Old Photo and a Proposal

Really nice photo.

which one's Johnny?

Love the hair and the clobber, wicked style

These bikes remind me of the one I forgot to re-bid on last week.... I was stupidly outbid, it went for £62 in the end, that's SIXTY TWO EFFING QUID!!!! Sheesh..

:(

I'd never seen a low-pro like that before... probably never will again... what a twat.... TWAT!!

Look at that gearing!

Not just cycle ball - RAD BALL!

Yes, its Radball. ..? British humour?

Yes, its Radball. ..? British humour?

'Rad' is a current English slang term. For the non-German speakers here, "Rad" in this case is short for "Fahrrad", which means 'pedal cycle'.

@Crispin Glover

No-one in the world beats Flickwg at that game my friend.

Edit: LONGEST SEATPOST

Flickwg wins that one. Always. No questions. His seatpost is still visible in the London skyline despite the fact he moved to Brighton.

"No-one in the world" ... ?

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Yao Ming:

http://bp1.blogger.com/_jaawLzKLk7g/R_BbnTuCG-I/AAAAAAAAAyw/CnFoJUafb30/s1600-h/xN66_MingBike.jpg

For some reason, I can't post this file in-line--it appears in the preview but then disappears again. It doesn't work as an attachment or from file, either. Strange. Anyway, here's the bike without Yao Ming:

Look at that gearing!

Would have been awesome... must be something daft like 65/17 :)

I'd just like to mention that it's pure coincidence that my old club run photo appeared on the forum shortly before it was published in the current issue of Cycling Weekly. I had almost forgotten that they might use it, and I thought it went well with my BAR proposal.
While on this subject, do forum members read C.W.?

While on this subject, do forum members read C.W.?

Yes. I have a subscription.

i think i like the idea of cyclocross. is that wrong?

I've been training for this one since before any of you were born.

I was born with a gift.. that gift is stomach capacity. I challenge you to a du-el!

I like the photo.
I like the idea.
I might even participate.. probably in the drinking.. maybe even in a ride.. unless it's rollers, track, RP or an alleycat :)

I like the photo.
I like the idea.
I might even participate.. probably in the drinking.. maybe even in a ride.. unless it's rollers, track, RP or an alleycat :)

but you're ok to do cyclocross?

"No-one in the world" ... ?

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Yao Ming:

http://bp1.blogger.com/_jaawLzKLk7g/R_BbnTuCG-I/AAAAAAAAAyw/CnFoJUafb30/s1600-h/xN66_MingBike.jpg

For some reason, I can't post this file in-line--it appears in the preview but then disappears again. It doesn't work as an attachment or from file, either. Strange. Anyway, here's the bike without Yao Ming:

Exhibit B: flickwg's seatpost:

I like the idea, too. We could use a Formula One style points system: 10 points for the winner, 6 for 2nd...
And we all stick that into a Google Spreadsheet and link to it.

Lets make a list of possible disciplines:

1. Alleycat
   
2. Track race
   
3. Trackstand comp
   
4. Laps in a park
   
5. London to Brighton/Cambridge/whatever
   

One of Austria's last local gods. Christian Frisch in front of a classic, misty-eyed panoramic view of the alps. Austria-tour 1964, precursor of the Tour d'Alpes.

Love that. Is there anywhere I can source a HQ print of this?

but you're ok to do cyclocross?

It's one discipline I've never tried. It was basically unheard of in Oz when I was there.
So yeah, I wouldn't mind doing some cross. If it wasn't for my shit mud skillz and my huge quantities of fat lean muscle mass I'd be alright at it. :)

Love that. Is there anywhere I can source a HQ print of this?

you can try to score the whole book in a little foto-store in grtaz. i did.

found an old copy of photo sport from 1967 and wanted to add the pics somewhere on the forum. didnt want to start a new thread so hopefully they will be fine here.

it looks at the forthcoming tour de france over four pages. veLLo is going to do better scans and they they can be added but until then here are photos of the pages.

http://static.londonfgss.com/memberpics5540-albums661-picture5450.jpg

http://static.londonfgss.com/memberpics5540-albums661-picture5452.jpg

http://static.londonfgss.com/memberpics5540-albums661-picture5451.jpg

sorry if i missed something.

