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- === ON TWO WHEELS. === The two-mile Safety handicap entries were: [[Sam Small]] of Oakland, 150 yards; [[R4 KB (601 words) - 03:33, 22 December 2021
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- ==== Two Oakland Young Men Take a Trip Around the Bay. ==== ...dition, with the exception of the first ten miles, which were rather muddy on account of the fog.974 bytes (145 words) - 01:03, 27 December 2022
- ...ival, consisting of dark green pants, white sweaters, and an emblem of two wheels enclosing the letters S. and W., connected by the letter C., to be set off The Santa Cruz Wheelmen took a run about tho city on Sunday, taking in tho Cliff Road and a spin around the race track. From pre1 KB (194 words) - 00:15, 27 December 2022
- ...ve from the start. [[ON TWO WHEELS. - San Francisco Chronicle, 05 Jul 1890|On July 4, 1890, Jesse Ives won the one-mile safety championship of the Pacifi [[WHIRLING WHEELS! - The Greatest Racing Meet Ever Held on the Coast. - Alameda Daily Argus - May 31, 1892]]1 KB (210 words) - 16:27, 16 July 2023
- ...ity the two wheels have been pretty nearly equal, with a diameter of about two feet and four inches. ...arth by inclining to one side till the foot touches. In mounting with high wheels, a skilful practitioner starts his velocipede with a push, and springs into4 KB (649 words) - 04:05, 22 December 2021
- === LONG RIDE ON BIKES. === ==== Women and Children Who Rode All the Way on Their Wheels to Santa Barbara. ====2 KB (420 words) - 18:28, 3 July 2023
- ...https://goo.gl/maps/cYs8TYGbxrEJ2Df56 Sierra Point], carrying their wheels on their shoulders. ...ary. Beyond to [[Uncle Tom's Cabin]] the road was passable, but from there on to San Mateo much walking was necessary. Then the road was fine to Redwood3 KB (449 words) - 17:20, 4 October 2021
- ...after an absence from the roads of some weeks, again made their appearance on safeties last Sunday. They took a trip to San Leandro and thence to Lake Ch The two [[Bruguire]] boys rode to [[San Jose]] and back Sunday. Although comparativ3 KB (448 words) - 01:21, 27 December 2022
- ...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]]2 KB (366 words) - 15:18, 17 July 2023
- ...expected. The Sacramento club has defeated the [[crack]] [[Reno team]] on two different occasions and has the remarkable record of having won fourteen ou ...urn race to be ridden over the [[Haywards triangle]] on August 14th. These two clubs finished close together in the three-cornered race last week, and the4 KB (704 words) - 18:43, 6 August 2023
- ...he club to give another of its pleasant [[smoker|smokers]] within the next two weeks, to which the local riders will be invited. ...d riders did not start. This is the first successful century run ever held on this coast. The riders wish to thank the San Jose club, [[Bailey]], [[Cole]3 KB (549 words) - 01:26, 27 December 2022
- ...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]]2 KB (288 words) - 04:47, 21 January 2022
- ...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.5 KB (850 words) - 13:13, 2 November 2021
- ...he turn was too sharp and the entire field usually fell. They lost no time on the ground, however, and were all mounted and off immediately. Woodman knew [[BAY CITY WHEELMEN, Well-Known Athletes Who Travel Around on Wheels. - The San Francisco Examiner, Oct 14, 1888]]3 KB (610 words) - 16:03, 14 December 2021
- ...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 taugh4 KB (686 words) - 17:27, 25 February 2024
- ...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 ...002334# Map of Oakland, Alameda and Vicinity] by M. G. King, georeferenced on a modern map:''3 KB (404 words) - 03:55, 22 December 2021
- The members of the San Francisco Bicycle Club on Sunday started for a club picnic at Crystal Springs. The start was made fro ...d in line and started on their trip in the following order, riding two and two: Chief Consul R. M. Welch and Thomas Stevens; Representatives of Divisions3 KB (473 words) - 14:50, 9 October 2021
- ...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]]4 KB (663 words) - 15:31, 4 July 2023
- ...meda Cyclers]] being also a member of the [[Reliance Club]], fills a place on that club's relay team, but will ride under the Alameda colors, black and o Alameda has Two Excellent Tracks, but no Cycle Club - The Absence of Such a Club is the Won5 KB (797 words) - 22:09, 31 December 2022
- ==== 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 Switzerland2 KB (276 words) - 05:11, 22 December 2021
- ...d cushioned machine, but was quite a feather weight beside the majority of wheels at that time, so that when the Y. M. C. A. of Riverside gave a race meet he ...en the same as the average, winning probably a few more races than I lost. On May 30th of last year," he adds, "I was in very good condition, but was unf4 KB (726 words) - 20:37, 8 January 2022
- ...h black. The medals, which are said to be very handsome, will be presented on this occasion. It is understood that all league members will be invited. ...hree dollars and six-bits trying for a gold watch, and when he left he had two pairs of tin bracelets, one ten-cent bottle of perfumery, a cigar, a lead p3 KB (486 words) - 16:37, 5 January 2023
- === ON TWO WHEELS. === The two-mile Safety handicap entries were: [[Sam Small]] of Oakland, 150 yards; [[R4 KB (601 words) - 03:33, 22 December 2021
- === 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.5 KB (865 words) - 23:39, 11 July 2023
- ...A. W. members. Only men over eighteen years of age who own and ride their wheels are wanted. Yesterday being an unusually pleasant day, the number of wheelmen out on the road was very large. Among the number were a host of new riders who wer3 KB (564 words) - 01:27, 27 December 2022
- ...e Wheel. [[George H. Strong]], of this city, rode from Oakland to San José on a bicycle, passing through Brooklyn, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, Alvarado, Wa ...California Division, and was also a member of the racing board for one or two years.7 KB (1,153 words) - 15:31, 8 January 2023
- ...most of the racers of the [[Garden City Cyclers]] will race at [[Alameda]] on July 4th, while at [[Stockton]] it is very doubtful if they will have a sin ...e will be a large crowd here on September 9th. Take for instance the races on May 30th, at Alameda. There were about seventy-five persons from San Jose a6 KB (988 words) - 04:28, 20 August 2023
- ...tarters, beating such good riders as [[Cushing]] and [[Sampson]], who were on the same [[scratch|mark]]. Next year will see him in all class A track even ...w, taking the 9:30 a.m. boat and train to Golden Gate, Berkeley, where the wheels will be resumed. William Beatty has been elected to membership in this club2 KB (352 words) - 15:33, 27 October 2021
