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...me to grief in trying to make the pace, but will be with his companions at the races. [[CHAT ABOUT THE CYCLE. - The San Francisco Call, May 30, 1892]]

...DNBYiPw9 Mission and Twenty-fourth streets] at 5:20 A. M. and returning to the same point at 5:13 P. M. Distance, round trip, is 104 miles. [[The Wheel. - San Francisco Chronicle, 23 May 1887]]

...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. ...ing [[First street track|a track]] and the necessary buildings on the line of his road.

=== CHAT ABOUT THE CYCLE. === ==== A Brief Sketch of the Garden City Cyclers. ====

==== What Is Being Done by the Bicycle Riders. ==== ...ef attraction of which was fine, rich milk, which is the favorite beverage of wheelmen.

=== CHAT ABOUT THE CYCLE. === ==== The Records of Spooner and Waller Compared. ====

Two Oakland Young Men Take a Trip Around the Bay. ...he exception of the first ten miles, which were rather muddy on account of the fog.

...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]]

...alifornia explains itself and is commended to the careful consideration of the wheelmen: ...ciation of Cycle Clubs] of New York and Brooklyn, and the associated clubs of Philadelphia, Chicago and New Jersey.

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]]

...ored the [[Leavitt & Bill trophy]] that was awarded to the winning team of the [[100-mile relay race from San Francisco to Oakland]] for many years. It's worth noting the tandem ride mentioned below, with his future wife and mother-in-law.

=== WITH THE WHEELMEN. === ==== First Road Race of the Year Scheduled. ====

1868/11/24 [[The Velocipede. - The San Francisco Examiner, 24 Nov 1868]] .../04/20 [[THE BICYCLE. - A Remonstrance and an Appeal for the Protection of the Velocipede - Oakland Tribune, 20 Apr 1876, Thu - Page 3]]

....com/clip/11562149/ started having reunions in 1919], which continued into the 1950s. [https://fastestslowguy.blogspot.com/p/acme-athletic-club-reunions.h ...c 18 1921 2.jpeg|thumb|center|700px|The undefeated bicycle team of 1893 of the Acme Athletic Club. Upper row (left to right), [[H. A. Maxwell|HARRY MAXWEL

...mpaign=bandido-webparts&utm_source=post-share-modal&utm_medium=copy-url in the 1920 census] ...s://www.newspapers.com/clip/77012537/charles-s-wells-the-california-giant/ The California Giant]"

...truction engineer, "high bike" champion of California during the 1880s and the “first cyclist up Mt. [[Tamalpais]]." ...of 10 medals for “high bike" racing from 1884 to 1849. The "high bike" was the old fashioned cycle with a large high front wheel and a little wheel behind