History Timeline – Anerley Bicycle Club

1881

Anerley Bicycle Club founded

Formed in Anerley in 1881. It sprang from a Hoop Club formed by a few young boys from Dulwich College who graduated to bicycles.

1889

Anerley Pioneers: GE Osmond

Inventor of the heel clip

1913

Christmas Ride Report

The Jan 1914 Gazette had a write up of the Christmas Ride (actually on Boxing Day 1913) to the Anchor Inn on the Portsmouth Road at Ripley.

1917

Club Captain killed

Montague Calder died on the Western front at Bullecourt on May 16th

1931

First 50 years

Ex president G H Smith wrote a book about the early years

1978

Women are admitted!

As mentioned in former Captain & record breaker John Turnbull’s notes

2005

AnerleyBC.org created

We go online

2011

130th Anniversary Ride

65 miles to Bognor Regis and 65 miles back on a sunny weekend

2017

Memorial Ride to Bullecourt

100th anniversary of the death of our club captain on the western front

2026

New Website Launched

The 4th version since we went online in 2005

S F Edge

Not just a record breaking Anerley bicyclist. See Wikipedia …

GE Osmond

In 1893 George narrowly missed riding 25 miles in two hours. See The Osmonds

F J Osmond

World amateur cycle champion of 1890. See The Osmonds

B W Bartlett

‘Bartleet Bicycle book is considered the ”Bible” of books on early cycles, riders and inventors. The Osmonds