Classic images from the 30s, 40s and 50s

James Albon competing on his E F Russ in the Eastern Counties 50 mile time-trial - 21 May, 1939

Nicolle Ansell sent this photo of her father A E P Backer (stoker left, aged 22 years) with  H A Power after taking the ECRRA 100-mile Tandem record on 11 September, 1926 with a time of 4h 26m 17s. Her father went on to build and race motor-cycles and cars with some success under the name of Tony Bacca until WWII

Studio image of A Theaker, grass-track champion of Lincolnshire (Mick Butler)

W A Bevis and J Wisby listed to compete in a grass-track meet in Cambridge (Mick Butler)

Royston (Roy) Ashmead from Dartford on his Granby frame no. 219 delivered to him on 10 January 1948 with South of France bars, GB brakes & Williams chainset

Sir Hubert Opperman BSA advert

Stan Miles Best All-Rounder 1935

C Helps National Sprint Champion 1936

Jack Sibbitt and Ernie Chambers - Herne Hill

L to R: Toni Merkens, Higgins, Dennis Horn

Tough cycle tourists in West Norway c.1889
'Velocipedes on the Stalheim Climb' from Brian Redfern

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