycle Union Extension Scheme (opens in a new tab)

  A detailed explanation of the Bicycle Union's plan to establish provincial centres to manage Union business across six regional districts of Britain and Ireland.
• Bicycle Union News (opens in a new tab)

  Reports from Bicycle Union meetings covering legal cases, danger boards, and amateur question decisions.
• Scraps from the South (opens in a new tab)

  A humorous miscellany from a Sussex correspondent recounting mishaps and banter around Lewes, Eastbourne, and Hastings, followed by a New Year's rhyme toasting 1881 and the clubs' racing prospects.
• Amongst the Clubs (opens in a new tab)

  Club-by-club news and results from around Britain, including annual meetings and officer elections at the Newcastle A.B.C., Edinburgh Rovers, Leeds Crescent, and Lanarkshire B.C., plus new clubs joining the Bicycle Union.
• Racing Records (opens in a new tab)

  Tabulated bicycle racing results by club and place, from a Sydney sprint double won by A. W. Crane to Bradley Keen's win at the Marble Rink, Clapham, plus club and professional records and 1880's club championships.
• Roving Records: Touring in Normandy, Etc. (opens in a new tab)

  H. B. of the Temple B.C. and B.T.C. continues his touring narrative through Normandy, describing road surfaces, hotels, and sights from Dieppe and Rouen to Falaise and Caen.