LFGSS
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
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London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
Re-On the A1 and overtaking a lorry!!!
That was me. I am now eighty five but remember that event clearly. It
was 1953 and was a thirty mile event, only partly on the A1 and then on the York road. I was riding a Bates cycle. This was a time when the roads were clear- not many lorries and they were limited to 20MPH so had to be passed.
I won the club junior BAR that year for 10, 25 and 30 mile events. After doing national service in the RAF I started running which took me into marathons and then Triathlons. I aquired a Maurice Woodrup cycle with simplex 5 gear and Wiennman Brakes. I enjoyed putting cycling and running together and did my last competative event when turned seventy. I have only recently given up cycling. I came across this article by chance and it has brought back
happy memories.
Gerald Finlay. Hambleton, North Yorks.
Riders of my era;
Reg Harris
Ray Booty
The Higginson twins
Eric Britton
Jimmy Clifford.