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  • Bearings
    A cycling magazine in the 1890s, published in Chicago. ...or riding to San Jose and return on a Sunday, one hundred miles, "just for the exercise" as he expresses it.
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  • Will I. Pixley
    [[File:The San Francisco Call Mon Apr 25 1892 .jpg|thumb|center|[[Will I. Pixley|Capta ...ich promises to be one of the most notable events in its history. Recently the club has gained many new members, and seems to have entered on a new era of
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  • Al Barker
    Joe Desimone of the Garden City Cyclers paced Osen to San Jose. After a quick breakfast at his ...FRISCO TO SAN DIEGO - Oscar Osen of San Jose Does It Inside of Four Days - The San Francisco Examiner, 26 May 1894]]
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  • HIS RACING CAREER - Walter Foster Gets Favorable Mention. - Alameda Daily Argus, 19 Oct 1895
    ==== He Has Long Been Pre-eminent in the Cycle Circles - A Paper's Comments on Him. ==== .... The article is accompanied by two portraits of the young record-breaker. The article says in part:
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  • Thomas R. Knox
    ...bers for some time with amusing anecdotes, and justified his reputation as the most humorous raconteur among city wheelmen. ...QUETING BICYCLISTS. - The Seventh Anniversary of the San Francisco Club. - The San Francisco Examiner, 13 Jan 1890]]
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  • Louis Asheild Vidy
    [[File:Captain Vidy The San Francisco Call Mon May 30 1892 .jpeg|thumb|center|[[Louis Asheild Vidy| Among the "scorchers” belonging to the club, A. Alcayaga, [[Louis Asheild Vidy|L. A. Vidy]], J. Leikins and L. Vid
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  • LONG RIDE ON BIKES. - Women and Children Who Rode All the Way on Their Wheels to Santa Barbara. - The San Francisco Call, 03 Jul 1895
    ==== Women and Children Who Rode All the Way on Their Wheels to Santa Barbara. ==== ...tages, the party resting every night at some city or town along the route. The places where they rested were: [[San Jose]], [[Salinas]], [[King City]], [[
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  • W. J. Caldwell
    ...well]], who is himself a very fast rider. Much is expected of these men in the coming races. [[CHAT ABOUT THE CYCLE. - Organization and Growth of the Bay City Wheelmen. - The San Francisco Call, 02 May 1892]]
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  • Ariel Bicycle Club
    ...[Ariel Bicycle Club]] in Oakland. The latter is composed of the members of the former Oakland Ramblers. [[The Wheelmen. - The San Francisco Examiner, 22 Aug 1887]]
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  • Louis Paul Desimone
    ...ycle shoes: time, silver medal. The club will also have a number of men on the track on Thanksgiving day, among whom are Osen, Ziegler, Suttich and Jamiso ...he Thanksgiving Day - Events at San Jose - Close of the League Campaign. - The San Francisco Call, 14 Nov 1892]]
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  • CYCLE RACING MEN ON OREGON PATHS. - Otto Ziegler and Other Flyers to Be Seen in Competition in the Northwest. - The San Francisco Examiner, 12 Aug 1897
    === CYCLE RACING MEN ON OREGON PATHS. === ==== Otto Ziegler and Other Flyers to Be Seen in Competition in the Northwest. ====
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  • Alameda Cycle Park track
    ...//www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~243502~5513462 Map of the City of Oakland and Surroundings, 1888]<br/>http://www.georeferencer.com/co ...our laps, thirty feet wide, with banks six feet high, built on the plan of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herne_Hill_Velodrome#History Herne Hill trac
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  • Formation of the California Associated Cycling Clubs - The San Francisco Call - 31 Jul 1892
    ==== Combination of the Bicycle Clubs of California. ==== ...]] explanatory of the objects for which the meeting was called, a draft of the proposed by-laws was read in order to invite discussion.
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  • California Cycle Racing Circuit Confederation
    ...circuit of races, Mr. Varney is always doing something like that to assist the sport, and deserves great credit for his willingness to always foster anyth ...fete races last Saturday]], and are in about the best condition of any of the coast class B men at present.
