2003
Race Report and Results (down page) |
2003
photos by Brian Donnan |
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Tin
Can Ten Results 2003
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| Michael
Gould |
Loughborough Phoenix |
1936 curly Hetchin’s, S-A TF |
35:30:00 |
| Ron Johnson |
Leicester Forest C.C. |
1938 Bates ‘Vegrandis’, S-A AM |
37:24* |
| Peter Underwood |
Cambridge (T&C) C.C. |
1949 R.O. Harrison Shortwin, S-A ASC |
33:26:00 |
| Patricia Killiard |
Cambridge (T&C) C.C. |
1970 Hetchin’s Swallow, S-A FM |
35:00:00 |
| Paul Cooper |
Rockingham Forest Wheelers |
1967 Moulton Speed, S-A FW5 |
33:56:00 |
| James Cooper |
Rockinham Forest Wheelers |
1968 Moulton Major, S-A FW |
32:46:00 |
| David Lovegrove |
Halesowen A. & C.C. |
1938 Hetchin’s, S-A AF |
34:00:00 |
| Roger Bugg |
Loughborough Phoenix |
1897 Alpha Bantam, Crypto hub 66” gear |
53:55:00 |
| Paul Vincent |
Bath C.C. |
1950s Ephgrave, S-A AM |
27:16:00 |
| Lorna Wray |
A5 Rangers |
1966 F.W.Evans ladies, S-A FW |
42:17:00 |
| Phil Wray |
Milton Keynes C.C. |
1939 Carlton Flyer, S-A AW |
34:57:00 |
| I Newton |
C.T.C. |
1938 Raleigh Silver Record, S-A AW |
32:53:00 |
| Bob Knight |
Milton Keynes C.C. |
Unknown track frame, S-A TF |
D.N.F.* |
| Dick Hanson |
Cheltenham & County C.C. |
Unidentified track iron, S-A AW |
31:24:00 |
| Brian Donnan |
Cheltenham & County C.C. |
1985 Cheltenham Pedersen, S-A FC |
31:57:00 |
| Andrew Thompson |
Loughborough Road Club |
1960s Viking
ladies frame, S-A AW |
30:24:00 |
| David Minter |
Tamworth R.C. |
1998 Brompton T5, S-A 5 spd |
33:45:00 |
| Sue Barlow |
Tamworth R.C. |
1997 Brompton T5, S-A 5 spd |
38:29:00 |
| John Dady |
C.T.C. |
Pre-1914 BSA, S-A K-type |
L.R. § |
| Hannah Marshall |
Loughborough Phoenix |
1935 Dawes Tourer, S-A AW |
33:57:00 |
| Chris Thompson |
Loughborough R.C. |
1970s Holdsworth, S-A AW |
25:27:00 |
| Robert Gray |
Sherwood C.C. |
Hercules Hunter shopper, S-A AW |
26:35:00 |
| Morgan Reynolds |
Hinckley C.R.C. |
1948 Carpenter, S-A AM |
32:15:00 |
| Paul Evans |
Loughborough Phoenix |
Brompton, L5, S-A 5spd |
D.N.F.** |
| David Eccles |
Redmon C.C. |
1940s Claude Butler ladies frame, S-A FM |
31:10:00 |
| David Walker |
Nottingham University C.C. |
Moulton APB, Sachs 3x7 hybrid |
32:11:00 |
| Minoru Mitsumoto |
Farnborough & Camberley CC |
1960s Raleigh track iron, S-A ASC |
29:27:00 |
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§
Lanterne Rouge; got off for a rest by which time
the watches had been stopped
* Puncture ** Lots of punctures
Chris Thompson took the Simon Antill Sturmey-Archer
Trophy, Robert Gray, Paul Vincent and Hannah Marshall
got Tin Can T-shirts; and the Loughborough Sock
went to Paul Evans.