- ...the ring, but badly scarred. His header resulted in several very bad cuts on his face and head. ...irer, who used to be with ex-Chief Consul [[Edwin Mohrig|Mohrig]], was out on the San Leandro road Sunday, as smiling as ever.5 KB (801 words) - 04:56, 22 December 2021
- ...a full complement of chairs and other furnishings. In this room there are two bay windows, which give a fine view of the street. The walls have been repa ...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. C3 KB (578 words) - 02:56, 22 December 2021
- ...eduled. Nile green and pink have been adopted as club colors. The club has two fast tandem teams, the Marriott brothers and the Middlemass brothers. ...den Gate Cycling Club will have a run to Haywards to-morrow to witness the two road races. The joint run with the [[Diamond Cyclers]] of Alameda last Sund5 KB (826 words) - 23:52, 11 July 2023
- ...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]]3 KB (494 words) - 15:35, 19 November 2021
- [[San Francisco Call, Volume 74, Number 35, 5 July 1893 - THE RACE ON WHEELS - California Division L. A. W. Championships]] ...succeeded in beating the time of all his opponents on this relay. From the two-minute mark in the Associated Cycling Club's ten-mile road race he won eigh2 KB (348 words) - 01:29, 27 June 2023
- ...n assigned to the Pennsylvania division. California applied for either the two or five-mile championship in February last and received the reply that the ...nd one-half hours, of which two and three-fourths hours were spent off the wheels in rests, making the actual time thirteen and one-half hours. For forty mil4 KB (577 words) - 19:21, 8 July 2023
- ...en of Los Angeles, in 1:22 1/2; one mile, by F. D. Elwell in 2:48 1/2; the two and three miles, by A[[Alexander S. Ireland|. 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, Chur3 KB (498 words) - 04:48, 21 January 2022
- ...5 o'clock. After passing Belmont Lee was compelled to return. Schuler kept on, however, with Vidy, who joined at Belmont, and reached the starting point ...lub|San Francisco club]], will be sorry for the affliction that befell him on Friday in the loss of his father, who was killed at his home in Sonoma Coun3 KB (550 words) - 01:19, 27 December 2022
- ...cks over a railroad trestle. One cycler tried to ford the stream and stood on his head in the middle, much to the hilarity of the rest. The start was mad Big Wheels8 KB (1,252 words) - 15:34, 4 June 2022
- === FAST WHIRRING WHEELS. === ...icyclists made a great feature of the grand [[parade]] this morning, their wheels being gayly decorated.6 KB (915 words) - 23:40, 11 July 2023
- Ed Weidler and Charlie Heseman are too busy working to ride on week days, and on Sundays they are too tired. ...e would not have dared to go on a horse. It is impossible to take a header on a Safety, and for night and rough riding it is far superior to the [[ordina3 KB (533 words) - 03:30, 11 July 2023
- ...ndred-mile, fifty-mile, twenty-five-mile, ten-mile, five-mile, three-mile, two-mile [[ordinary]], and 100-mile, twenty-five-mile, ten-mile, five-mile and ...Club]] and [[Bay City Wheelmen]] have signified their intention to appear on the track. Among the racers will be [[F. D. Elwell|Elwell]], [[F. R. Cook|C5 KB (779 words) - 02:33, 30 December 2021
- ...e was for one mile, and was won by E. D. Woodman in 4 minutes, 53 seconds. On the same day the five-mile championship was won by Fitzgerald. In November ...ort, straight handles, — far removed from the light, graceful easy-running wheels of today. There is a story told that, during this meet, Edwin Mohrig, who w8 KB (1,423 words) - 13:53, 19 October 2021
- ...ined the twenty-two minutes lost at the start so that Millbrae was reached on schedule time. The hotel man was quite unprepared for such a crowd at break All along the route the people were on the lookout for the riders, and they were given a big reception at each tow5 KB (863 words) - 01:21, 27 December 2022
- 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.5 KB (880 words) - 19:50, 20 August 2023
- Everybody is asking how a bicycle can be ridden a mile on an ordinary road in close to a minute and half or 1:34 1-5. It is indeed st ...vis|CLARENCE L. DAVIS]] OF THE [[Garden City Cyclers|GARDEN CITY CYCLERS]] ON THE QUADRUPLET AS THEY APPEARED WHILE PACING [[Wilbur J. Edwards|W. J. EDWA12 KB (2,095 words) - 05:25, 28 July 2023
- The third event was a two-mile handicap with safety machines, for which there were nine entries, the ...the writer, who evidently is not posted either as to the intentions of the two men or as to their abilities. He says they are evenly matched, and certain7 KB (1,163 words) - 17:26, 8 April 2023
- The riders entered for the road race to take place on the 25th instant are taking advantage of the moonlight nights for training .... W.]] members. Only men over eighteen years of age who own and ride their wheels are wanted.3 KB (555 words) - 01:30, 27 December 2022
- ...), Jasper O'Farrell (1847), and William M. Eddy (1849)--had projected only two additional open spaces: Union Square and Washington Square, both gifts to t ...the crowds. Those who were present at the Venetian celebration were there on pleaseure bent, but the mass of men and women who blocked Folsom street, fr2 KB (386 words) - 15:15, 11 November 2021
- ===== Every Two Weeks a Club Run Is Indulged In by the Members and Their Friends - The Ladi ...ple! The idea was no sooner formed than it was carried into execution, and on November 2d the [[Ladies' Cycling Club]] of San Jose was duly organized wit4 KB (640 words) - 15:46, 6 July 2023
- The [[Santa Rosa wheelmen]] met on Tuesday night and organized a bicycle club. Fifteen or twenty persons were ...heelmen, Organized April 27, 1882, Santa Rosa, Cal.” There is also printed on the badge a picture of a bicycle running at full speed propelled by the clu5 KB (821 words) - 06:42, 15 January 2023
- ...gentleman named [[G. L. Cunningham]], rode from this city to [[San Jose]] on an English bicycle. The time made was twelve hours and forty-five minutes. ...San Francisco]], left that place Saturday morning at 6:30 o'clock, mounted on an English bicycle, and arrived at the [https://pcad.lib.washington.edu/bui15 KB (2,313 words) - 02:25, 12 June 2023
- When [[Foster]], the Olympic, started on the tenth and last relay he had a lead of 1 min. 8 sec. over [[H. W. Squire ...d he could never leave such riders as they behind; he would have to depend on beating them out in a [[spurt]] at the finish.8 KB (1,338 words) - 15:32, 1 January 2022
- ...tarters, beating such good riders as [[Cushing]] and [[Sampson]], who were on the same [[scratch|mark]]. Next year will see him in all class A track even ...w, taking the 9:30 a.m. boat and train to Golden Gate, Berkeley, where the wheels will be resumed. William Beatty has been elected to membership in this club4 KB (639 words) - 15:16, 17 July 2023
