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Yeah if you are in SE London Surrey Quays or willing to come that way I have one you can borrow

Skully,

From the programme I sent out earlier in the year,

Nelson Vails' story is a triumph over almost insurmountable odds. Nelson the youngest of 10 children grew up in the Harlem projects and worked as a New York City bicycle messenger. Nicknamed "The Cheetah" because he was the fastest cat in the jungle, Nelson rode furiously while working, trained in Central Park after work and raced locally on weekends. In 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where he won the silver medal in the individual 1000-meter Match Sprints. Becoming a pioneer for the African-American cycling community, this documentary explores the beginnings of his life in Harlem and his impact on the future generation of cyclists worldwide. It follows the triumph of Nelson’s achievements with the sobering reality of what becomes of athletes after retirement. We see Nelson’s resurgence today as an advocate for recreational cycling and as a role model.
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The day I found this film I had been reading an Al Jazeera article about the first slaves being Irish. This is a key arguing point for American racists and the comments after the article left me shaken I could not believe how people were trying to rewrite history. Finding this film and that article made me realise what Black History Month was about so was keen to show it. Cycling seems to be a largely white sport but as with Maurice Burton there have been black stars as well.

Yes it will do the job.
£4 saws are really shit but it will do for three cuts

Did you come to the show? The turn out was a little poor 16 which was a shame because it is a really good documentary. Next month I will be showing another documentary Cheetah - The Nelson Vails Story as it is Black History Month

Tomorrow night entry free

Hope you all had a good Summer the Hackney Bicycle Film Society returns next Monday after its Summer break with the documentary Clean Spirit.

Clean Spirit
A unique and compelling inside story of cycling team, Argos-Shimano, keen on showing that winning is possible without any use of doping. We follow the team during the 100th edition of the Tour de France. Knowing that they cannot beat their opponents in the mountains, they have specialized in the sprint.
We see the young team inside their hotel rooms, at breakfast and at team meetings. We hear German sprint talent Marcel Kittel promising his teamates a Rolex if they let him win the first stage. In the excitement of the race we are witnessing Mark Cavendish causing Argos-Shimano sprinter Tom Veelers to crash and ultimately forcing him to leave the Tour. While Cavendish tries to intimidate his opponent, Kittel takes his revenge in the ultimate etappe in Paris, letting the clean team spirit have its victory.
Trailer:

Keep on cycling
Adam

All shows are free to attend and films are shown on the second Monday of the month at:
The Calthorpe Arms,
252 Grays Inn Road
London WC1x 8JR
and start prompt at 7:30
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if amey does not want them both I will have one can pick up this weekend

Anyone going tonight? If so will be down about 7:30
Adam

@Tenderloin what thickness and where would pick need to be?

Hugo,
This is more on for the DIY thread.
What is the problem with the water build up, with the rainwater we have been getting the water will always build up somewhere. If you put the drain in the grass it will tend to fill with soil and grass and then not drain so probably better to put in line with red rectangle but that means angle grinding a bit of the concrete. Is the water build up such a problem? I have a 9" angle grinder and diamond disk if you want to borrow.

Deliveroo riders was thinking of starting a new post on the topic, they are unbelievable how does that company get away with it?

The June film show for the hackney Bicycle Film Society will be the Indian action film Kick.

An adrenaline junkie walks away from a whirlwind romance and embraces a new life as a thief, though he soon finds himself pursued by veteran police officer and engaged in a turf war with a local gangster.

Trailer:

Keep on cycling

Adam

Films are shown on the second Monday of the month at:
The Calthorpe Arms,
252 Grays Inn Road
London WC1x 8JR
and start prompt at 7:30
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Anyone in tonight?

My Italian Secret
The story of sports idol Gino Bartali and other courageous Italians who carried out ingenious schemes to rescue Jews, partisans and refugees in Nazi-occupied Italy. Gino Bartali is a sports legend; but his most daring triumph came when he risked his life over and over to save Jews threatened by Nazi extermination. The story of Bartali and the secret network he worked with stands in for the stories of thousands of Italians who risked their lives to save others from capture and death. As an entire continent was engulfed in a genocide which took the lives of most Jews in Nazi occupied Europe (nearly 6 million people), more than 80 percent of Italy's Jews survived. Bartali, like most of the rescuers, never sought recognition or reward. Few of those he helped knew his name or what role he played in their rescue.
Trailer: https://youtu.be/9v1csrPZvUY

Entry free films are shown on the second Monday of the month at:
The Calthorpe Arms,
252 Grays Inn Road
London WC1x 8JR
and start prompt at 7:30
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Well I had a good one on Tuesday night on my way to my German class on Rotherhithe New Road Roundabout, which is triangular with trees blocking the site across it for those who do not know, go round the curve then get taken out by a Bermondsey street boy riding top speed the wrong way, my bike is fucked luckily I am only bruised as I hit the ground and could easily have broken something