As always we are indebted to Stuart Crick and all
his helpers from the Loughborough Phoenix: his assistant
timekeeper, Pusher-off Martyn Temple, marshals Eileen
Johnson, Bill Marshall, David Carter, and John Stone,
not forgetting J B Williams with his mobile cafe,
and all the very kind people who made and brought
cakes. |
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‘Tin Can Man’, or Simon Antill Sturmey-Archer Trophy
is one of several similar figures created for a
Sturmey exhibition stand in a cycle trade show.
He is built up from standard parts: the base from
a dynohub, the legs from 4-speed axles, the arms
are ‘chopper’ style down-tube levers for one of
the earlier 5-speeds, the nose is a trigger, his
hat is a sprocket and the fishing rod (?) from a
toggle chain and indicator. Winning this trophy
is a mixed blessing as it is a real fiddle to keep
polished ! |
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| David
Eccles' 2003 Tin Can Ten Report
Punctures
tried to get the better of us this year, but were
we down-hearted? No! The Fighting Tin Can Spirit
was exemplified by Ron Johnson who, despite puncturing
at the Sutton Bonington corner on the last lap,
nevertheless managed to battle through to the
finish undaunted. Then there was Paul Evans who
inaugurated a series of punctures on his way to
the event (so don’t blame the course) and past
trophy winner Paul Vincent whose powerful warming-up
blew a tub – but with no time left to find a spare
still managed a good time (same as his performance
in 1995!) on a borrowed machine (the organiser’s)
about two inches too small.
With the amount of elderly machinery on show it
is quite suprising that mechanical difficulties
are not more frequent on the Tin Can Ten. The
most venerable machine this year was Roger Bugg’s
superbly presented one-hundred-and-six-year-old
Crypto geared front driver, and it takes a great
deal of skill – and nerve – to ride that down
the back of the ’hill’. John Dady demonstrated
how to cope with a frame which is much too big
through the device of building up the pedals with
wooden blocks; hardly helping with lightness or
aerodynamics so it was not surprising that he
needed a rest on the second lap.
As well as the Alpha Bantam, small wheels were
well in evidence once again; three Bromptons,
three Moultons and Steve Ralph’s Hercules shopper.
Robert Gray really deserved much more than a second
place T-shirt for powering that thing round at
an average of over 24 m.p.h. Does a smaller wheel
and a lower centre of gravity make a bike more
nippy on some of our sharper corners? Most |
riders complain of the difficulty of getting round
the first corner of the course (very sharp, reverse
camber, rough surface, oncoming traffic, and you’ve
only just wound the machine up), so maybe small
fat tyres are the answer. If there was a Concours
d’Elegance award it would probably have to go Peter
Underwood with his beautiful R.O.Harrison twin tube,
which at first glance it gives the appearance of
a much earlier machine with its deeply sloping seat
tube, but when you look again you see that the BB
is behind the seat tube – that must make for a very
firm bottom bracket. The Hetchin’s Brigade made
a good picture too; arguably Patricia Killiard’s
being the prettiest – ‘Small, but beautifully marked’.
It has been borne in on the organiser that little
rivalries may be developing in the Tin Can ranks,
so next year the Moultons and the Bromptons will
be split up more on the start sheet. and we will
try to prevent any needle match developing between
members of the Cheltenham & County Club (Clearly
Mr Hanson was determined not to be caught by Mr
Donnan on that extraordinary confection of wire,
skinny tubes and string that constitutes a Pedersen).
By the way Brian has very wisely appropriated the
Tin Can as a site, so log on to tincanten.com when
you are next ‘online’; there’s always good stuff
and superb pictures in there.
The organiser was deeply embarrassed by the presentation
of a the contents of a hat which had been passed
round for his benefit. He wishes to thank everyone
for this unexpected generosity and hopes to turn
it into some sort of promotional notion for next
year. As usual we are very grateful to Loughborough
Phoenix for rallying around and making this curious
cycling event happen for yet another year. David
Eccles
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