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I, CI *si Volume 10 N° 5 bt NEWSLETTER Mar/Apr 2009 MINUTES OF MEETING le JAAVARY 2009. Show and Tell The meeting opened at 7.40pm.A > Alan Naber showed some interesting bells he brought Minutes of Previous Meeting of 17 back form Indonesia, he also brought some folding dand accepted. Moved Phil Harris, seconded Dave Clark. pedals which collapsed when he tried them. He 'Treasurer's November Report Q showed a photo album and cup which belonged to the —Balance B/F $4,068.42Read late Don Davenport. Income $30.92 S > Phil Harris showed a mini tool kit and bike frame with Expenses $127.40 two diamonds the steering . Details are wanted. Balance C/F $3,972.34 There being no further business the meeting closed at The Treasurer's Report wasp accepted. Moved Peter Wells, 8.40pm. seconded Ken Ward. Correspondence In o MINUTES OF MEETING 16 > NIL thThe meetingFEBRUARY opened at 7.45pm. General Business Minutes2009. of Previous Meeting of le January — Read and > 10 k accepted. Moved Phil Harris, seconded Fred Starken. 1 Park. Peter Wells advised that we have arranged to Treasurer's Report Anhave the use of BBQ facilitiese at Revolutions Museum. Balance B/F $3,972.34 niWe are to provide cups etc. A list of past members has Income $80.00 been prepared and will be checked before invitations Expenses $51.50 veare sent out. n rs Balance C/F $4,000.84 > Canberra Museum is definitely closing and The Treasurer's Report was accepted. Moved Peter Wells, arbicycles will be sold off.W seconded Fred Starken. y >. Alan Hind advised that the Butchers Shop, a paint shop Correspondence In C in William Street nearo James Street has a good > Kalamunda Historical Society sent us an invitation to e selection of spray cans in various colours. attend their show on 3 >l Alan Naber read out an article from the Australian > C.M.C.td May advised of motoring activities not relevant to r this club. e newspaper telling that Single Speed are the with latest tend. General Business b a Events > Canberra Bicycle Museum advised that there will be no r d suitab >a Phil Harris reported on the Rockingham ride which was newsletter in future except by email. Eventsle tiwell supported with 11 people attending. Mal Buckland's penny farthing attracted considerable displ o > Rockingham ride, see detail in January minutes. interest and it was suggested that we should have a ay. n > 22' Feb Tour de Ruste. Meet at Alan Hind's place 4 flyer to give to interested people telling them about the Koel Street Langford at 9am. 2 club. > 15 >9 Future Events — see the Jan/Feb edition of the Spoke n 1 onwards. Wheel for details. 1 >M 29 M th>ar 19 a M1ch r arApC c chrill h M NEXT MEETINGS: Monday 16th March 7.30pm 1a Articles for Newsletter: The Editor Peter Wells a t NO DECEMBER MEETING Monday 20 0s 25 Constantine Court Thomlie WA 6108 (08) 9459 1750 t th April atVCC Club Rooms 6B Hickey St Ardross 1Hs Committee - President: Alan Naber 9279 8748 7.30pmW Aei Club Photographer: Alan Naber 9332 3956 Vice President: Peter Wells 9459 1750 Historian: Ken Ward 93643601 h nl Treasurer: Harold Perry 9364 7253 c i e Librarian: Harold Perry 9364 7253 11 Brentwood Avenue Brentwood 6153 nC Events Co-Ordination: Phil Harris 9459 7146 t Secretary: Tony Hall 9446 5738 ina Mery Thompson 9450 2579 e 27 Bentwood Avenue Woodlands 6018 var m erS a rih n sdo aew r., yW Bh Bi Qt ,e dm ia sn pP la ar yk a8 na dm r i d e . Show and Tell Tony Hall — Peugeot > Alan Hind showed examples of parts sprayed with Dulux Judy Perry — Raleigh Bright Chrome giving a good fmish. Harold Perry — Townsend > Mery Thompson showed a dilapidated child carrier. The Alan Naber — (not a Galah) seat was made from a Vancouver Salmon box. Mal Buckland — Sullivan PF > The items collected at Have a Go Day and donated were Julie Buckland — Giant auctioned as follows: Gareth Buckland — Gordonson Brookes Saddle donated by Dave Brown sold to Phil Peter Wells — Armstrong Harris for $70. And the Buckland mob, with their recumbents and 5 sp banana bike sold to Tony Hall for $20. offspring. 53 Swansea and Malvern Star racer sold to Fred Rumakoy for DO. NEW MEMBERS We then adjourned for refreshments before watching a film We welcome Toppy Gear, Geoff Downie and Tom of the Tour de France from its early beginnings to the 70's. Newsome to our ranks, they having joined recently. The film was supplied by Alan Naber and will be continued Toppy is getting over a recent knee operation, but hopes at the next meeting. to be mobile again shortly. Tom is a country member, The meeting closed at 9.40pm. living in Northam, but hopefully we will see him when we travel to York and other points east. Geoff is a mate THE ROCKINGHAM ROVERS of Denis Gibbs, another Gosnells lad. The first ride of the year saw a great turnout of lads and lassies, overcast skies and the threat of a few showers certainly not dampening any spirits. What ever the cause STOP