- == THE FIRST BIKE ON THE COAST. == ===== First Wheelmen on the Coast - Military Resections on the Government Reservation - Meets, Runs and Feeds. =====12 KB (2,042 words) - 21:28, 11 June 2023
- ...on road, and Messrs. Skelton, McClure and [[W. A. Shockley|Shockley]] went on to San Jose. Two-mile Safety handicap - Paul Stockton, San Jose, 125 yards; L. R. Cole, San5 KB (781 words) - 04:46, 21 January 2022
- ...ring the past three months, but none have proved such drawing cards as the two five-mile events run off yesterday after-noon by the [[Olympic Club Wheelme ...ity Wheelmen]] and an army of unattached riders. There were all sorts of [[wheels]] and tandems, and a large number of charming [[bloomer]] girls, who seemed7 KB (1,086 words) - 22:09, 1 July 2023
- ...tween classes and castes, between four wheels and two are evident in these two 1894 articles as are evident now.'' ...eelmen Will Consider What Steps Should Be Taken to Remove the Restrictions on Bicycles - Result of The Agitation in New York - A Wheelman's suggestions.8 KB (1,319 words) - 15:19, 17 March 2022
- ...on]] and [[James Coffroth]] of the Olympic Club Wheelmen will start to-day on a tour to Los Angeles via the coast. They will each carry about thirty poun [[W. H. Stinson]] and [[James Coffroth]] started on a wheeling trip to Los Angeles Saturday. They rode to Gilroy that day, and7 KB (1,180 words) - 01:54, 1 January 2023
- ...out brothers belong the honor of being the first to make the Yosemite trip on bicycles. [[ON THE WHEEL. - Daily Alta California, 29 November 1885]]8 KB (1,343 words) - 15:59, 7 March 2022
- ...in San Francisco, met yesterday afternoon in [[Trueworthy's Park Cyclery]] on Fulton street, opposite [[Golden Gate Park]], for the purpose of organizing ...say that in a short time there will be between fifty and sixty [[wheels]] on the road when the captain calls for a run to the [[Cliff]], to [[Ingleside]4 KB (699 words) - 01:53, 29 December 2021
- ...cher|Dieffenbacher]] on the ninth relay. In crossing the bridges which lay on his course he punctured his tires in ten places with the slivers. He had to ...st considerable time. He gave [[Waibel]] a goood lead and the clever rider on the final relay sprinted down the course at a 26:18 clip, which is the reco8 KB (1,192 words) - 19:22, 18 January 2023
- ...were made in representation of the end of a railway car. Opening the door on the platform, the program of dances was discovered. When the time came for ...answer by telegraph, and the printer conferred with [[Victor A. Hancock]] on what was the best that he could do. Victor Hancock rode a bicycle, and his8 KB (1,321 words) - 15:45, 21 December 2021
- [[BAY CITY WHEELMEN, Well-Known Athletes Who Travel Around on Wheels. - The San Francisco Examiner, Oct 14, 1888]] ...ined the twenty-two minutes lost at the start so that Millbrae was reached on schedule time. The hotel man was quite unprepared for such a crowd at break3 KB (431 words) - 16:02, 14 December 2021
- ...Stinson and James Coffroth of the Olympic Club Wheelmen will start to-day on a tour to Los Angeles via the coast. They will each carry about thirty poun W. H. Stinson and James Coffroth started on a wheeling trip to Los Angeles Saturday. They rode to Gilroy that day, and8 KB (1,335 words) - 18:06, 31 December 2022
- ...the showing they made against same of the older racers in the [[brushes]] on the way to Hollister, are going to see what they can do at [[San Jose]], an ...w house on O'Farrell street], between Scott and Steiner. The new home is a two-story frame building, very easy of access to the [[Golden Gate Park|park]].4 KB (651 words) - 01:22, 27 December 2022
- ...embers of the [[Bay City Wheelmen]] and five of the [[Highland Club]] boys on February 22d, the course being from Gilroy to Menlo Park. The prize is a cl ...[[Highland Park Wheelmen|Highland Park Club]], which had made the run down on the other side of the bay. The night was passed at San Jose.8 KB (1,305 words) - 15:29, 8 January 2023
- ...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. [[WHIRLING WHEELS! - The Greatest Racing Meet Ever Held on the Coast. - Alameda Daily Argus - May 31, 1892]]11 KB (1,787 words) - 16:15, 16 July 2023
- ...hose not desiring to visit other parts of the Fair Grounds may store their wheels and are charged a small fee for the accommodation. Those desiring to use the Bicycle Track can ride their wheels from Bicycle Hall along the road specially constructed for their use. Bicyc9 KB (1,503 words) - 15:46, 6 July 2023
- ...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]]12 KB (1,933 words) - 14:46, 6 July 2023
- ...[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edenvale,_San_Jose Edenvale] youth mounted on a machine similar to no other ever seen in [[San Jose]] before that time ro ...e. Yes, it is called a safety. Yes, I can go just as fast with it as I can on the [[high bicycle]]," etc.4 KB (595 words) - 00:51, 27 December 2022
- ...903/1:1:V487-SQ4 Joseph Antoine Delmas married H Aimee Henrietta Fenillard on 07 Nov 1909] ...and R. A. Smyth. Of the wheels ridden forty three were "ordinary," or tall wheels, and ten were safeties.7 KB (1,128 words) - 16:21, 21 February 2022
- ...and R. A. Smyth. Of the wheels ridden forty three were "ordinary," or tall wheels, and ten were safeties. ..., W. H. Chard, C. C. Frye and B. G. Frye will leave Sunday for Los Angeles on their bicycles. They will be gone four weeks.6 KB (1,051 words) - 04:54, 21 December 2021
- In reply to our request for some notes on their trip south we received the following from one of the three [[Santa Ro ...roads be when they are properly taken care of. We found very few orchards on our road to San Jose.5 KB (982 words) - 06:43, 15 January 2023
- ...ide two miles, is a decided novelty and should prove the best drawing card on the programme. It will be found when the races are called to-day, that the ...[[1895/09/09 Admission Day race meet of the Garden City Cyclers|the races on Monday to be given by the Garden City Cyclers at San Jose]], it would repay15 KB (2,607 words) - 05:59, 15 January 2023
- ====== A Straightaway Mile in 1:19-Gears of Next Year's Wheels-Club Events to Come. ====== ...ad been had to insure a pretty stiff game, so that when they come together on the diamond to-morrow something is bound to happen.9 KB (1,418 words) - 23:24, 27 June 2023
- [[FAST TIME ON WHEELS - Ulbricht Wins the Road Race. - The Suspension of Osen Not Popular. - San ...They have purchased a building for a clubhouse and will give a grand ball on the 17th inst. A winged arrow has been adopted as their emblem, and orange3 KB (456 words) - 18:49, 4 December 2021
- The terms of all local consuls having expired on the 1st of March, the Chief Consul has made the following appointments for ...and R. A. Smyth. Of the wheels ridden forty three were "ordinary," or tall wheels, and ten were safeties.10 KB (1,606 words) - 18:12, 3 July 2023
