The Wheel World, Vol 6, No 31
Articles in this issue
- Editorial argument that bicycling is not declining despite the rise of tricycling, pointing to growing club numbers and healthy circulation of cycling press as evidence of continued vitality.
- A serialised fiction story by Jos. C. Sawtell set in rural Dorset, following a bicycle race rivalry between two young men competing for the affections of a local girl named Olive Lynton.
- Article examining the health benefits of tricycling as a form of exercise and recreation.
- Monthly round-up of cycling news from Britain and abroad, covering club politics, racing news in America, and the debate over the amateur definition.
- Short narrative account of a dangerous incident encountered while cycling on the road.
- Profile of cyclist Charles Edgar Liles of the London Athletic Club, one of the leading amateur racing men of the era.
- First-person account of a narrow escape from danger experienced by a cyclist.
- News and reports from cycling clubs around the country, covering runs, meetings, and club activities.
- Narrative account of a daring alpine crossing by bicycle, describing the dramatic mountain roads and scenery encountered.
- Tour narrative describing a long-distance cycling journey from London across Europe to Venice, covering roads, border crossings, and local colour.
- Account of a cycling tour through the Peak District of Derbyshire, describing the roads and landscapes encountered.
- Cycling tour narrative through northern and western France, describing road conditions, sights, and experiences along the route.
- Correspondence and cycling notes from Ireland, covering club news and road conditions there.
- "Scorchalong"'s end-of-season racing column, noting Liles beating the five-mile record in his heat of the Path Tricycle Championship, W. Snook of Winchester covering 214 miles in twenty-four hours, and C. D. Vesey's plucky fifty miles at Lillie Bridge on a strained tendon.
- Tabulated record of amateur bicycle and tricycle racing results and performances for the season.
- Listing and brief descriptions of recent patents relating to bicycles, tricycles, and cycling accessories.