The Knave - Angels Camp, John Muir, scorching, San Leandro Triangle, bicycle history

Knave Scorching Prohibited Excuse Our Dust San Leandro Triangle Sun, Jan 17, 1960 – 76 · Oakland Tribune (Oakland, Alameda, California, United States of America) · Newspapers.com

If you've come here to read bike stuff, scroll down to the last two paragraphs, titled "Scorching Prohibited" and "Excuse Our Dust." I've documented the course described in the "Excuse Our Dust" in my earlier post, "San Leandro Triangle." This whole edition of The Knave is worth your time. They usually are. - MF

Mid-Winter Wheeling in California. - The Wheelmen's Gazette - January 15, 1888

Mid-Winter Wheeling in California.

By Joseph J. Bliss.

On January 15, 1888, I took a ride on my wheel (54-inch New Mail), around the Bay of San Francisco, distance about ninety miles, and have thought that perhaps some of the readers of the Gazette might like to see an account of it.

If Your Children Cry for Bread, Will Ye Give Them a Stone? - The Wheelmen's gazette April, 1886

Go to page 54 of The Wheelmen's gazette, 1886, or follow this link to the page. I can't embed it at the right page.

"If Your Children Cry for Bread, Will Ye Give Them a Stone?"

H. W. BURMESTER and J. J. Bliss, two California wheelmen, made a century run around the Bay of San Francisco on the 25th of March, starting from San Francisco shortly after midnight, Sunday morning. The first portion of the run was by moonlight, but neither had a fall or mishap of any kind on the trip.

East 23rd Avenue & 12th Street, Oakland - Then and Now

Then:

23rd Ave. OAKLAND CALIFORNIA Photo Post Card 1905-15 ALAMEDA County STREET SCENE (Ebay)

Now:

Lake Merritt in 1907, and in 2020

1907

2020

Acme Reunion, Six-Day Bicycle Racing - Oakland Tribune, 07 Jun 1935, Fri, Page 38

In The Spotlight of Sports Ralph Bell Acme reunion Six-day race TO BLOG Wed, Jun 5, 1935 – Page 15 · Oakland Tribune (Oakland, California) · Newspapers.com

IN THE SPOTLIGHT OF SPORTS

By RALPH BELL

THE Acme boys are planning another one. What? Why a reunion of course, of members of the Oakland Sports Club organized in 1883 and abandoned before the end of that century, in 1899. This year's reunion is set for Saturday night at the Oakland Elks Club, at Broadway And Twentieth, according to a letter from Jimmy Shanly, who, with John Kitchen Jr. and F. Willis Sharpe, is on the committee in charge. The dinner will start at 6 o'clock.

Windy, solo bay lap over Tam, the story in pictures

I was feeling good, I had a day to ride. I tried to interest people in coming with me, but no takers. It was cold & windy! I wanted to do another lap of the Bay, over Tam, this time up Railroad Grade, along Ridgecrest, down to Alpine Dam and then to Fairfax on the Fairfax-Bolinas road, and return. So I did.

Here's the story, in pictures: