Fw: Mick's Reply to [CR]Mick's Return and a couple of questions

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From: "Paul Williams" <castell5@sympatico.ca>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Fw: Mick's Reply to [CR]Mick's Return and a couple of questions
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 15:39:20 -0400
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Mick's reply might interest a few!

Paul Williams,
Ottawa


----- Original Message -----
From: Mick Butler
To: castell5@sympatico.ca
Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 3:32 PM
Subject: RE: [CR]Mick's Return and a couple of questions



> Hi Paul,
> Thanks mate. Regarding Wally Summers I have seen a Norman Cycles advert
> myself recently about him doing distant records but I can't remember
> where,
> old age! What a character he moved to the
> USA in the 1960's.
> Wally (Walter) Summers participated in the world championships 1974 Pro
> stayers events for the U.S.A. and was at that time 59 years old.
> Made a a second carreer in the States as a professional cyclist in
> 1973-1974
> and in 1982-1983
> broke all the motorpaced records from the U.S.A.
> Marguerite Wilson a real sort (nice looker) as my Grandfather was fond of
> telling me. She came from Bournemouth was a member of West Croydon
> Wheelers
> and later Bournemouth Arrow CC. What a mark she made on the record tables
> beat 21 bicycle records, 18 of these as a Pro for Hercules. Her career as
> a
> record breaker was only short 1938 to 1941 when the war put a stop to it.
> Eleven records in 39, 6 in 40 and the last in 41 the "50 Mile".
> Famous Vegetarians Fred Grubb, George Olley, Len Cave, Sid Ferris, Dave
> Keeler and Charlie Davey. Bit of info on Charlie he was president of
> Addiscombe CC in the 1950's when they were at their peak in 24's and the
> woman in the 100 and 12's. He use to draw up all the feeding schedules,
> loads of Em-Prote early on alternated with glucose drinks and tea with
> eggs
> (whaaa!), as said earlier he was a strict vegetarian but suddenly in the
> mid
> 50's he switched to Bengers as Em-Prote was found to have meat in it! This
> famous feed name was never ever mentioned again.
> Wonder what saddles the Vegetarians rode a nice leather Mansfield North
> Road? What about shoes and toe straps?
> You can forward to CR if you wish.
> All the best Mick.