BLAST FROM THE PAST

Formed in 1955, The Rough-Stuff Fellowship was a pioneer of off-road riding expeditions, embarking on epic adventures in remote lands long before the invention of disc brakes and hydraulic suspension

MAX LEONARD

The Rough-Stuff Fellowship has a valid claim to being the oldest off-road cycling club in the world. It was founded in 1955 by a Liverpudlian called Bill Paul, after he placed an advert in The Bicycle magazine: ‘I believe there is still a small select circle who love the rough and high ways amongst the mountains of Wales, the Lakes and Scotland,’ he wrote. Turns out he was right. In May of that year, 40 or so cyclists gathered at the Black Swan pub in Leominster, Herefordshire, for the inaugural meeting and the Fellowship was born. In those days there were no suspension systems, electronic gearing or 40mm tubeless tyres, but it didn’t stop them taking their bikes to some of the most rugged and remote parts of Britain and,…

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Cyclist Off Road (Digital) - 1 Issue, Autumn 2019

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