[CR]Urago & ROH Leaguers

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From: "Mick Butler" <pariscyclesuk@hotmail.com>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 16:20:52 +0000
Subject: [CR]Urago & ROH Leaguers

Watcha Jacque, Still getting the miles in then, your bloody lucky to have got that wedge in redundo and to have all the time and be in control. If I was to cop it and hop it now would only get bare state scheme. They have finished our trade society and none of the youngsters have any fight or bollocks. Still its a job. Fed up to the teeth with that played out phrase, that's all you hear now from them. They think a bloody picket is a fence! I do miss the old days building wheels at the back of those old yank Miehle's. What a press bullitt proof, well made and reliable. Best of all and oh so slow by today's standard. Wish I could have finished my time grafting on one. About this question on Urago's I can't find anything. Asked my old man and he said Tommy Saunders rode one in the Brighton to Glasgow but he can't remember the year. Said he thinks it was 49. Now the other bit on the ROH & Harrison teams. Yes it is the same team. They rode ROH Super Circuit's. The only one he can remember is Gilling and that was definitely 49. Im still doing 125 a week mostly too and from work. Still going out at the weekends with Mark but can't get him on the back of the tandem trike anymore. Since I have taken off the kiddy cranks he will not go on it, must be to do with him not being able to freewheel at will. He rides a BMX all the time and still puts his feet down to brake! You are to right about the crazy prices being paid for Hetchin's who would have thought it? Me can't understand it when you can still get a gen Gillott, Pennine or Langsett at a fraction of the price. Just shows you can still get real quality cheap. I still remember that awful curly you had nearly as bad as those to horrible Mercian's I owned. Just imagine what that curly would fetch now and what a terrible frame talk about the "gas pipe cavalry". Heard the one about Rebecca Loos apparently she was found out of her skull on beer when they asked her what was up she said you don't have to be Posh to swallow Becks. Give my love to Deb and take care. Boots Mickey.

Best wishes and be lucky. Michael Butler Huntingdon UK.