Beryl Burton's 1967 Otley 12-Hour Course

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He'd have had to be a contortionist to do that. The bike probably didn't help as it was made of 2 solo frames welded together and wan't perfectly straight. Great for going round right hand bends but left hand ones not so good The next year we bought a new M&B one which was great.

Here's the original in full flight nearing the finish in a club 10 in 1984. It was still going a few years ago back in the ownership of the guy we
bought it from. It may still be on the road as I think it may have been passed on to a local blind cycling charity.

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My young mate Eric on the back went on to be a very good 1st cat roadman. I went on to be an average middle aged tester.

Photo by another clubmate Chris Witham.

BTW, we never managed to get out of the saddle together, even on the new one!

Yes, no room there. Clever you. Great photo. True grit. But nothing beats a straight bike.
Thanks for sharing.