This piece just shows that the inability of teenagers to get out of bed in a morning is not simply a modern phenomenon! It also shows how proud Charlie was to be a member of
the CTC (having joined at the beginning of this year). Wherever he went, he would
engage anyone with the ‘winged badge’ in conversation as a fellow member – as
indeed I did at that age – cementing the relationship between cyclists the world
over. However, I must say that the number of punctures they had in those days
would have tried my patience sorely in my days awheel after the war.