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  • CHAT ABOUT THE CYCLE - Grant Bell Wins the Road Race of the Acme Club. - Preparations for the Thanksgiving Day - Events at San Jose - Close of the League Campaign. - The San Francisco Call, 14 Nov 1892
    === CHAT ABOUT THE CYCLE === ==== Grant Bell Wins the Road Race of the Acme Club. ====
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  • Never-perspire Cyclers
    ...nt and captain of the [[Never-perspire Cyclers]], left Wednesday night for the south on a business trip. [[THE WHEELMEN. San Francisco Call, 14 August 1897]]
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  • Class B
    An amateur of Class B shall be a cycle rider who may be in the employ of, and have his traveling and training expenses paid by, a manufact (b) Competing with a professional, or making pace for, or having the pace made for himself by such in public or for a prize, except as hereinaft
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  • N. H. Van Sicklen
    ...r, after changing to the safety bicycle that he celebrated most success on the road. From 1889 onward he took several best times in high level road races. ...ancial panic of 1907 and, in January 1908 sold it to Horace M. Swetland of the Class Journal Company.[1]
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  • A QUIET WEEK IN CYCLING - The San Francisco Call - November 13, 1897
    ==== Cycle Press and Bay City Wheelmen Will Play Baseball To-Morrow. ==== ===== Bearings and Referee Have Failed. Points About Bevel Gears - Clubs' Theater Party. =====
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  • Bicycle Clubs and Organizations
    ...stslowguy.blogspot.com/p/verein-eintracht-cycle-club.html Verein Eintracht Cycle Club] [https://fastestslowguy.blogspot.com/p/the-wanderers-club.html The Wanderers (club)]
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  • Opening of the Alameda Bicycle and Athletic Club track at Schuetzen park - San Francisco Chronicle, 31 May 1892
    === THE BICYCLISTS. === ==== Opening of the Alameda Athletic Club Grounds. ====
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  • Alameda Bicycle and Athletic Club
    ''see also'' [[Alameda Cycle Park track]] ...eda Bicycle and Athletic Club|the home club]] were nile green and pink and the wheels were covered with them, while some carried flowers as well.
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  • Frank Howlett
    [[File:The San Francisco Call Mon May 23 1892 .jpg|thumb|center|200px|Captain [[Frank ...0, Jesse Ives won the one-mile safety championship of the Pacific Coast at the race meet at San Jose.]]
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  • Schuetzen Park
    ''See also [[Alameda Cycle Park track]], which occupied the same physical place as [[Schuetzen Park]].'' The mansion of SF&A director Edwin B. Mastick faced the next stop a
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  • READY FOR THE BIG ROAD RACE - The San Francisco Call - Jun 8, 1901
    === READY FOR THE BIG ROAD RACE === ...iders, officials and spectators will go over on the 8:30 broad gauge boat. The entries and handicaps were published in Thursday's Call.
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  • The Wheelmen. - San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Nov 1889
    ==== The Wheelmen. ==== Another long-distance bicycle race is on the cards, [[Wilbur Frederick Knapp|Knapp]], who is still here, will enter.
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  • J. Grindley
    ...1|Bicycle Annex was formed on July 20, 1891]], and has a membership of 40. The officers are: [[George F. Neece]], captain; [[B. C. Lund]], lieutenant; [[H [[CHAT ABOUT THE CYCLE. - San Francisco Call - May 9, 1892]]
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  • R. C. Lennie
    * [[Cycle Board of Trade]] [[Touring]] to the meet has proved very attractive to many. Three riders, Robert and C. Lennie
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  • Stuart Hight
    ...ranch of the [[Overman Wheel Company]]. [[P. H. Bernays]] still lingers in the East, confident that his interests are well cared for. ...he Thanksgiving Day - Events at San Jose - Close of the League Campaign. - The San Francisco Call, 14 Nov 1892]]
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  • L. S. Upson
    ...of 150 miles, as their time was limited. They came the rest of the way on the cars. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87364485/l-s-upson-and-h-g-toll-rode-from/ The Sacramento Bee, 27 Aug 1889]
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  • Brake
    A bicycle brake reduces the speed of a bicycle or prevents it from moving. Read the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_brake#History History] section.
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  • Thomas H. Doane
    ...ll continue along the base of the hills, and so on through East Oakland to the station. [[The Wheelmen. - San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Apr 1891]]
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  • Raisin City Cyclers
    The [[Raisin City Cyclers]] of [[Fresno]] have elected the following officers, directors and committeemen: .... Mr. Thompson is in the cycle business there and is very popular with all the riders.
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  • Coaster brake
    * It allows the bicycle to roll without forcing the pedals to turn. This is the "coaster" part. It is similar in function to a [[freewheel]] , but uses a d * It is also a brake, operated by turning the pedals backwards.
