Old Bike Australasia

Cyril ‘Sam’ Hughes A life in service of the sport

s a teenager Sam would ride his push bike from his home to watch grass hill climbs, but his love of bikes was certainly not shared by his parents as they banned him from owning a bike until he turned 21. As a booking clerk for an auctioneer he started saving to buy his first bike soon after his

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