The Wheel World, Vol 2, No 16

Articles in this issue

  • 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.
  • Reports from Bicycle Union meetings covering legal cases, danger boards, and amateur question decisions.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.