Excerpt from Wheeling As regards the work itself the chief aim has been to shape its contents in the most concise and intelligible form possible for the purpose of ready reference, by adhering to simplicity in matters of detail, but without degenerating into generalities in vagueness of description. While professedly written in the special interest of cyclists it has been endeavoured, as far as the limits of such a class-work would allow, to embody in it also some general information suited to the wants of other travellers than wheelmen. Where to go and what to see has been construed in the barest and most literal meaning of the phrase, and long descriptions and minute particulars of the sights of our land have been invariably omitted. In this respect the tourist is referred for further information to county histories and local guide books. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.