Bicycle Association of Great Britain

Minutes of the Bicycle Association, the Joint Bicycle Public Relations Committee and the Cycle and Motor Cycle Association.

The origins of the Bicycle Association date back to 1890 when 'The Cycle and Motorcycle Trades Association' was established in Coventry . In 1910, the Company's name was changed to 'The Cycle and Motorcycle Manufacturers and Traders Union Ltd'. Membership included all the principal British manufacturers of two and three-wheeled vehicles (bicycles, mopeds, scooters, motorcycles, sidecars and three-wheelers) as well as manufacturers of components, accessories and specialist clothing, and the UK concessionaires for imported products in those fields. Further name changes occurred in 1920, when the Company became 'The British Cycle and Motor Cycle Manufacturers and Traders Union Ltd', and again in 1956 when it became 'The British Cycle and Motor Cycle Industries Association Ltd'.

In July 1973, because of the diverging needs of the Bicycle Industry and the Motor Cycle Industry, the Cycle and Motor Cycle Association was split into two separate, autonomous bodies.

http://bicycleassociation.org.uk/aboutus (Oct 2012)

This collection is available to researchers by appointment at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick. See https://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/using/

Deposited by Patricia Morris, Bicycle Association, Coventry, 1st August 2007.

Link to full catalogue: https://mrc-catalogue.warwick.ac.uk/records/NCA/2/4

See also MSS.204 - Motor Cycle Association of Great Britain Ltd.