This is a Bernard Thompson photograph dating from the mid to late '70's. Bernard called it 'On Rockingham Hill', but I think it could be retitled 'Jeff Shows the Superiority of Tubulars over 27" Pressures'. Jeff's the one in the black and white cap second from the left.

There are a couple of interesting stories relating to this picture but I'll post again in a few minutes - I've just realised I need to be able to see the picture as I write.

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Second post as promised

This picture was taken on a weekend training run in February (note the snow on the roof in the background). This was an annual event known as the ‘Bern & Eth’ run – it had a simple format: meet at Staines Bridge on Saturday morning, ride to the Thompsons’ home in Lyddington (near Leicester) spend the late afternoon and evening being fed and talking cycling with our hosts, Sunday, ride home, 100 miles each way.

Accommodation wasn’t unlimited, so the ride was by invitation only and it was generally something of an elite group that took part. Maybe this was inevitable since it’s not so easy to ride a hundred miles in February as it is in May or June, and there are riders who might feel tired the next day after that Saturday ride. The route was fairly demanding in terms of climbing, and as can be seen from the picture most of the group were riding ‘hack’ bikes - more on this later.

Bernard & Ethel Thompson were near the heart of the cycling scene at that time. Ethel had been a part owner of Mercian Cycles and was devoted to the sport. Bernard was for many years ‘Cycling’s’ principal photographer and by the time I met him wrote a weekly column (Time Piece) and many race reports. It may seem odd to newcomers that Cycling Weekly ever found much space for race reports and discussion of time trialling, but until you find an old copy, you’ll just have to take my word that this was so. Bernard was a modest man, but a highly influential figure.

OK, so it’s a group of old time racing men – does it have any relevance to lfgss?
Well, it’s not hard to spot that out of the six riders only two have light wheels. Of those the one on the far right is an eighteen year old (I think) who, on age alone, is probably the weakest of the group. The 27’s reflect something not immediately obvious – they are on single gears. I think Steve Ayton (5th from the left, black cap) has a single freewheel, but the others are on fixed.

  I’m not sure if everyone is familiar with the term ‘hack bike’ – what we mean is a bike intended for hard work, mainly commuting, but also winter riding generally. Fixed was usual, but not universal, as a few opted for single free, but all these bikes looked as though they had been to hell and back, because they were generally built up from parts rejected from bikes higher up the rider’s feed chain and then ridden hard At this time it was considered normal to keep to the winter hack for the beginning of the training run season (January and most of February). We considered it prudent to keep our expensive lightweight kit in the shed until after the Spring rain had washed the Winter salt and grit away. I think even the most hardened fixed enthusiast will agree that riding a clapped out hack bike adds another dimension to a two hundred mile weekend.

There is another connection here between this picture and the thread. A long time ago I suggested that there should be a Forum Best All Rounder – an idea which was met with limited enthusiasm, but which I still think is worth pursuing. In this photo there are two contenders for national honours in the BBAR competition. Jeff Marshall, already mentioned , black and white cap, was runner up in 1970, while Marytn Roach, (next to Jeff, third from the left) was the champion in 1968, the first rider ever to exceed 25 mph as an average speed (remember the BBAR includes a 12 hour event) and I think, at 21 years of age, the youngest ever winner. If this was 1976 it was also the year he won the 12 Championship for the second time, he was also champion in1971. All the riders in the group had successes in open events.

A BAR does not have to include a 12 – it’s just a question of agreement on what interested riders want to do. It would be quite possible to have a BAR that consisted of a 10 and a 25. One essential that should not be overlooked is that any BAR competition will need a prize presentation, and that will involve a bar of the other sort.

If enough people are interested I offer to collate results submitted to me for an lfgss BAR for the 2012 season, but only on the condition that the distances should include a 100 for men and a 50 for women. I should say that I think the BAR formula only works for time trials, but if some one else wants to run a competition based on a points system for other types of racing I will applaud their ingenuity and enterprise.

Over to you.

there was an inaugural BAR award in my club (Grupetto) but they gave it to some Kiwi who rides for Willseden/rollapaloser though?