- ...e mile road race of the Alameda Bicycle Club, to take place at San Leandro on Saturday, May 30th]], are almost completed. As the medals and other prizes are already on hand, the race will be run rain or shine. The road is made of such material7 KB (1,188 words) - 01:19, 27 December 2022
- === GLITTERING WHEELS. === ...rrive from the East in a few days. Frank Elliott and John Graham, the only two remaining members of the club, have no machines at present, but they contem12 KB (2,066 words) - 23:55, 11 July 2023
- ...tors provided for their accommodation. Only the highest grade cushion-tire wheels are used in this riding academy, which, it is worth while to note, is the l ..."[[Dirty Dozen]]" is also another new one that has been in existence some two or three weeks.6 KB (921 words) - 23:54, 11 July 2023
- ===== Wheels That Will Sing on the Alameda Bicycle and Athletic Club's Racetrack. ===== The [[Alameda Bicycle and Athletic Club]] will hold its annual race-meeting on its [[Alameda Cycle Park track|grounds]] in [[Alameda]] May 30. The entries5 KB (743 words) - 19:10, 27 July 2023
- ...lready hard at work and promise a day's sport excelling anything ever held on the coast. ...embrace this opportunity. Valuable prizes, similar to those contested for on New Year's Day last, will be given.13 KB (2,118 words) - 23:57, 11 July 2023
- ==== A Sport Which is Fast Becoming Popular on This Coast. ==== ...bicycles, an [[San Francisco Examiner|EXAMINER]] reporter recently called on several firms which make a specialty of this line and learned many things w12 KB (1,952 words) - 22:16, 19 August 2023
- ...tween classes and castes, between four wheels and two are evident in these two 1894 articles as are evident now, in 2021.'' === RIGHTS OF THE HORSE AND THE BICYCLE ON PARK ROADS. ===17 KB (3,052 words) - 17:30, 20 January 2023
- <div style='text-align: center;'>Fun on the Road.</div> ...de being monotonous, and the merry hum of a hundred tires and the whirr of wheels were inspiring to the true devotee of the [[wheel]].5 KB (880 words) - 21:05, 26 June 2023
- ...say that it is the fastest one hundred-mile relay bicycle race ever ridden on any track. It lowers the former record of 4 hours, 42 minutes and 30 second ...wheelmen. Instead of following [[the course]] he cut off about three miles on McLaughlin avenue in East San Jose.9 KB (1,488 words) - 18:39, 6 August 2023
- ...ovice had three starters. [[Frank W. Fuller|Fuller]] cut out the pace, bụt on the seventh lap he was passed by Metcalf, who looked over his shoulder to s [[FLYING WHEELS AROUND CURVES. - OPENING NIGHT OF THE TOURNAMENT AT THE MECHANICS PAVILION6 KB (897 words) - 13:54, 6 July 2023
- ...winning number, easily disposed of bis opponent and came home with a smile on his handsome face that would reach from Oakland to San Jose. ...n of the first lap Reynolds fell. When the gong sounded the fourth lap the wheels were sent flying over the track at an astonishing pace.7 KB (1,057 words) - 06:08, 3 January 2022
- The [[San Jose Road Club]] will hold its next five-mile race on Sunday, September 5th, being the second race of the series. [[Walter Hawkes ...arded for the newer and better material. It will be ready for use in about two weeks, plenty of time in advance of the race meet to be held there Septembe12 KB (2,144 words) - 18:30, 4 July 2023
- ...tators, mostly wheelmen from this city, Oakland and Alameda. The start was on the lower road at 11 o'clock, with the following entries: E. S. Battles, 1 ...g twenty-three and one-half pounds. These boys will be remembered as [[the two lads who carried the programmes last July to the conductors' ball, held at15 KB (2,615 words) - 22:43, 22 December 2022
- ...as an officer of the club. In a debate he has few equals, and to have him on a side means a sure victory. He has not many opportunities for riding, as h [[BAY CITY WHEELMEN, Well-Known Athletes Who Travel Around on Wheels. - The San Francisco Examiner, Oct 14, 1888]]4 KB (691 words) - 18:06, 30 December 2021
- ...in the last two laps, and on the finish of the final his wheel was almost on a line with Decker when the latter shot past the line a winner in 2:40. [[FLYING WHEELS AROUND CURVES. - OPENING NIGHT OF THE TOURNAMENT AT THE MECHANICS PAVILION6 KB (893 words) - 20:46, 2 July 2023
- ...y will make it the fastest four-lap track in the State. Work will commence on it May 1. ...those who have ridden on it state that the Bay Citys have struck the nail on the head, and that at the July meeting coast records are bound to go under.9 KB (1,508 words) - 20:16, 27 June 2023
- ...ampson|Jack Sampson]], running close to the curbstone, with his antagonist on the outside, and [[M. F. Rose]], his most dangerous rival, just in the rear ...y unfair means, it is known that there was a large amount of money wagered on the outcome between Rose and Byrne and both the former and Sampson are know7 KB (1,137 words) - 01:57, 4 January 2022
- ...ack clear. There were at least 5000 people present. About 1500 wheels were on the grounds. ...is world's straightaway mile record at Livermore]]. [[As the race was held on Sunday and there was no sanction]], the record will not stand.5 KB (849 words) - 02:30, 3 January 2023
- ...er, Bell, Waller and Needham, who were crackerjacks at that time. This was on the old Alameda track, and Grant Bell finished in first position. ...n and won first place twice in the five-mile open, it having been run over on account of the time limit. At another meet at San Jose that year - November8 KB (1,465 words) - 16:33, 29 July 2023
- ...[[wheelmen]], was held here to-day and proved to be a greater success than on any previous occasion. Wheelmen began to arrive on Saturday and there has been a continual stream flowing into the city ever s8 KB (1,364 words) - 20:56, 27 December 2022
- ...e Fourth of July and Admission day witness the greatest events or the year on the track, and Monday will be no exception to the rule, as the entry list f ...r by clubs belonging to the association; but for clubs which do not belong two prizes under similar conditions will be awarded, consisting of one year's d11 KB (1,897 words) - 00:30, 25 June 2023
- ...in San Francisco, met yesterday afternoon in [[Trueworthy's Park Cyclery]] on Fulton street, opposite [[Golden Gate Park]], for the purpose of organizing ...say that in a short time there will be between fifty and sixty [[wheels]] on the road when the captain calls for a run to the [[Cliff]], to [[Ingleside]6 KB (1,003 words) - 03:30, 29 December 2021
- ====== A Tournament on Wheels at the Midwinter Fair Grounds Which Was Conducted Under many difficulties - ...the men on [[wheels]]. Finally after the Mexican Band had decided to camp on the bicycle track the officials gave up in disgust and let the races run th9 KB (1,540 words) - 21:12, 30 December 2021
