Dr. Paul B. Williams, BAH, MPhil, PhD Instructor, Dept. of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
From: castell5@sympatico.ca To: simonandonandon@yahoo.com Subject: RE: [CR] Post War Brits / Euro Parts Date: Sat, 8 May 2010 17:22:19 -0400
Simon,
I am wondering, therefore, whether members of the BLRC and proponents of massed start racing were also more inclined to ride bikes with derailleurs as opposed to the time-trialists who favoured single-fixed or hub-gears? It would be interesting to know whether Euro mass-start race-kit was better suited to mass-start races, or am I barking up the wrong tree? Was it just a case of emulating their European cousins?
Paul Williams, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Dr. Paul B. Williams, BAH, MPhil, PhD Instructor, Dept. of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
> Date: Sat, 8 May 2010 13:53:00 -0700
> From: simonandonandon@yahoo.com
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: [CR] Post War Brits / Euro Parts
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> I have no first hand experience of cycling during this era and only know what I have read of the post war British cycling scene. I would also love to hear more first hand accounts.
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> It seems that European components had more cache with the riders from the BLRC (British League of Racing Cyclists AKA 'The League'). The BLRC were proponents of 'Massed start' races in a European style, as opposed to time trials (as sanctioned by the NCU National Cyclists Union 'the Union').
> There was a lot of friction and enmity between these two organisations and that was reflected in equipment choice.
> I'm not sure if a post war time trialist would have been infra dig http://www.phrases.org.uk/
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> More information needed please.
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> Simon Bird
> London
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