The Wheelmans Gazette, Vol 1, No 9
Articles in this issue
- p. 2
The Springfield Bicycle Mfg. Co. promotes the King Safety Bicycle invented by Rev. Homer A. King, citing its lever drive, hill-climbing ability, and safety against headers, backed by rider testimonials.
- p. 1
Pope Manufacturing Co. offers a Columbia-branded day-by-day calendar for 1887 suitable for office or home, available by mail on receipt of twelve two-cent stamps.
- The Springfield Roadster — Safe Against Headers
The Springfield Bicycle Mfg. Co. advertises the Springfield Roadster's Yost and McCune patent clutch mechanism, which prevents the fork from moving faster than the large wheel and eliminates the risk of taking a header.
- The Bicycle Herald and Evangelist — Combined Paper
The Bicycle Herald and the Wheelman Evangelist announce their merger into a monthly publication covering both cycling progress and Christian life topics, with premium offers for subscriber agents.
- p. 4
Wheeling magazine's Christmas annual, to be written by W. McCandlish and F. Percy Lott, is advertised as a satirical and humorous cycling publication available at 25 cents from the Gazette.
- p. 5
J. A. Lakin and Co. of Westfield, Massachusetts advertise the Simplest Cyclometer with a balance weight and lantern attachment, supplied with a certificate of accuracy and priced at $10.
- p. 5
The Gazette offers a combined post-paid subscription to Outing and the Wheelmen's Reference Book alongside the Gazette itself, all three for three dollars to any address.
- p. 5
S. T. Clark and Co. of Baltimore advertise new and second-hand bicycles, tricycles, and tandems available on instalment plans for clergymen, doctors, lawyers, and other professionals.