1962 Winter Reliability Ride

[Ajax Bay]

1962 Tyneside Vagabonds CC Reliability Ride - Vintage Cycling

View: https://youtu.be/6DNUIxubdGg


@GuyBoden posted this in another sub-forum.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Brilliant

 

[ozboz]

That brought back memories of how things looked around the roads when I was still at junior school , I actually saw a 6 wheel bus , maybe a Trolley bus ,
Nice footage !

 

[dan_bo]

Superb.

 

[Banjo]

Snow and no gloves.Real men.

 

[confusedcyclist]

quite a few of these riders had what appear to be roll bags/saddle bags that look visually similar to these...

What are they? Haven't seen them before.

 

[Ajax Bay]

In the film, a fair few look to have a rolled up cape and maybe a folded tubular strapped under/behind the saddle (as you'd expect) - well before the days of lightweight anoraks/jackets/cagoules consigned capes to a rarely (or never) used option.

 

[Dayvo]

Just seen this and what wonderful footage: oh for the simplicity of yesteryear.

Mind you, I certainly would have had me mam knit me some gloves and a hat.

 

[Tail End Charlie]

Only just seen this, it's great! Interesting that,whilst there's an assortment of woollen tops, most are wearing 3/4 lowers and long socks. Few with any sort of head covering either, in winter.

 

[Ajax Bay]

[QUOTE 5320846, member: 9609"]does anyone recognise the check point at 11:47 ?
the video sequence would suggest it is between Alnwick and North Charlton but I can't place it[/QUOTE]
North Charlton - you can see the telephone box in the video which is still there, outside the old 'Reading Rooms'.
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?...ty/Town/Village]&searchp=ids.srf&mapp=map.srf
and then Google streetview it.
Riders head off west to Wooler.

 

[Ajax Bay]

Given it's turned chilly (and someone gave the OP a 'like'), bump. 'Ardness (northern) inspiration.

 

[Teamfixed]

That's brilliant. I was a year old. Cycling of that era had a certain style that is unrepeatable.
Now then, wheres my knitted jumper gone!

 

[currystomper]

We still have reliability rides early in the season (Feb) but the gear is a little more up to date. Soup and stovies at the local church hall afterwards brilliant!!

 

[screenman]

We were organising reliability trials from our house in the nineties, the last one had 71 riders turn up and most came in for something to eat afterwards, they are still talked about locally now.