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  • Fred G. Lacey
    .... - The Affair Promises to Be a Big Event. - Edwards, Ziegler, Coulter and the Big Ones to Race - Club Gossip. - San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Feb 1895]] .... The Racing Men Who Will Take Part in Next Week's Races. 16 Feb 1895, Sat The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, California) Newspapers.com]
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  • First street track
    ...t track]]. It was smaller, made of gravel, and they had disagreements with the land-owner, so they decided to build a new, cement, larger track. ...in building [[First street track|a track]] and the necessary buildings on the line of his road.
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  • Clyde Conkey
    ...the run from [[Alameda]] to [[San Jose]] in three hours and forty minutes. The parties making this astonishing trip were [[J. E. Barber]], [[R. B. Tappan] ...land]] and Mr. [[Cederholm]]. They made the 16 miles, including grades, in about two hours.
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  • City's Businessmen as Wheelmen - San Jose Mercury-news, Volume LXXIV, Number 73, 13 March 1908
    ...es of San Joseans Who Were Devoted Followers of Sport in Early Days of the Cycle. ==== ....8 6.jpg|thumb|center|400px|[[Victor A. Hancock|VICTOR A. HANCOCK, Another cycle pioneer.]]]]
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  • Charles C. Moore
    The following were the officers of the meeting: Referee, [[George H. Strong]]: judges, [[C. U. Brewster]], [[C. A. [[THE WHEEL. - Oakland Tribune, 11 Sep 1888]]
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  • THE CYCLER'S DAY - Entries for the Great Race Meeting. - RIDERS FROM INLAND TOWNS - San Francisco Call, May 21, 1893
    === THE CYCLER'S DAY === ==== Entries for the Great Race Meeting. ====
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  • Leavitt & Bill
    ...ears, the [[100-mile relay race from San Francisco to Oakland]], providing the [[100-mile relay race from San Francisco to Oakland]]. They eventually adde ...sm and industry, both relied on a new concept of credit and payment plans. The staff of [[Leavitt & Bill]] were all originally cyclists.
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  • John Breuner
    ...etitors. The Sacramento young man had everything his own way, leading from the start and finishing thirty feet in advance of Hood. ...w gate in the last mile was reached, when Breuner made a spurt and crossed the line a few feet ahead of Mier. Time, 14:29.
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  • San Jose Road Club
    [[File:The San Francisco Call Mon Jul 4 1892 .jpg|thumb|left|Captain Bailey.]] ...will endeavor to carry the ivy leaf to the front. The present officers of the club are as follows: William L. Parker, president; C. A. Heppe, vice-presid
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  • CHAT ABOUT THE CYCLE. - San Francisco Call - May 9, 1892
    === CHAT ABOUT THE CYCLE. === ==== The Acme Athletic and Wheeling Club of Oakland. ====
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  • San Jose Merchants as Cyclists - San Jose Mercury-news, Volume LXXIV, Number 68, 8 March 1908
    [[File:SJMN19080308.1.5 3.jpg|thumb|center|500px|AL G. COL ON THE “STEED" HE RODE A SCORE OF YEARS AGO.]] ...rrow morning the Mercury proposes to run one each day, with a short bit of the biography of each man.
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  • WHEEL WHIRLS. - Oakland Tribune, 24 Sep 1890
    ==== Gossip That Will Be of Interest to the Bikers. ==== ...d one be organized) owe considerable. The northern California members have the same right to object, and, as California is a large State, and has lots of
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  • Thomas S. Cobden
    ...ed considerable merriment. Charles A. McDonald gave a selected reading and the party adjourned after singing "Auld Lang Syne." [[THE BICYCLE CLUB DINNER. - The San Francisco Examiner, 20 Jan 1887]]
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  • Henry Carl Finkler
    ...e, granted to members only, of continuing the ride from Strawberry Hill to the ocean beach - still, however, with severe restrictions as to hours.</blockq ...Yesterday's Races - The Coming League Meet - Ladies Who Ride the Wheel. - The San Francisco Call, 25 Apr 1892, Mon - Page 8]
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  • George Albert Morrill
    ...owing appointments for 1887-8. The arrangement as below is in the order of the several representative districts: E. S. M. Judson, Los Angeles; George H. F [[The Wheel. - San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Mar 1887]]
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  • California Cycling Club
    The Californias had a long discussion on club colors and adopted for racing col ...CLING UP TO DATE. - Two Local Riders Make the First Century of the Year. - The San Francisco Examiner, 30 Jan 1895]]
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