- ...d cushioned machine, but was quite a feather weight beside the majority of wheels at that time, so that when the Y. M. C. A. of Riverside gave a race meet he ...en the same as the average, winning probably a few more races than I lost. On May 30th of last year," he adds, "I was in very good condition, but was unf10 KB (1,750 words) - 22:37, 8 January 2022
- ...wheelmen. Instead of following [[the course]] he cut off about three miles on McLaughlin avenue in East San Jose. ...erable time. He gave [[W. Waibel|Waibel]] a good lead and the clever rider on the final relay sprinted down the course at a 26:18 clip, which is the reco7 KB (1,100 words) - 19:28, 18 January 2023
- ...s. Never before has such a party visited this garden spot of California on wheels, and it is beyond question that they will bring back with them some splendi ...camera, fortunately, was saved.. Its members will be at Anderson's Springs on July 1st, and will remain until July 4th to assist in the celebration of In4 KB (774 words) - 06:03, 30 November 2021
- === BUZZING WHEELS. === The club has been placed on a good footing financially by the success of the meeting, and extra attract13 KB (2,292 words) - 04:55, 6 January 2022
- ...o the city again from all parts of the State. They are coming to do battle on Saturday, May 5, the Olympic Club's day at the [[Midwinter Fair]], for the ...er those of the Pacific Coast. All other records for the quarter, half and two miles were very materially reduced also.10 KB (1,642 words) - 13:58, 10 July 2023
- ...he California Division, League of American Wheelmen|The racing at San Jose on July 4]] attracted the greatest attention the past week. [[J. E. Edwards]] ...lmen]] will hold [[a ten-mile road race over the Fruitvale-Haywards course on July 28]]. This will be a big event, as the Acmes are noted road riders, an10 KB (1,776 words) - 17:50, 11 December 2022
- ...olution and a very American flavor of capitalism and industry, both relied on a new concept of credit and payment plans. The staff of [[Leavitt & Bill]] The two partners dissolved the original [[Leavitt & Bill]] business, going on to form [[J. W. Leavitt & Co.]] and [[John T. Bill & Co.]]. The former beca12 KB (1,633 words) - 17:45, 19 August 2023
- ...ple! The idea was no sooner formed than it was carried into execution, and on November 2d the [[Ladies' Cycling Club]] of San Jose was duly organized wit ...e are out for a [[run]] to have to wait for those who cannot stay on their wheels for more than a block. In short, in order to be eligible an applicant for m5 KB (831 words) - 01:16, 27 December 2022
- ...ing beaten the time of the stage from Calistoga. After a short rest I went on to Harbin Springs, where I retired and slept as only a worn-out wheelman ca ...t over an hour participating in the joy of the people so plainly exhibited on the arrival of the stages bringing visitors from the outside world. The nex9 KB (1,620 words) - 22:15, 19 August 2023
- ...tween classes and castes, between four wheels and two are evident in these two 1894 articles as are evident now, in 2021.'' ...ehind a three-minute animal, but who on this occasion was enjoying himself on a bicycle.21 KB (3,823 words) - 17:29, 20 January 2023
- ...that the sponge was thrown up, and they returned to San Francisco by train on the following day. ...stination, arriving there short of 11 o'clock, with a mishap to one of the wheels, which unfortunately made the wrecked wheelman take the train.11 KB (1,846 words) - 04:09, 11 August 2023
- ...at. The course has been divided so that no tandem team will have more than two miles to pace Kraft, and should therefore make the speed very fast. On the second time down the [[Haywards]] road [[Bacon]] and [[Frank G. Peck|Pe11 KB (1,935 words) - 17:57, 6 July 2023
- [[BAY CITY WHEELMEN, Well-Known Athletes Who Travel Around on Wheels. - The San Francisco Examiner, Oct 14, 1888]] ...h|R. A. Smyth]]. Of the wheels ridden forty three were "ordinary," or tall wheels, and ten were safeties.8 KB (1,406 words) - 16:04, 14 December 2021
- ...e [[ACME WHEELMEN. - Oakland Tribune, 22 Jul 1891|Bicycle Annex was formed on July 20, 1891]], and has a membership of 40. The officers are: [[George F. ...pokes. - The San Francisco Call, Jun 13, 1892|start for the 24-hour record on June 10]]. He is also entered in the [https://www.newspapers.com/article/th10 KB (1,668 words) - 00:40, 12 July 2023
- ...do to water? This is the cyclist's paradise, where children ride to school on [[safeties]], and letter-carriers and policemen make their rounds astride t ...ve from the start. [[ON TWO WHEELS. - San Francisco Chronicle, 05 Jul 1890|On July 4, 1890, Jesse Ives won the one-mile safety championship of the Pacifi10 KB (1,606 words) - 05:21, 21 July 2023
- ...The bicyclists made a great feature of the [[parade]] this morning, their wheels being gayly decorated. The races were called at 2 o'clock this afternoon at ...the Bay City. Turner led off, closely followed by Davis, who saved himself on the first mile, which was made in 3:28. Turner was allowed to lead until cr5 KB (869 words) - 23:39, 11 July 2023
- Most of the [[Bay City Wheelmen|Bay City]] flyers are training on the [[Bay City Wheelmen track at Central Park|track at Central Park]]. [[Th [[G. A. Nissen]] of the [[B. C. W.]] rode a mile yesterday in 2:23 on the [[Reliance track at Alameda]]. He was paced by [[Charles S. Wells|Wells5 KB (922 words) - 13:58, 10 July 2023
- === WHIRLING WHEELS. === Over 2000 people witnessed the races on [[Alameda Cycle Park track|the track of the Alameda Bicycle and Athletic Cl12 KB (2,043 words) - 22:18, 19 August 2023
- ...in with some San Jose cyclists, and with these they visited the stone dam. On the return trip the San Jose boys went via the mountain road, ''[Calaveras? Those on the run were: President A. T. Janzen, [[J. F. Hancock]], E. S. Battles, J.18 KB (3,081 words) - 22:43, 22 December 2022
- ...se last week and saw [[Eddie Bald]] lower the world's record for two miles on one day and the mile record the next. ...ch, on the first occasion of its use, was largely instrumental in lowering two records. It does not seem improbable that before the season of 1895 shall h10 KB (1,614 words) - 03:41, 2 January 2023
- ...is city of an eight-lap bicycle track. This plan is the result of a desire on the part of the club members to promote bicycle racing, but a few progressi ...iders who are performing at Salt Lake City are anxious to do winter riding on this coast, and almost without exception they would come here to take part6 KB (952 words) - 19:26, 18 January 2023
- ...sfactory arrangements have been made with the railroads for transporting [[wheels]] to Santa Cruz during [[:Category:July 4th, 1887 annual meet of the Califo ...f the State championships have yet to be approved by the racing board. The two-mile national has not yet been assigned to this division, but it has been a10 KB (1,633 words) - 06:12, 2 January 2023
