1951 began with a protracted spell of poor weather, which limited riding.
Planning for the summer tour to Scotland was clearly well underway.
651 miles
David now in charge of organising club runs, which involved making bookings for dinner and tea stops - by post!
More bad weather - rain - limited cycling in the middle of the month.
382 miles
The annual hard ride to Winslow (the Winslow 'bash'); to Herne Hill to watch track racing, but it was washed out; Easter tour to Cheddar Gorge
825 miles
Chainring antics with a hammer; discussions about splitting the club runs by speed; a ticking off for racing a massed start event with BLRC!
822 miles
The 20th Club committee meeting; new club badges; helping at a '50';
850 miles
More preparations for the upcoming cycle tour; watching the Wembley Six on TV; 1:11:39 in an interclub '25'; helping at a '100'.
854 miles
In which two 16 year olds cycle from Pinner to Dundee and back!
1,392 miles
This diary entry commences after David and Brian returned from their Scottish Tour; pretty much straight back into the swing of club life, stripping the bike down and preparing it for time trials; some accusations and arguments follow a club '10'!
September started with a cold and foggy '25'; bought a blue D’Allessandro Côte d’Azur tubular; the Last Chance '25'; several long club runs
656 miles
Planning for a Scavenger Hunt; taking bokings for weekend club runs; school homework is impacting on evening cycle training; a weekender to Selsey; 64 tickets sold so far for the club dinner; looking ahead to next month's Hard Ride to Cleeve Hill.
541 miles
November 1951 saw the annual Hard Ride to Cleeve Hill, which didn't go well for David, as described in The Wantage Story; club run to West Wycombe and the site of the Hellfire Club!; now 70 tickets sold for the club dinner!
A very short entry owing to the inexplicable gap in the diaries; Club dinner and presentation
335 miles