Website Editor Roy Spilsbury writes:- One of the pleasures of being a cycling website editor is the sometimes intriguing contacts from folk that have interesting stories to tell, Not least of these was a contact from Anna Neale telling … Read More
A fascination for North Wales. For Liverpudlians North Wales has always had a fascination, not least of all for the generations of cyclists who have crossed the Mersey and Dee to explore its mysterious mountains and vales. In the early … Read More
Walter McGregor Robinson One of the pioneers of rough stuff cycling was Walter MacGregor Robinson, who, writing under the pen-name of Wayfarer, commanded a devoted band of followers in the years following the Great War. To capture the flavour … Read More
Reg Gammon died aged 103 in April 1997, Born in Sussex, at the age of 17 he became apprenticed to magazine illustrator Frank Patterson. Patterson was well known for his evocative country sketches in the Cyclists Touring Club … Read More
Liverpool: The rich cycling history of the European Capital of Culture Liverpool, appointed European Capital of Culture 2008, has a rich cycling history. It was here that in 1869 one of the earliest velocipede clubs in Britain was formed, only … Read More
Vintage Films Galore For those of us with an insatiable appetite for vintage films, here’s a site well worth a visit. From classic genre films, to brief glimpses of times long since gone, there’s much to be explored here. Youth … Read More