- ...it meet at San Jose, November 8 and 9, 1895|two big meets to be held there on November 8 and 9]]. A party of prominent local wheelmen is being made up to ...Griffiths|Griffiths]], [[Thomas S. Hall|Hall]] and [[A. J. Menne|Menne]], on tandems, and feels confident that he can ride the distance in about eleven20 KB (3,310 words) - 18:41, 4 July 2023
- ...ting and became a national and international figure. His mentions are many on my blog. Rather than listing them all, I'll try to summarize, and link out .../D6A8FC88-C85A-4B09-ABC7-467227454900 Portrait of Otto Ziegler Description On back: "Otto Ziegler World's Champion - 1894"]</div>6 KB (903 words) - 16:37, 29 July 2023
- ...inconvenient, it is proposed to lease or build a cottage near the park, or on one of the ...ieutenant, [[M. Griffith]]. The uniform is black, with a star and crescent on the cap, and the club colors are red, white and orange.8 KB (1,392 words) - 19:43, 20 August 2023
- Two Oakland Young Men Take a Trip Around the Bay. ...dition, with the exception of the first ten miles, which were rather muddy on account of the fog.6 KB (880 words) - 21:02, 20 July 2023
- ...e, which always arouses enthusiasm on the part of the spectators. The wind on the backstretch was so severe as to nearly stop some of the weaker riders, ...nd as some of the members are strong riders they will be found far a-field on occasions.9 KB (1,555 words) - 13:38, 8 July 2023
- In the interval between the two races today Edward Chapman, the local bicycle champion, who rode in the Adm ...a racing man who has been riding so fast lately, was in the city this woek on his way to San Jose Road Club races,6 KB (874 words) - 06:07, 3 January 2022
- ...ht some unjust rule or legislation, like the recent proposed charge upon [[wheels]] as baggage. ...-francisco-call-childrens-day-at/127490651/ race meet to be held at Eureka on September 23 under the auspices of the Eureka Agricultural and Mechanical F11 KB (1,808 words) - 18:11, 3 July 2023
- ...with [[Jack Sampson]], running close to the curbstone, with his antagonist on the outside, and [[M. F. Rose]], his most dangerous rival, just in the rear ...y unfair means, it is known that there was a large amount of money wagered on the outcome between [[M. F. Rose|Rose]] and Byrne and both the former and S5 KB (806 words) - 03:16, 18 February 2022
- ...g is a record made by R. H. Magill, Jr., and [[W. W. Haralson]] yesterday, on a trip over mountain roads. "D" signifies departure and "ar" arrival: [[ON THE WHEEL. - Daily Alta California, 29 November 1885]]9 KB (1,487 words) - 05:01, 5 November 2021
- ...ful Ride in California - Also Broke the Three Hundred Mile Record - Dieted on Doughnuts - Was the Timing Reliable ==== ...lub]], of Oakland, Cal., rode 363 miles, 1.590 yards in twenty-four hours, on [[Alameda Cycle Park track|the new track]] of the [[Alameda Bicycle Club]],11 KB (1,679 words) - 03:48, 22 December 2021
- ...H. Knapp]], an old-time member of [[Bay City Wheelmen]], is up from Fresno on a visit and will be entertained by his clubmates. ...g 27:15. The [[San Jose Road Club]] is proud of the fact that for the past two years it has been the first club to hold a road race and this year it is ag11 KB (1,953 words) - 15:14, 17 July 2023
- ...ider was furnished every ten miles and each rider had been selected solely on account of his great speed, the combined efforts of these ten men beat the ...vor to lower a record made by some fast man. Naturally the pace soon tells on him.17 KB (2,748 words) - 15:47, 6 July 2023
- The Californias had a long discussion on club colors and adopted for racing colors orange and olive green. [[CYCLING UP TO DATE. - Two Local Riders Make the First Century of the Year. - The San Francisco Examin8 KB (1,306 words) - 17:35, 27 December 2022
- ...us points of interest in the city of long-legged riders and were to return on Tuesday, but the rain interfered and they did not go. [[BAY CITY WHEELMEN, Well-Known Athletes Who Travel Around on Wheels. - The San Francisco Examiner, Oct 14, 1888]]9 KB (1,411 words) - 19:16, 13 August 2023
- === Entries and Handicaps for the Races of the Bay City Wheelmen on Decoration Day === ...ers will lose $3,000,000 this year, owing to the reduction in the price of wheels at the beginning of the season.11 KB (1,808 words) - 19:51, 8 July 2023
- ...ith that name than a pilot wheel with the letter P in the center? Put this on a man's sweater and it requires no imagination whatever to decide that fami ...p cement track|their celebrated three-lap track]], and the meeting will be on a par with that of last April.16 KB (2,695 words) - 18:31, 4 July 2023
- ===== Exciting Races on the New Track. ===== ...at a high speed the rider is balanced practically the same as he would be on a straight-away course, and in consequence he does not have to slow up a pa12 KB (2,174 words) - 17:48, 25 December 2022
- ...s in 1h. 25m. 57s., beating the previous coast record by eight minutes and two seconds. George Osen finished recond, F. Waller third, F. G. White fourth, ...he place about thirty feet in front of Stoddard. Waller got the time prize on a cushion-tire safety in 1h., 24m, and 57s., the best previous one being 1h14 KB (2,404 words) - 16:37, 29 July 2023
- ...n original poem composed for the occasion. A. M. Brown addressed the party on the subject of the Alameda contingent, better known as the Alameda Scorcher ...the time of the year to ride in the country, before the warm weather comes on and the roads begin to get cut up and dusty by heavy teaming.5 KB (880 words) - 21:13, 28 December 2021
- ...e big front door, the latchstring of which is always out, there is a plate on which he who runs may read, “The [[Bay City Wheelmen]]." Take your wheel ...[[C. W. Hammer]] and [[C. C. Moore]]. At a meeting of the new association on September 27, 1890, all the accounts of the old club were turned over to th12 KB (1,961 words) - 17:23, 13 August 2023
- ...erable time. He gave [[W. Waibel|Waibel]] a good lead and the clever rider on the final relay sprinted down the course at a 26:18 clip, which is the reco [[OAKLANDS VS. GARDEN CITYS IN RELAY RACE ON SUNDAY - San Jose Mercury-news, 2 September 1904]]7 KB (1,123 words) - 19:27, 18 January 2023
- ...in the two-mile handicap, class B. Tandem-pacing will be introduced in the two-mile handicap, class A, in an endeavor to lower the record. As an additiona ...the handicaps for the two-mile class A and the two-mile class B, the other two events being scratch races:21 KB (3,580 words) - 04:13, 11 August 2023
- === TOUR ON THE WHEEL === ...own on the steamer was uneventful, and we found ourselves in Santa Barbara on the night of July 16th. Inquiry elicited the information that [https://www.19 KB (3,322 words) - 04:45, 17 October 2023
