PRO TOUR OF CENTRAL 1960-61

 As can been seen by the size of these races 54 starters in 1960 and 47 in '61

the Professional race scene was still in 

reasonably good health in the early sixties.

 The good health of the 'cash' scene was not to last,

the last of the cash clubs amalgamated with the amateur

clubs in the early nineties..

There is a brief explanation of this decline

in my other blog here

I really like this Tour Leader jersey,

worn by Colin McNaught, winner of the 

Tour in 1960.

NEW VEL-SPORT DECAL

 We have just finished screen printing the new seat tube decals 

for our project bikes. This one is on the Three Speed Fixed bike.

Should be ready for clear coat in the next few days.

DRINK,SMOKE - BE FIT

Left to Right;

Brik Schotte,Gino Bartali,Fiorenzo Magni,Pino Cottur,
Louison Bobet Fausto Coppi and Ferdi Kubler. 
Between them they won,

seven World titles, eight Tours of France
 and eleven Tours of Italy.

THE RACING MANS KIT

The Racing Mans Kit

Taken from the first Tour of Britain

program 1951

Don't know about you, but I think this looks 

far more stylish than most of the modern kit.

 

 Ian Steel rode for Viking in the Tour of Britain.

You can read more about Viking race bikes here

New Page -Readers Rides

New page of readers rides.

I will have two pages

New Zealand bikes and others.

If you have something of interest,  please email some good 

photos over

adrian@theflyingwheel.com

Empire Superb owned by Ben in Auckland

1950's NZ

 

I don't know to much information on this photo.

Beasley(?) Labour Day grass track meet 1954

Nice photo though.

The Scratch bunch, start of the 

Round the Mountain Classic 1954

1973 Dulux Jim Ryder

 How about these couple of classic photos of Timaru rider

Jim Ryder winning the Wanganui Stage of the 1973 Dulux Six Day.

The End of a Campag Nuvo Record

The End of a Campag Nuvo Record

Don't ask me what happened, all I can say was that is was 
catastrophic,and I had to thumb a ride home.

Empire Games 1950

Check out the new post on the  Wolves of the Road blog

Empire Games 100 mile road race, Auckland 1950

FREJUS

So just to really prove I really am full of contradictions.

After my posting just two days ago, banging on about the beauty and relative

exclusivity of the great British lightweight...
Frejus.

Well what can you say, with the competition history of Maserati and all the right looks, if you are into the slightly older race bikes, who wouldn't want one?

 Ferdinand "Ferdi" Kübler