July '74 - Bits n' pieces

I'm off to the Kona 24 Hour this weekend, so here's some additional content for the weekend. Another ad, from a store that still exists, and a few columns, providing some gossip and colour from the cycling scene back in '74.









To view the larger images (a more readable scale) click on the image in this page, and then once the flickr photo page loads, click on 'all sizes' which is one of the list of tools along the top of the image.

July 1974 - Japan, the world's best cycling country

Bill Long's writing certainly was enthusiastic and colloquial... This article would be of special interest to all of those who have an interest in the present-day fixed-gear and track craze... This is what Keirin and NJS used to be... And funnily, in many ways, not much has changed!

Teaser - July 1974

Below are a couple of examples from the July 1974 Issue, the front and inside front cover. You can click-through to larger versions of the images as hosted on my flickr page.





There's more to come!

The Australian Cyclist - intro

The blog has a simple purpose. It will be presenting scans of old issues of the The Australian Cyclist magazine dating from the 1950s through to the 1970s.
Scans will be published on a semi-regular/ weekly basis and will include feature articles, opinion columns and advertisments. Check back for more!