oap1942 Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Yes at least he did when i left, never saw him again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mature5011 Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 My two uncles were in Beighton Wheelers Freddie and Eric Dodson Les Poole as I remember was the time trial guy in late 40's to 50's period Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuttsie Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 My two uncles were in Beighton Wheelers Freddie and Eric Dodson Les Poole as I remember was the time trial guy in late 40's to 50's period Any one remember Brian Jolly . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackburnrod Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 In the late 50s the star Beighton Whs rider was Mick Bennett who won 25mile TTs.In 1956 I bought a 24" Baines frame with a very steep seat tube and short rear triangle from him for 5 pounds,the deal being done in Henry Holmes bike shop on London Rd,Sheffield. Jo (I think) Robottom was in the Sheffield Phoenix,a promising road racer coached by Lol Dodd.She died very early,I think from leukaemia.I met her several times at HH's other shop at Sharrowvale Rd.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echo beach Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 I remember stopping at the Pewitt Cafe on my cycling trips out to Derbyshire in the 1950's. My parents, who were both keen cyclists, were members of the Sheffield Grove Cycling Club in the 1930's. They first met at the Peacock Inn at Owler Bar - under an outdoor shelter at the front of the pub - which no doubt was used by cyclists as a resting place after the long uphill ride from Baslow or Hathersage. Details of the Grove Club are ellusive; altho' I suspect it was based somewhere off Ecclesall Road, close to where my Dad lived and where there are several roads named 'Grove'. On 26/2/2009 I posted on SF about the Club and attached a photo of some members, but so far without response. I appreciate most of the people in the photo will by now have departed to the ' great clubhouse in the sky', but it would be interesting to hear from anyone (almost certainly older Forummers)who may have heard of the Grove C C or who recognises anybody in the picture. Echo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wornout53 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 In the late 50s the star Beighton Whs rider was Mick Bennett who won 25mile TTs.In 1956 I bought a 24" Baines frame with a very steep seat tube and short rear triangle from him for 5 pounds,the deal being done in Henry Holmes bike shop on London Rd,Sheffield. Jo (I think) Robottom was in the Sheffield Phoenix,a promising road racer coached by Lol Dodd.She died very early,I think from leukaemia.I met her several times at HH's other shop at Sharrowvale Rd.. I think it was Christine Rowbottom.....I was fortunate enough to meet both her and Lol Dodd on several occasions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wornout53 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Any one remember Brian Jolly . Yes....I knew him way back when. He sent me a postcard from the Mexico olympics when he was part of the GB cycling squad. He met a Canadian canoeist there I believe and later married her and emigrated to Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackburnrod Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Wornout530 Yes she was Christine Robottom but I seem to remember her initials were JC. It was over 50 years ago when I was in the Sheffield Sports CC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wornout53 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 I knew a lot of cyclists back then....quite a few from Rutland CC. and the names have stuck in my mind over the years because of what really nice people they were. I used to love to go to watch the cycle racing in Norfolk Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuttsie Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 I knew a lot of cyclists back then....quite a few from Rutland CC. and the names have stuck in my mind over the years because of what really nice people they were. I used to love to go to watch the cycle racing in Norfolk Park. The Norfolk park races were brilliant can,t a local club bring them back, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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