http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: Edith Atkins - Recent Posts en Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:59:45 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8481#post-118356 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 19:10:07 +0000 Charterhall 118356@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I remember her son, John. He was a noted cross rider and had a shop in Coventry, I bought my first cross bike from him back in the early 80's. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8481#post-118337 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 15:36:15 +0000 amir 118337@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Sorry! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8481#post-118333 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 15:15:11 +0000 Cyclingmollie 118333@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm working that day unfortunately. I've still got some unfinished business with a certain Englandshire ride. My wife now has considerable concerns about what might happen to me if I was to fall off in the middle of nowhere on my own. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8481#post-118329 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 14:46:53 +0000 Roibeard 118329@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Given that I've not organised myself for this, I'm guessing that I won't be fit to participate - I'm less confident of being capable of 88 miles in a day...</p> <p>Still, the days are indeed long this time of year!</p> <p>Is it still just DaveC, kaputnik and myself?</p> <p>Robert </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8481#post-86395 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 19:12:13 +0000 gembo 86395@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I put in the life of Brian quote. I was not intending to mock or be sarcastic. Am truly sorry if this is the outcome. </p> <p>I am keen on both genders and keen that as many folk as possible cycle and would happily go on this ride whoever was leading it. I have a great affection for routes twixt Glasgow and Edinburgh. My first intro to longer distance cycling was to open the door of our flat in maryhill road in 1985 to meet the painter James Lumsden. he had very red face. weather was fowl. What you been up to lummy we asked. cycling from edinburgh. We though him crazy man </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8481#post-86392 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:47:53 +0000 crowriver 86392@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Whoa. I must have missed this whole discussion in my slumber. </p> <p>I merely asked the question. To be met with a retort in the form of a quote from "The Life Of Brian" which was presumably intended to mock sarcastically. </p> <p>I think it is great that you have unearthed the story of Atkins the pioneering cyclist. If it had been me (which it wasn't) I would have been more aware of the potential gender politics of the situation where a memorial/tribute ride is proposed. Which I suppose is why I asked the question.</p> <p>It would be fine if the only folk who go on the ride have a Y chromosome (or profess male gender at least) but also a bit sad, I think. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8481#post-86382 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 15:22:40 +0000 DaveC 86382@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Do we have to wear Fake Blackadder-esk b**bs and a dress? :&lt;O </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8481#post-86368 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 13:45:26 +0000 kaputnik 86368@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@crowriver for the record, I wasn't proposing this because Edith Atkins was a woman, per se, but because she was a talented amateur rider who set a number of records, one of which just happened to be an Edinburgh to Glasgow record, thereby making it somewhat relevant to our parish. If she had been born Eddie Atkins instead I still would have made the suggestion. I wasn't aware that there were gender issues requiring any recognition of achievement of a female cyclists to be proposed by another female. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8481#post-86362 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 13:30:08 +0000 Snowy 86362@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I probably couldn't justify the Friday but if it were at the weekend, I'd definitely be up for it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8481#post-86342 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 11:33:56 +0000 DaveC 86342@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Aye I'll pop a reminder in my calender, add me to the tally.</p> <p>Dave C </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8481#post-86341 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 11:25:19 +0000 Roibeard 86341@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm sure there's no need to make it all male, although I can't help make it less male...</p> <p>Having given this some thought, and fully conscious that my maximum distance is only 100 km (62.5 miles), I'm going to say that I'm in, if you'll have me!</p> <p>Do bear in mind that I'm likely to slow the whole endeavour down to substantially less than Edith's time...</p> <p>I'm pretty certain I can manage doing it in under 8 hours saddle time, but that has yet to be tested!</p> <p>Robert </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8481#post-85269 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 21:32:57 +0000 crowriver 85269@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Suit yourselves, if you want to do an all male memorial ride to a female cyclist that's fine. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8481#post-85249 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:14:09 +0000 gembo 85249@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Why are you always on about women Stan? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8481#post-85175 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 07:29:42 +0000 crowriver 85175@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Edith Atkins Memorial Ride? Surely should be led by female cyclists? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8481#post-85172 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 06:36:57 +0000 chdot 85172@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Her first bicycle was one won by her mother in a whist drive."</p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Atkins" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Atkins</a></p> <p>My grandfather played a lot of whist. Don't think he ever won a bike, but he kept his household in towels and things! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8481#post-85171 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 01:49:00 +0000 kaputnik 85171@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I was researching Edinburgh to London cycle routes and accidentally stumbled across a cyclist called Edith Atkins (1920-1999). I'd never heard of her until now. She wasn't quite Beryl Burton, but she has countless British TT and long distance records (Lands End to London, Holyhead to London, Lands End to JOG, London to York, London to Edinburgh) to her name. </p> <p>She cycled her whole life, competing in 40 races in her 76th year, but was tragically killed age 79 pushing her bike across a pedestrian crossing in Coventry.</p> <p>On July 19th 1953, she cycled Edinburgh to Glasgow and back again (an 88 mile route) in 4h 38m 56s. That's an average of 18.9 miles an hour. Oh and that was 6 days after setting a 24 hour TT record...</p> <p>I'm just thinking that July 19th next year would be the 60th anniversary of that ride, and Glasgow and back is "only" 88 miles away.</p> <p>Anyone in? </p>