Book tip: The Rough-Stuff Fellowship Archive: Rough tours long before the mountain bike
The Rough-Stuff Fellowship was founded in 1955 in a pub on the Welsh-English border. The club members ventured out on the most incredible off-road adventures across Europe on bikes and even tandems that are unthinkable today. Mark Hudson, the club's archivist, began compiling photos, notes, hand-drawn maps and memories into a unique work - the "Rough-Stuff Fellowship Archive".
Attracted by the cover, this book recently caught our attention. Intrigued by the stories of adventurous bike rides and the old photos taken between the years 1954 and 1990, we couldn't put it down until the spine ended the time travel.
"The Rough-Stuff Fellowship Archive" is a must for every single trail biker and fan of big alpine or adventurous two-wheeled tours. Every page reveals a new surprise and puts an incredulous grin on your face. The book emphasizes the explorer and pioneer spirit of the British - in this work not with large ships on the world's oceans but with bikes in the British hills, in the far north or even in the Alps. The club members ventured out on single trail tours long before the birth of the mountain bike, leaving the reader in awe of their pioneering achievements. It is also interesting to note that their off-road lifestyle is repeated to a certain extent today. Even back then, bikes were humped, people spent the night outdoors and breaks were celebrated with tea and a tuba pipe, similar to how bike climbing, bikepacking or making coffee on tours are done today.
At 47.90 francs, "The Rough-Stuff Fellowship Archive" costs a little more than a normal book. But it's not a simple paperback either, and for bike to singletrail enthusiasts, it's worth every franc.
www.roughstuffarchive.com
www.buchzentrum.ch/The-Rough-Stuff-Fellowship-Archive
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