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• D. W. Donnelly
  ...fresh milk near the roadside whenever the club has a run beyond San Mateo. On a warm day it is easy to understand how acceptable their habit is and the s [[BAY CITY WHEELMEN, Well-Known Athletes Who Travel Around on Wheels. - The San Francisco Examiner, Oct 14, 1888]]
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• Louis A. Lamory
  ...he champions of their day reveled in stories of racing on ordinaries (high wheels), 'safeties', boxing, wrestling, fencing, rowing, swimming, gym work, track
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• WHEEL WHIRLS. - Oakland Tribune - August 13, 1890
  ...[the coming twenty-five mile road race that is to be run on the "Triangle" on September 8th]]. ...een daily on their wheels, and in the evening dozens of young men practice on Central avenue.
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• Albert A. Bouton
  ...d [[Albert A. Bouton|A. A. Bouton]] of Oakland took a trip to Mt. Hamilton on their bicycles a few days ago. They left Oakland Saturday at 2:15 P. M. and ...ht, and at 7:30 o'clock the next morning started for Mt. Hamilton on their wheels. A half hour's ride brought them to the junction.
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• Samuel F. Booth, Jr.
  [[BAY CITY WHEELMEN, Well-Known Athletes Who Travel Around on Wheels. - The San Francisco Examiner, Oct 14, 1888]]
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• A GREAT RIDE. - Oakland Tribune, 27 Jan 1892
  ...dition, with the exception of the first ten miles, which were rather muddy on account of the fog.
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• Everett S. Dowdle
  ...he champions of their day reveled in stories of racing on ordinaries (high wheels), 'safeties', boxing, wrestling, fencing, rowing, swimming, gym work, track
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• WITH BICYCLE AND CAMERA. - San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Sep 1895
  ==== An Illustrated Lecture on a Remarkable Summer Vacation. ==== ...our amateur photographers who were spending a two weeks' vacation on their wheels]]. The lecture was entitled "With Wheel and Camera Through the Switzerland
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• THE BICYCLE IN 1993. - Akron Daily Democrat, Akron, Ohio 26 May 1893
  ...stronger and lighter than on any other model. With the weight between two wheels there is less vibration than when it is over either one of them, as in pass ...pect an average speed of 30 miles an hour on the road and 60 miles an hour on the track. The use of the machine will be universal. Children will be taugh
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• ON WHEELS. - A Great Day for California Bicycles - Winners of Races - The San Francisco Examiner, 10 Sep 1886
  === ON WHEELS. === ...smooth to allow the men to mount. After the mount was made the line moved on out the avenue to Pacific street, with a counter run to the starting point.
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• DIAMOND'S QUARTERS - Alameda Daily Argus, 09 Jan 1896
  ...ion to the [https://downtownalameda.com/about/history/ Tucker block facing on Santa Clara avenue], and occupy three rooms - club room, parlor and kitchen ...a person can make a mile in much faster time on a home trainer than he can on terra firma. The machine for the Diamonds is being constructed by Messrs. C
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• Thomas L. Hill
  [[BAY CITY WHEELMEN, Well-Known Athletes Who Travel Around on Wheels. - The San Francisco Examiner, Oct 14, 1888]]
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• William M. Meeker
  ...he nineteen starters finished, while the only two that did not broke their wheels before they had gone twenty miles. The members of the club presented him wi [[BAY CITY WHEELMEN, Well-Known Athletes Who Travel Around on Wheels. - The San Francisco Examiner, Oct 14, 1888]]
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• L. S. Upson
  ...nce of 150 miles, as their time was limited. They came the rest of the way on the cars. ...Upson has competed in many races and is the pride of the Sacramento club. On July 4, 1890, he I beat [[Alfred Angel Alcayaga|Alcayaga]] in a three-mile
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• On and Off the Wheel. - The St. Helena Star, 05 Jul 1895
  === On and off the Wheel. === [[Philo Grant]] went over to Winters and i Madison on his wheel Sunday, returning home Tuesday.
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• William Henry Toepke
  ...his face and hands. He was up in a jiffy, however, and throwing his wheel on his shoulders, walked to his dressing-room as if nothing had happened. Zeig [[San Francisco Call, Volume 74, Number 35, 5 July 1893 - THE RACE ON WHEELS - California Division L. A. W. Championships]]
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• Frederick W. Gibson
  ...capsized both riders, but inflicted no damage. Several photographers were on hand at Adams' Point, and took some excellent views of the cavalcade. The f [[ON THE WHEEL. - Daily Alta California, 29 November 1885]]
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• Little Tin Gods on Wheels. - The San Francisco Examiner - Sunday, May 05, 1895
  == Little Tin Gods on Wheels. == ...it does it thoroughly, whether it be for [[wheel]] or whoa. Just now it is wheels, and the
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• The Wheelmen. - San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Apr 1891
  On Sunday morning many riders go down to the [[San Leandro triangle|triangle]] ...bout the grounds the run will continue along the base of the hills, and so on through East Oakland to the station.
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• Alexander S. Ireland
  ...to wash the blood out of his eyes, and then, though out of the race, came on to join at the fine banquet. When the jolly fine banquet was finished, Chur [[Big Wheels - Fifty-Mile Bicycle Race - The Knave - Sun, Nov 18, 1951 - Page 73 - Oakla
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