- ...the crowds. Those who were present at the Venetian celebration were there on pleasure bent, but the mass of men and women who blocked Folsom street, fro ...e clubs, prime movers in the matter of South Side improvements, with their wheels gayly decorated, spun in and around the great crowd and won its cheers.6 KB (971 words) - 17:27, 25 December 2022
- ...ng a place in the procession now rapidly nearing the end of the century on wheels. ...readjust your bearings as to the lay of the land hereabouts. Come with me on a few excursions, none of which will take you far from home. Perhaps when y14 KB (2,566 words) - 06:15, 2 January 2023
- ...n this instance, they turn out en masse, and the effect of several hundred wheels in line is very pleasing. There was some comment because the [[Bay City Whe ...ain [[Johnson]] has called a run for tomorrow to [[Niles Canyon]], leaving on the 9 A. M. broad-gauge boat. A special meeting of the members will be held16 KB (2,697 words) - 17:54, 2 July 2023
- ...ives at the racemeets throughout the State who have always held their own. On September 15, 1886, at the races given by the State Agricultural Society, H ...-mile handicap. On Thanksgiving day, the same year, Rivett won a road race on the Riverside road in Sacramento for the club championship, covering the di10 KB (1,682 words) - 14:58, 19 July 2023
- ...onicle|CHRONICLE]] will be favored with notes from some of these gentlemen on the races to be held there. ...bt take the majority of the prizes. Sanger is a most phenomenally fast man on a spurt, and if Zimmerman does not tire him out before the end of the race8 KB (1,335 words) - 03:18, 30 December 2021
- ...own on the steamer was uneventful, and we found ourselves in Santa Barbara on the night of July 16th. Inquiry elicited the information that [https://www. ...cliffs came to an end, we began to think our chances excellent for camping on some ledge of rock.20 KB (3,476 words) - 20:39, 8 January 2022
- ...id his safety zigzag. The next run of the Annex will be to Lake Pilarcitos on May 28th. A meeting of the Annex will be held tonight at the Olympic Club. ...own on the steamer was uneventful, and we found ourselves in Santa Barbara on the night of July 16th. Inquiry elicited the information that [https://www.20 KB (3,511 words) - 04:36, 13 July 2023
- ...lip/86323666/tamalpais-villa/ Tamalpais Villa]. The club will go in a body on the 9 A. M. [[Sausalito]] boat. [[J. Berges]] will depart next week for a two weeks' trip a wheel in Sonoma county,12 KB (1,954 words) - 19:20, 8 July 2023
- ...tape and twenty on the backstretch. The grounds are easy of access, being on the line of an electric railroad, and upon a popular drive, the Cliff road, ...umb|center|[http://www.georeferencer.com/compare#601780566539 Vue de l'Eau on the 1914 Weber's Map of Santa Cruz County, California]]]18 KB (3,008 words) - 15:07, 17 July 2023
- === TO OLYMPUS ON WHEELS. === ...rge. When the protest was made [[George Thorn|Thorn]], the Garden City man on [[:Category:1898 annual 100-mile relay race|the third relay]], who made the6 KB (1,048 words) - 18:39, 6 August 2023
- ...rn circuit as now arranged is as follows: Races were held at Santa Barbara on May 15 and at Ventura yesterday, and will be held at [[Pasadena May 20]], [ ...changes are made in the meantime: One-mile novice, gold and silver medals; two-mile [[class B]] [[handicap]], $105 bicycle-first prize, $40 suit of clothe20 KB (3,266 words) - 02:32, 3 January 2023
- ...unfortunately chosen referee. There was no need of hurrying, yet the first two races were run by the referee and part of the officials before half of the ...run to-morrow to [[San Pablo]]. The start will be from the [[Acme A. C.]] on Twelfth street, Oakland, at 9:30 A. M., and Captain [[Kitchen]] announces a12 KB (2,006 words) - 22:07, 19 August 2023
- The [[Bay City Wheelmen]] will have a euchre party at the clubrooms on Saturday evening, August 17, to be followed by a [[smoker]], for members on ...it meet at San Jose, November 8 and 9, 1895|two big meets to be held there on November 8 and 9]]. A party of prominent local wheelmen is being made up to21 KB (3,345 words) - 01:07, 8 July 2023
- ...ade on Monday, the 4th. Altogether, it promises to be a very large time on wheels, and the unfortunate who does not go will be an object of commiseration for ...fall, they select the 9th of September - [[Admission Day]] - as it is only on a general holiday that any attendance can be relied upon from San Francisco12 KB (2,060 words) - 20:22, 2 July 2023
- ...r]] and [[H. A. Mathews]] of the [[San Francisco Bicycle Club]] rode their wheels from Stockton to [[Brooklyn]] Saturday, following route three of the Califo ...will have a perfect [[track]]. It is in the form of an ellipse, banked up on all sides, and is one-quarter of a mile in distance.8 KB (1,420 words) - 17:20, 11 December 2022
- ...will ride under the [[Olympic Wheelmen|Olympic's]] colors during his stay on the Coast, and may possibly ride as one of their team in the [[100-mile rel ...he fad of this year, and many prominent wheelmen are talking of riding the two-header. Among them may be mentioned Chief Consul [[Charles K. Melrose]] and16 KB (2,720 words) - 04:55, 6 January 2022
- ...ngham, one of the local experts, some two months since made a run of fifty-two miles from this city to San Jose in seven hours, exclusive of halts by the [[BICYCLE-RIDING. Meet on the Point Lobos Road, and Formation of a Club - Fri, Nov 29, 1878 - Page 318 KB (2,910 words) - 13:56, 8 August 2023
- ...ay 30. It has four laps, thirty feet wide, with banks six feet high, built on the plan of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herne_Hill_Velodrome#History ...nts assembled to witness a fine bicycling programme. It was announced that on [[Alameda Cycle Park track|the new track]] it would be possible to break al9 KB (1,529 words) - 16:07, 16 July 2023
- ==== Widespread Interest Manifested in the Contests on the Garden City Track ==== ...ning to witness the contest for the five-mile championship, the first time on this Coast when [[class A]] and [[class B|B]] riders have competed together8 KB (1,299 words) - 17:37, 4 July 2023
- ...cisco Bicycle Club]], organized in 1878, telling of [[BICYCLE-RIDING. Meet on the Point Lobos Road, and Formation of a Club - Fri, Nov 29, 1878 - Page 3 ...dared in those days," says this wheelman, "to have ridden or trundled our wheels through the streets. We would have attracted a mob which would have called11 KB (1,913 words) - 02:00, 1 January 2023
- ...good bicycle track, and have it in readiness for the race meet to be held on [[Admission day]]. The fleur-de-lis has been adopted by the club as its dis ...//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herne_Hill_Velodrome Hern Hill course in England], on which [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75942081/a-twenty-four-hours-cycling11 KB (1,878 words) - 20:23, 2 July 2023
