Vol 2, No 5

Articles in this issue

• Columbia's Tenth Year of American Machine-Making (opens in a new tab)

  Pope Manufacturing Co. marks the tenth year of manufacturing American machines for American roads, inviting cyclists to inspect the current season's Columbias at offices in Boston, New York, and Chicago.
• The Springfield Roadster, Safe Hill-Climbing and Coasting (opens in a new tab)

  The Springfield Bicycle Mfg. Co. continues its advertisements for the Roadster, emphasising the clutch's smooth grip and ability to coast downhill safely at any pace.
• The King Bicycle, Price List for August 1887 (opens in a new tab)

  The King Wheel Company publishes its August price list with parallel bearing models from $75 and anti-friction bearing models from $95, with a 10% discount to clergy and county first-purchasers.
• The Star in the New York–New Jersey Team Road Race (opens in a new tab)

  H. B. Smith Machine Co.'s report on the 30 May team road race records Star riders H. J. Hall Jr. and C. A. Stenken finishing first and second in the 25-mile event, with Columbia machines ridden by E. Valentine, H. L. Bradley and F. Caldwell taking third through fifth.
• Star Bicycle Race Results, Summer 1887 (opens in a new tab)

  H. B. Smith Machine Co. reports further Star bicycle victories through July 1887 at Roseville, N.J. (novice and State Championship wins), New Castle and Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (hill-climbing and State Championship wins), Terre Haute, Ind., and Detroit, Mich. (L.A.W. Championship).
• Hal Greenwood vs. Percy Stone, 92-Mile Road Race (opens in a new tab)

  A 92-mile St. Louis to DeSoto and return road race between Hal Greenwood on a Star and Percy Stone on a Victor is reported, with Greenwood winning easily and Stone dropping out at 50 miles.
• The Facile Bicycle, Six 1887 Patterns Including Tricycle (opens in a new tab)

  The Facile range of six 1887 patterns is promoted again, highlighting the Geared Facile front-driver as the fastest machine ever produced and the Facile Tricycle as the best cycle for ladies.
• Sam L. T. Clark, Clearance Sale Continues (opens in a new tab)

  Sam L. T. Clark and Co. continue their clearance sale of surplus high-grade machines with approval trials available, urging buyers to act before new-season New Rapid and Quadrant stocks arrive.
• Sam L. T. Clark, Tangent Wheels and Quadrant Tricycles Catalogue (opens in a new tab)

  Saml. T. Clark & Co. of Baltimore, importers and sole agents, offer a free 60-page illustrated catalogue of their Full and Light Roadsters and Rover Pattern safeties (True Tangent wheels) and Single and Tandem Tricycles with Quadrant steering, billed as the leading line of wheels for 1887.