Photos of A. G. Woodwards 1951 Thanet bike by Ron Tandy.
Last year I acquired A. G. Woodwards ( A.G.Woodwards was the Editor of the Rough-Stuff
Journal from 1968 to 1991) 1951 Thanet and Simeon gave me some really interesting
information about A.G. I rode his bike last year around Bristol and brought it back
to California. I have kept it as I found it except I changed the pedals to Cyclo
Rat Trap and added a Carradice Saddlebag. Last week I took the Thanet for a ride
on the Pacific Coast Highway Bike Trail. The weather was the usual California sunshine
and I took a couple of photos to let you know that A. G.'S bike is still being used.
There is no rough stuff here but the bike is still alive. I have come to believe
that old bikes have a soul, as they definitely have a personality, and eventually
go to bike heaven. After all, how could it be heaven without a bike. I tell anyone
on the bike trail about the RSF whenever they ask about A. G.'s Thanet. Best Regards
Ron Tandy.
