My Aussie mate Murray kindly sent me scans of a 1904 issue of the Blue ‘Un which included a retrospective on the chaotic Coupe Internationale, a number of three-wheel conversions to help riders stay upright on grease, a thrilling race report from Lincolnshire and much more, culminating in a wonderfully vicious essay from Ixion in response to criticism of the Edinburgh Trial from a cheeky colonial. I’ll get back to uploading more excellent pics to the second Melange page, courtesy of my French mate Francois, then its time for 1937. Watch this space.