PRESS. Another new member has joined our was, everyone got to the start point on time, something of a ranks, so welcome John Loss. He is the owner of a very record. original Paramount, sold by Les Andrews in Victoria Getting people started was another matter, it seemed that Park all those years now long gone. And isn't it there was a lot of catching up on the gossip side, but pleasant to see a couple of new faces still quite a long eventually eleven riders got under way and proceeded to way from getting the OBE. Point Peron at a leisurely pace. A photo session by onlookers intrigued by Mal Buckland aboard his penny SALE OF BIKES, ETC. farthing soon developed into a gabfest on what the Club is At the February meeting a number of bikes that had all about, so that it was hard to get all the wheels turning for been donated to the Club were swiftly snapped up, at some more sightseeing. pretty reasonable prices, too. The bargain of the night We returned to our start point, where your scribe decided to was a near new Brook's saddle that fetched a low price, give a sore knee a rest (it is due for an operation soon), the but made a fellow club member happy, since his superb remainder meandering down to the Rockingham town centre Raleigh Superbe now has a saddle to match the rest of to partake in coffee and buns. the bike. Returning to check point Charlie, alias our start point, Phil brewed up his own version of a cappuccino on his portable INTERSTATE INTEREST stove, and as we started thinking about lunch, Gareth rode I have recently had a couple of phone calls from bike up on his early Gordonson, closely followed by the rest of enthusiasts living on the other side of the Nullarbor, but the Buckland tribe on a couple of three wheeled recumbents they have not been involved in any similar Club to ours. complete with trailers for the small fry. In fact, they couldn't tell me whether any Club existed, We were entertained by a few white galahs (the feathered which, with the renewed interest in bicycles, including kind) feeding their young in the tree above, and they were older models, seems quite strange. However, thanks to very well behaved birds too, not like those pesky seagulls the generous help from some of our members, I was able who invariably leave their calling card on parked cars or to send some scarce items to an enthusiast in Sydney so cyclists having lunch. that he can get his grandfather's bike back on to road in It was good to see young Dave Brown turn up riding his time for a re-enactment of a race from Bathurst to grandfather's very grand trade bike, all the way from Sydney in 1909, one hundred years ago. The bike was a Mandurah (the bloke, not the bike). No, he didn't ride from Rival, and Grandad won the race. Mandurah, he drove the car, stupid. Given that the Eastern States always had a much larger Having started the year with a good roll up of riders, we population than we Sandgropers, and that they also used must endeavour to keep the momentum going thereby bikes from the days of penny farthings on, it stands to keeping the organisers happy. reason that there should be lots of old machines and Those attending were:- parts still to be found in the many small country towns Phil Harris — PMG bike with leather bag and the farming and mining districts, just as we have David Brown — Early English trade bike had here. I can't understand why there is apparently Denis Gibbs — Kabuki Mixte little interest in the East of our cycling heritage, and the Kitty Gibbs — Malvern Star big influence cycling had in opening up the large, and at times inhospitable country. Our pioneers must have been TOUR DE RUST 2009 stout hearted when we consider the condition of the roads (if Despite the early start a good roll up of members they even existed) and the often forbidding climate they had showed up to view the array of old and interesting bikes to cope with, not to mention the prevalence of punctures, and bits at Alan Hind's home. Alan's drying rack with and the need to carry water on many of their journeys. half a dozen restored frames on display was very impressive indeed, and included some very interesting NEW EVENT makes, English, Scottish, and Continental. The usual PLEASE ADD THIS TO YOUR CALENDAR array of bits rescued from verge collections was also available, but will no doubt reappear again on the next Sunday 3r collection day. It's another version of recycling. KALAMUNDAd & DISTRICTS HISTORICAL Two new members, Geoff Downie, and John Loss, SOCIETY "CELEBRATIONMay DAY" turned up to take numerous photos of various bits and pieces more than likely never even heard of by them LIO before. hi fact, the array of pretty impressive digital THOPENING OF A NEW BUILDING, THEIR MOTOR cameras was one of the features of the day. VEHICLEA DISPLAY AND COMMUNITY MEMORIAL The next stage of the Tour was the Peter Wells NWALL. collection of mainly West Australian bikes, with a