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Oliver Schick
Have dug out my notes.
Charly said he bought the Gillott off another rider who was relocating to NZ around 1955 when Charly was 17yrs old.
Was originally dark brown with white lettering.
Was used on the track at Liverpool when was with Melling Wheelers in Bootle track league.
Also used for time trials. Brake only installed when on road for time trials.
Stopped using because Harry Quinn made him a chrome track bike for use at the Rome Games.
When he returned Eddie Soens told him only to ride his bikes and returned the Quinn.
Soens made him a time trial bike on which he set the 55:1 record in 1961.
Had five sprockets at the back.
Eddie said it should have been sub 55 as the course was 45m longer than should have been but stewards rejected that.