This is to certify that on March 18th,
I witnessed the Veloce Motor Bicycle,
fitted with patent 2 1/2 Horse Power two-
speed engine - with gear ratios 5 to 1 on
the high speed and 8 to 1 on the low speed
- climb Gough Street Hill, Birmingham,
which has a gradient of 1 in 7, and is
known as one of the toughest acclivities
in the Midlands, with a very awkward
"take off", at speeds varying from 25
to 5 miles per hour. The performance was
repeated several times, - and on the
majority of the trials the machine carried
two passengers, whose combined weight was
22 stones. The starts were some of them
standing, and when a single passenger
rode, he could always stop and start on
any part of the hill. It was in every
respect a satisfactory and valuable test
for the Veloce Engine.