Any Keen Cyclists
A Memory of North Harrow.
I lived near the Kodak factory, but I spent a lot of time in North Harrow as a teenager. I used to go to the Methodist youth club (until they got fed up with me) and developed a passion for building model aircraft there, started by a man who ran a class. I can't remember his name. Later though, as a school-boy I worked part-time at Arthur Clarke Cycles and found a life-long enthusiasm for cycling. The shop was a specialist light-weight road bike shop with a strong connection with Kenton Road Club. I met, and rode with, many of the members, but sadly again I can't remember any names. Clarkes had a second shop, I think in Harrow, and a strong competitor in Rohan Cycles in Rayners Lane. I think the latter might still exist. The shop was at the end of the parade of shops in Pinner Road as it joined Woodlands (according to my A to Z). Does anyone remember it, or perhaps worked there at about the time I did (approximately 1960 to 1962)? I can remember just one name, Evelyn known as Ev. Needless to say I remember her because I fancied her! There was a fish and chip shop nearby. We used to eat chicken and chips with hands disgustingly greasy from the workshop. No health and safety then.
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