Want to buy or sell something? Check the classifieds
  • The Fedora Lounge is supported in part by commission earning affiliate links sitewide. Please support us by using them. You may learn more here.

Babes on Bikes

2jakes

2jakes

I'll Lock Up
Messages
9,680
Location
Alamo Heights ☀️ Texas
BT.png


qoeuzc.jpg
 
2jakes

2jakes

I'll Lock Up
Messages
9,680
Location
Alamo Heights ☀️ Texas
F3A273BB-A9DF-47F7-918B-B209ABFF5580.jpeg


Ruth Smith (North Lancs CC) passing a Lancia Lambda in the 1955 25-mile Womens' Championship in an era when women were still not allowed to enter men's events. She is riding fixed with one brake to the front wheel and the obligatory bell mounted on the stem.
(See note from Laurie Weeks about the Lancia at bottom of this page)

Events were also organised for tandems. Solo trikes would compete in normal time trials for solo machines. There may be a prize for trikes (or barrows as they were known) but barrow-boys tended to pit themselves against each other in a sort of limited fraternity. Tandem trikes would compete in tandem events of course. In 1960 the 'Uni' 30-mile tandem event attracted 65 entries, small fry though compared with the same event in 1936 which had 135 entries for an event limited to 100 riders.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

C
Dating stetson hat
Replies
1
Views
554
Woodtroll
Woodtroll
A
What are your's hung on...
Replies
11
Views
1K
Maxwell Von Chesapeake
Maxwell Von Chesapeake
E
Stetson Numbers Printed On Inside of Sweatband and on hidden interior size tag
Replies
2
Views
302
edh3007
E
Xopher
Hooked on jackets? Why?
2 3 4
Replies
76
Views
6K
Al 916
A
Darrell2688
Fedora on Ebay
Replies
0
Views
416
Darrell2688
Darrell2688

Members online

... and 22 more.
Total: 1,302 (members: 72, guests: 1,230)

Forum statistics

Threads
107,257
Messages
3,032,318
Members
52,712
Latest member
Yamamoto
Top