The Wheelmans Gazette, Vol 4, No 5

Articles in this issue

• Club Making — How It Is Successfully Accomplished, as Instanced by the Lincoln Cycling Club

  The May issue features a practical guide to forming a successful bicycle club, using the Lincoln Cycling Club as a model, covering membership recruitment, constitution drafting, and the importance of regular runs.

• American Rambler — Testimonials from Quincy, Phoenix, and Buffalo

  Gormully and Jeffery publish three strong rider endorsements for the 1889 Rambler: a six-year veteran in Quincy rates it the easiest running wheel he ever rode, a Phoenix dealer reports all local riders prefer it, and a Buffalo rider says he cannot be induced to exchange it for any other.

• Why the Rambler Has the Right Spring Principle

  Gormully and Jeffery explain that the Rambler's spring is placed exactly where it belongs — between rider and rear wheel — absorbing vibration without affecting steering, and that a quartet of Fort Wayne riders weighing nearly half a ton prove its strength.

• Eagle Bicycle Climbs Stickney Hill — Critics Silenced

  The Eagle Bicycle Mfg. Co. reports that William A. Clark of Stamford climbed Stickney Hill on a 44.5-pound 50-inch Eagle with 5.5-inch cranks, arguing this performance disproves critics who claimed the chainless direct-drive machine could not climb hills.

• Ivel Tandem Safety — Holds All Tandem Records on Road and Track

  Strong and Green Cycle Co. of Philadelphia advertise the Ivel Tandem Safety, which they claim holds all records for tandem safeties on both road and track, with the rear rider in full control and no connecting rod between the handlebars.

• Warwick Perfection — Now Distributed Across Five U.S. Regions

  The Warwick Perfection Safety extends its U.S. distribution network to five regional depots covering St. Louis, Chicago, New York, Boston, and Cleveland, directing Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee enquiries to H. A. Lozier and Co.

• Springfield Roadster High-Grade Safeties — No Headers, No Dead Centers

  Springfield Bicycle Mfg. Co. promotes its 1889 range of high-grade safeties, emphasising that headers are impossible and dead centers eliminated, with a descriptive catalogue free on request.

• Extra Copies for Country Constituents — Publisher's Note

  The Gazette publisher suggests that cycle manufacturers and dealers send extra copies of the May issue to country contacts contemplating forming a bicycle club, with extra copies mailed at ten cents each.