The Wheel, Vol 11, No 10
Articles in this issue
- p. 1
A wide-ranging column of short cycling news items covering topics from Boston club winter evenings and hotel closures to unusual cycling feats, including a member who has ridden 7,250 miles on a single machine.
- p. 1
A lighthearted survey of beverages recommended for thirsty cyclists, ranging from lime juice and water to claret and ginger ale, inviting readers to experiment and decide for themselves.
- p. 1
A report on the South Australian Union's cycling meet in Adelaide describes a wildly inventive obstacle race requiring competitors to leap hurdles, crawl through barrels, don a coat and top hat, and even eat a bread roll mid-course.
- p. 3
An announcement that the publishing contract between Central Press and the Cycling Publishing Company has been dissolved, with the Cycling Publishing Company acquiring Recreation magazine and merging it with The Wheel.
- p. 3
Several manufacturers and importers signal that the expensive practice of paying fat salaries to promateurs will be scaled back next season, with teams to receive machines and training expenses only rather than full salaries.
- p. 2
Gormully and Jeffery advertise Whittaker's world road records on the American Champion bicycle, stressing that the results were achieved on an ordinary country roadster rather than a purpose-built racing machine.