Originally Posted by
onbike 1939
A bit older than that I think. 1955 was nearly the end of what is known as the "Golden Era" of cycling in the UK. Following the war there were few cars on the road and not too much money about. It was the time when cycling clubs flourished and each small town had its own cycling club. Young people flocked to the countryside and Youth Hostels were always crowded with walkers and cyclists.
...but all of this was to change with the increase of traffic on the road and increased affluence.
Still plenty of nearly-carless roads here in Oxfordshire. And I can off-hand think of six cycling clubs in the southern portion of the county, not including triathlon clubs and variants of the same club.