NORTHWOOD WHEELERS

This website documents a sadly now defunct cycling club, the Northwood Wheelers. My father, David Saunders, was a member of the Northwood Wheelers from the late 1940s through to 1955, when adult life "distracted" him from cycling. A large part of this site consists of his cycling diaries (Open Roads) written at that time, and which he has annotated with photographs and editorial comments. You can reach this material via the menu at the top of the website... Since the original incarnation of these web pages a couple of years ago, I have had emails and phone calls from former members of the Northwood Wheelers. I hope that this new version will encourage others to do the same... In late 1947 Tom Simpson, Gordon (Boff - short for boffin) Empson and brothers Roy & Colin Turner were asked to assist with running the cycling section of The Northwood Boy's Club. Colin can't remember if any others were involved at this time. None of us had any experience of running a club, as none of us had..

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