Hubert Opperman, American wrestler Rudy La Dieta and American middleweight boxer Ken Overlin accompany Alf Williamson on his epic Melbourne–Sydney tricycle ride, 1938, MS 10640

Entrepreneur, showman and publicity genius Bruce Small (1895–1980) grew Malvern Star bicycles from a single shop on Glenferrie Road to a nationwide icon. Small sponsored and employed endurance cyclist Hubert Opperman, or 'Oppy', who was as famous in his day as cricketer Don Bradman.