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Does anyone know anything about the Rover Racing Cyclist's Club? My great grandfather Samuel Eaton was president in 1910.
Bill
Sydney
Australia
Bill
Sydney
Australia
Does anyone know anything about the Rover Racing Cyclist's Club? My great grandfather Samuel Eaton was president in 1910.
Bill
Sydney
Australia
My Brother Albert (RIP) rode at the Butts track a Dawes of Tyseley light weight frame i think it was made of duralumin with bamboo rimmed wheels and tubeless tyres, no gears only fixed gear pedal drive.
To protect their amateur status, McKenna`s furniture Van from Hay Mills, Birmingham would be at The Butts and the race winners chose items of furniture to the value of the cash prize they had won, this would be circa 1950-60?.Len, the Butts Track at Coventry, like Salford Park, has long been gone. The Easter Monday meeting at the Butts used to be a big classic meeting every year run by Charlie Viner, and it was the last meeting, in 1967, that I rode before immigrating to the Netherlands on the Tuesday. That day I "cleaned up" and made a bit of money for my boat fare from Harwich to the Hook of Holland, by Tuesday evening I was standing in Amsterdam central station with my bike, two suitcases and about £60 in my pocket, never came back!!!
this would be circa 1950-60?.
Listening to the radio this morning. there was an interview with ( BRUMMIE ) Tommy Godwin Olympic bronze winner. CYCLING... Now only half listening, i think i heard him say that Seb Coe has invited him to our Olympics in London, He will be 92 years of age...Cat
Graham, are you still in Amsterdam?Len, the Butts Track at Coventry, like Salford Park, has long been gone. The Easter Monday meeting at the Butts used to be a big classic meeting every year run by Charlie Viner, and it was the last meeting, in 1967, that I rode before immigrating to the Netherlands on the Tuesday. That day I "cleaned up" and made a bit of money for my boat fare from Harwich to the Hook of Holland, by Tuesday evening I was standing in Amsterdam central station with my bike, two suitcases and about £60 in my pocket, never came back!!!
Thank you!Richard
Regrettably Graham is no longer with us, having died a while ago
John, I think that both the equipment & training are making a big difference. I recently purchased a TREK hybrid and when I look at that vs my Viking Severn Valley. OMG! the Viking was 4 speed but I had three other chain rings I could put on depending how flat or hill the road would be. Particularly in a 25TT.John Patston Reading your results, "2nd in the Natl champ 25 in 1974" what time did you do and the bike you rode? I was third in a NCU Reg Champ in 1950 age 17 to Baz Francis and Bob Maitland my time was around 1hr 1min on a 20 lb single fixed gear around 84", Now low 40 mins for 25 mile TT. How very different from 1950 and before.Do you think that Equip and training would made this much difference? Amazing.View attachment 144232
My favorite racing tubs. Dunlop #3s Used #1 for the track. Use to spend the winter months fixing the things, got pretty good with the curved needle. Happy days