There were many makes and styles of cycling shoe available. My 1938 Holdsworth "Aids to Happy Cycling" catalogue (later re-named "Bike Riders' Aids") lists 15 different styles, from the heavy duty "Rough Stuff" to the ultra light "Flexi-Sprint", availble with either zip or lace up front, and weighing only 12 ounces per pair.
The term used for the long socks is, indeed, stockings.
Have a look at:
http://smg.photobucket.com/
for some pages from this catalogue.
Neil Foddering Weymouth, Dorset, England
>From: "Ted E. Baer" <wickedsky@sbcglobal.net>
>To: joel metz <magpie@blackbirdsf.org>,Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>Subject: Re: [CR]Photos of 1930's English Clubmen and Lot More Style
>Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 09:43:32 -0700 (PDT)
>
>
>Joel wrote:
>
> > one things for sure, club cyclists in the 30s sure
> > had a hell of a
> > lot more style!
>
>Indeed they did. It was if the dress code/proper
>attire and grooming of one's self was as important as
>the bicycle itself. The cyclists took pride is
>looking quite stately for their races, clubs, and
>group rides.
>
>I have two questions for the English cycling experts
>on the list:
>
>What brand of shoe did the English cyclist wear in the
>30s/40s?
>
>Secondly what was the proper term for the patterned
>socks/stockings that were sported with the old
>whipcord baggies?
>
>Ted Baer
>Palo Alto, CA USA
>
>
>--- joel metz <magpie@blackbirdsf.org> wrote:
>
> > the tough part about buying plus-fours is that the
> > majority dont seem
> > to have quite the shape of the ones popular in the
> > 30s-50s. just not
> > the same flounce at the knee. ive been more likely
> > to find what i
> > consider to be plus-twos or knickers. rarely do i
> > find an auction
> > with a pic of someone wearing the supposed
> > "plus-fours", so i can see
> > that, in fact, they do come down over the knees in
> > that typical
> > fashion. ive got a couple pairs that *dont*. and
> > then i find places
> > that have pics of the plus-fours i want, and theyre
> > all bespoke
> > clothing places, and i cant afford that :)
> >
> > one things for sure, club cyclists in the 30s sure
> > had a hell of a
> > lot more style! now if i could just a source for the
> > nice patterned
> > wool cowl-neck sweaters ive the italians and french
> > out on training
> > rides in during that period...
> >
> > -joel
> >
> > At 15:29 +0000 09.24.2006, neil foddering wrote:
> > >Surely not Phil! But if you really do, try eBay,
> > but search using
> > >the keyword "breeks" - there are usually lots for
> > sale, since
> > >English game shooters (hunters) still wear them.
> > In fact, I've just
> > >looked, and there are assorted sizes on eBay at the
> > moment with a
> > >Buy it Now price of GBP37 per pair.
> > >
> > >If you should use them, avoid the rain - I've heard
> > it's pretty
> > >unpleasant having cold, wet, tweed flapping around
> > your legs, having
> > >absorbed about ten pounds of water...
> > >
> > >Neil Foddering
> > >Weymouth, Dorset, England
> > >
> > >>From: Phil Sieg <triodelover@comcast.net>
> > >>To: neil foddering <neilfoddering@hotmail.com>
> > >>CC: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> > >>Subject: Re: [CR]Photos of 1930's English Clubmen
> > >>Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 11:22:28 -0400
> > >>
> > >>Now what I want to know is where to get a pair of
> > Plus Fours.
> > >>
> > >>Phil Sieg
> > >>Knoxville, Tennessee
> > >>USA
> > >>
> > >>neil foddering wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>In view of the interest that's been stirred up by
> > my mention of
> > >>>traditional cycling shorts (I've had quite a
> > number of off-list
> > >>>emails) I've loaded a few pages from the 1930's
> > photo albums I
> > >>>bought a couple of years back onot a photohosting
> > site. The
> > >>>photos include pics of the album owner, his
> > family, cycling
> > >>>friends and places he visited, and I've selected
> > a few which I may
> > >>>be of interest.
> > >>>
> > >>>They depict the clothing of the ordinary clubmen
> > in a style which
> > >>>semms to have spanned the years from the late
> > 1920's to the early
> > >>>1950's, and can be viewed at:
> > >>>
> >
> >>>http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v396/hadendowa/1930s%20Photos/
> > >>>
> > >>>Neil Foddering
> > >>>Weymouth, Dorset, England.
> >
> > --
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> > ==
> > i know what innocence looks like - and it
> > wasn't there,
> > after she got that
> > bicycle...
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