N decided leaning to sports or racing bikes. Most of this ThisI group always puts on a great event, with period collection has been rebuilt, with a couple of frames costumes,V very interesting displays and working exhibits, almost ready to reassemble into complete machines and of course free lunch, teas and coffee for exhibitors (that again. The display covers the period from 1902 to 1985, E means us). And we also get a financial reward for helping with a number of ladies bikes among the racers and themR to put on a great show. roadsters. PutS the date into your diary NOW, and come along, display Morning tea gave everyone a lift to carry on for the rest yourA bikes, and help the Kalamunda mob and our Club at of the Tour, but it was hard to get some away from so theR same time. Full details later. many diverse exhibits. Some home made equipment Y used in rebuilding these bikes were also on display. COMINGO EVENTS The time came to visit the interesting Phil Harris SundayF 15 establishment, which naturally has a good proportion of OurthT annual display at Whiteman Park for the Classic Car wares from the Old Country, including a magnificent ShowMarcH is on again. Be there well before 9am, because your Raleigh Supterbe, complete with a near new Brook's tailers and non classic vehicles must be out of the display saddle recently acquired especially for the job. hE area- by 9am. We will have our usual shady spot once again, Among Phil's projects is an early frame with closed end bringA your own lunch and drinks for a great day. forks and a pair of diamonds brazed onto the head. If Cla S anyone can shed any light on this bike please let Phil SundayssiS 29 know. My guess is that the bike is Australian, because WhitemanthcO Park. not many English or European makes used brazed on ThisMarcC is our I O fittings to identify their wares, they usually used little thethhaI Park (including the penny farthings) followed by a badges, both glazed or engraved. Annivesausage-rA sizzle, and hopefully we will see some of our ex The ever charming Lynne and her daughter handed out membersrsaryST along to enjoy our company once more. Bring a cool drinks and snacks to one and all, while Troy Bi showed how he could ride a mini bike. celecoupleh of extra old rideable bikes for visitors to ride along withkeI us. It was now time to head north to visit Bob and Blanche bratioO Makew extra effort to BE THERE. Barrow at their ranch in South Geraldton. Well, w on,eN actually, it isn't a ranch, neither is it South Geraldton. D SundaywieA 20 But Phil's road map had us doing a spot of four wheel is WethkN will meet at Fred Starcken's property for a ride to Lake driving before returning to that old black stuff to finally p LeschenaultiaAprilaD along good bush tracks, and return for lunch get to see the Barrow property, complete with chooks, la at—rt Fred's orchard. It is suggest that you bring a bike with roosters, ducks etc. y wideMtiRe tyres if you have one, since the paths are gravel. More Apparently we arrived a mite early, but we were soon details later. sitting around enjoining lunch and listening to a couple Hedvo of roosters on full song. A very interesting and tidy elu Sundayle 24 shed waited patiently for us and our hosts to fmish arti Comesthna around once more. Lets have more starters this year, lunch, before we were able to marvel at the collection of oon itMayRi is a great ride around the river. "useful bits' that every orchardist/poulterer/farmer us —de deems necessary for survival. I've got a shed just like nM Ou. that at home. But this one also had a Harley with du sidecar, and a solo BSA in it. r s Then Bob opened up his big shed of bike bits and Ni e gh u t m Ri de . pieces. Golly gosh, what a collection of every sort of part CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2009 that was used down the ages in the bike industry. A number of frames and allied parts changed hands for very March 15 reasonable prices, while some time was spent going through th several assortments of parts, usually grouped together for ease of identification. SundMarch 16 So, as the sun slowly moved closer to the west, it was time ayth March 22 to say goodbye to our host and hostess, having enjoyed —Mon nd another tour that hopefully will encourage more members to Claday March-29 29 get cracking on their bikes, and to keep our club going from ssi— strength to strength. thrhdisplay and ride. Whiteman Park. cGe Thanks to our hosts, and to all who took part in this very Sun— Cne enjoyable day. We had fourteen starters. dayBikApril 17 Conferencearal —eth rMe 1We-19 AprilSet 19 0tekth th—hin h AprilSunAusog 20 An thdaytralw niv Mon—MayasiD 3 er dayHerdClubani display. sa —leSuCs Mayyry 18 Genandp thcB neVayl MoMayBl 24 raal—a ndathQe lleKy JuneySun,H 15 Myal th—dayi Juneera 21 MoGeNis stetim ndanegt Suninduo yraht daygenr —lR —dy AMi Sa Ged mH Me ali ti ls n Wt g ho er ei lsc ra il dS eo .c i e t y