Midlife":bwym8040 said:
We have a winner! Only by guess work at tips
Chap on far left............................Alan Braithwaite[PONGO].
Youngish chap next to PONGO.....Derek Wood.
Chap next to Derek Wood...........Cyril Harper.
Alan - Derek - Cyril worked at Carlton[Worksop] They left Carlton and Alan & Derek set up themselves making their own frames.
Cyril started his joint/own shop up in Mansfield called A & C Sports, A & C stood for Alan & Cyril.
Alan made his own frames with backing from Derek Wood and this is why Pongo's frames were called AENDE
Which really mean't...ALAN-and-Derek..aka..AENDE
Pongo' used to make special frames for the North Nott's Olympic Racing Team and Cyril would spray them and they was called PARAMOUNT CYCES.
Pongo' died a pennyless man in Indonesia,2007
Derek Wood & his wife were killed in a head on crash, just on the outskirts of Mansfield, 1983.
Cyril Harper died of a stroke, 1987 :cry:
Long live AENDE & PARAMOUNT CYCLES