- ...return Friday morning. There will be two social functions for the wheelmen on the night of the Fourth — a dance at the [[San Jose Road Club]]'s hall an ...s. Never before has such a party visited this garden spot of California on wheels, and it is beyond question that they will bring back with them some splendi20 KB (3,247 words) - 17:23, 13 August 2023
- ...ecame an engineer when a young man, serving with the telephone company and two construction firms before organizing his own company in Oakland. He built s * [[ON THE TRACK. - The Wheelmen's and Athletic Tournament at Alameda. - May 31, 129 KB (5,017 words) - 17:27, 8 April 2023
- ==== Well-Known Athletes Who Travel Around on Wheels. ==== ===== How the Sport Has Grown in Interest Since it Was First Introduced on This Coast. =====22 KB (3,771 words) - 15:48, 7 March 2022
- ...ory:Bicycle shops|bicycle shop]] that grew into a chain of shops, and went on to become a major automobile business. His business sponsored the [[Leavitt ...t he may be transferred to another relay. The other clubs have not decided on this first relay yet.9 KB (1,440 words) - 23:03, 19 August 2023
- ===== Eastern Cracks Now on the Road. ===== ...rtunate possessor of a three-lap bicycle track, scientifically constructed on the most modern ideas, is something which would appear to the old-timers as13 KB (2,250 words) - 18:29, 4 July 2023
- ...n adventurous riding group named for him, [[Bliss Tourists]], which he led on some big rides. * [[BAY CITY WHEELMEN, Well-Known Athletes Who Travel Around on Wheels. - The San Francisco Examiner, Oct 14, 1888]]9 KB (1,442 words) - 17:23, 21 February 2022
- ...nished in the following order, the time given being that actually consumed on the road: John Gardiner, 59:02; D. E. Whitman, 1:02:03; Will Rodriguez, 1:1 ...he race was run by the injury of three of their best riders, necessitating two withdrawing and the substitution of untrained men. One of these latter, how9 KB (1,515 words) - 16:12, 27 December 2021
- ...nning three and being second in the other two. He captured the novice race on a horse track in 2:40, something almost unprecedented. ...s rode a mile in 2:34 1/4 and was timed the half in 1:10 3/4. At San Jose, on November 24th, Wells rode a dead heat with Alexander for second place in a25 KB (4,142 words) - 16:36, 29 July 2023
- ====== Horace w. Philbrook Was Not a Bit Daunted When Arrested for Riding on Forbidden Ground - He Reviews the Precedents - A Wheelman From the East Tal ...r courts. The Legislature, in creating the commission, expressly conferred on the Board of Park Commissioners the authority to make all needful regulatio14 KB (2,430 words) - 15:46, 6 July 2023
- ...he place about thirty feet in front of Stoddard. Waller got the time prize on a cushion-tire safety in 1h., 24m, and 57s., the best previous one being 1h ...//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herne_Hill_Velodrome Hern Hill course in England], on which [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/75942081/a-twenty-four-hours-cycling17 KB (2,655 words) - 03:47, 3 January 2023
- [[Camera Club Cyclists]], run to Cape Horn, on Halfmoon Bay road.<br/> ...lers. The club encouraged him, assisted in his training, helped to get him on the [[Rambler team]], and made him what he is, and in return he calmly turn19 KB (3,217 words) - 17:54, 25 December 2022
- ...s sprocket and tire undisturbed. All the cycling publications will be kept on file here. ...bs the wheelmen participated in the annual parade of the clubs at San Jose on September 9th last, and were awarded the prize for the most attractive appe8 KB (1,390 words) - 14:35, 12 August 2023
- ...representative on the board of directors, was elected by a large majority on Tuesday last. His thirty-four-inch bicycle still be seen for the first time ...le scratch, both class A events, in the [[Garden City Cyclers]]' race meet on September 10th, and is expected to make a good showing in the mile race.10 KB (1,764 words) - 04:12, 11 August 2023
- ====== MANY MISHAPS ON THE WAY. ====== ...fort of the contest, was lined with people. The wheelmen fenced the avenue on either side with their machines, and thus kept the multitude in subjugation31 KB (5,008 words) - 18:31, 6 August 2023
- Probably 2,000 men and women rode decorated wheels through the Mission streets, marching and counter-marching by the light of ...lers filled the streets so closely that there was no passage anywhere. The wheels were gay with lights, flowers and ribbons, and as the cyclers worked their23 KB (3,692 words) - 20:15, 8 July 2023
- 1878/11/29 [[BICYCLE-RIDING. Meet on the Point Lobos Road, and Formation of a Club - Fri, Nov 29, 1878 - Page 3 1879/11/30 draft: WHIRLING WHEELS - Inauguration of the Bicycle Contest in the Pavilion. - first bicycle race73 KB (9,538 words) - 02:35, 12 June 2023
- ...out brothers belong the honor of being the first to make the Yosemite trip on bicycles. [[ON THE WHEEL. - Daily Alta California, 29 November 1885]]15 KB (2,660 words) - 17:25, 21 February 2022
- ...are enjoying a well-earned rest from their recent merry times at the last two race meets, and are planning to attend [[the big meet scheduled for next Sa ...[[league meet]] to be given by the [[Garden City Cyclers]] at [[San Jose]] on [[Garden City Cyclers three-lap cement track|their now world-famous track]]18 KB (3,057 words) - 18:12, 2 July 2023
- The recent loss to the [[Garden City Cyclers]] of San Jose of their two racers [[Clarence Davis]] and [[Allan Jones]], has occasioned no end of com ...is|Davis]], and these, together with the other fast men, will put the club on top in the matter of racing talent. [[Otto Ziegler Jr.]] and [[C. R. Coulte14 KB (2,402 words) - 17:47, 4 June 2023
- ...embers of the [[Bay City Wheelmen]] and five of the [[Highland Club]] boys on February 22d, the course being from Gilroy to Menlo Park. The prize is a cl ...ic Coast Record Broken.|successfully run off over the San Leandro triangle on February 22]].16 KB (2,618 words) - 19:19, 6 July 2023
- ...as held last Sunday to the Cliff House. There were 28 members in line, and on returning to Oakland they adjourned to a restaurant, where a fine dinner wa ...e member could exercise at a time, and while he was busy swinging clubs or two others were boxing the rest of the club sat down and did their best to keep31 KB (5,074 words) - 21:03, 20 July 2023
- ===== Many Interesting Track Events Will Be Held on the National Holiday. ===== ...ld on the Fourth of July, as almost every town of any size has such events on its programme. The [[Petaluma Wheelmen]], [[Stockton Athletic Club]] and [[18 KB (2,905 words) - 03:17, 30 December 2021
