Guardian Photo Essay on the Rough Stuff Fellowship cycling club.

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chriswoody

Legendary Member
Location
Northern Germany
Wonderful photo essay in todays Guardian on the Rough Stuff Fellowship.

"Often described as the world’s oldest off-road cycling club, the Rough-Stuff Fellowship (RSF) was founded in 1955 by a group of hardy cyclists from northern England who shunned smooth tarmac in favour of bumpy tracks, muddy bridleways and rugged hill passes. Their goal: to traverse “the rougher and less-beaten ways”

It's an amazing look through their photo archives and puts my gravel biking exploits to shame!

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jun/13/break-the-cycle-britains-oldest-off-road-club
 

otek59

Well-Known Member
Well that puts any one who complains about their commute to shame
 
When I started riding more seriously in the 70's it was the RSF which inspired how. We travelled with OS maps and a stove, explored footpaths and forests, lanes and byways, we often didn't get that far but we had fun doing it.
 

oldwheels

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Location
Isle of Mull
The book by Davie Bell title The Highwayman has quite a bit of rough stuff in the Scottish Borders.
I did the Lairg Ghru in the mid 1950’s with an ordinary road bike of the time. Had a bit of carrying but being young and daft never thought much about it at the time.
 

ColinJ

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