Mick,
Good to have you back mate - your contributions were missed. Hope all has resolved itself?
While nursing a bad cold I have been sitting down perusing a copy of the Cycling Manual 22nd ed. 1950, which just arrived in the post yesterday.
For you and some of the vet Brits to mull over! A couple of things caught my attention an advert for Norman which had a pic of Wally Summers astride an Invader - says he was the holder of a number of distance records. And yet, when I look at the charts in the Manual it shows him as only the holder of the London to Pembroke run in 1949.
I was also struck by the fact that a Miss M. Wilson was the holder of just about every Women's Road Record as of Dec. 31, 1949 - single, both amateur and professional, and even one tandem record with a Mrs. Uren. When I tried to find info about Miss Wilson nothing came up on the internet. She seemed to have been prolific at all distances although not in the national time trials (R.T.T.C.).
I was also intrigued by the success in the 1930s of the Vegetarian Cycling and Athletic Club team. Were these teams sponsored by specific makers at the time or did they ride a variety of bikes?
Just the curiosity of someone looking out at a beautiful sunny Spring day and feeling like death warmed up!!!
Anyway Mick - welcome back.
Cheers,
Paul.
Paul B. Williams, PhD (Queen's)
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