The Wheel, Vol 11, No 11

The Wheel, Vol 11, No 11 cover
PublicationThe Wheel
Volume11
Issue11

Articles in this issue

  • A miscellany of brief items covering club news, amateur racing preparations at the Ilderan Bicycle Club, the Massachusetts Bicycle Club's upcoming ladies' night, and an amusing anecdote about a boy who argues that a bicycle would keep him from stealing streetcar rides.

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  • Richard Weber's newly patented dynamo-powered bicycle lamp is described as a lightweight, road-shock-proof improvement over oil lamps, capable of being switched on or off instantly via a lever near the handlebars.

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  • The Philadelphia Bicycle Club celebrated the opening of its new building with a gathering of five to six hundred guests, featuring a gymnastic exhibition and a formal lunch, with details of the club's officers and membership given.

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  • Results are reported from the Pequonnock Wheel Club of Bridgeport's first annual Thanksgiving Day road race, with times for competitors in both the twenty-mile open class and the shorter second-class event.

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  • Gormully and Jeffery repeat their advertisement for Whittaker's record-breaking distances on the American Champion roadster, comparing the performances favourably to track records set by other riders.

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