Suspension Bicycles

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

436

Date Released

5 May 1963

Date recorded

29 Mar 1963

Length of issue (in feet)

755

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Serpentine Rock
2. 2Cave Ropemaker
3. 3Ashbourne Football
4. 4Suspension Bicycles

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

Pathe synopsis: At Bradford-on-Avon in Wiltshire, Alex Moulton, well-known designer of suspension units for cars, has invented the first bicycle with suspension. It really is revolutionary - the first real change in cycle production since the pennyfarthing became outmoded.

Keywords

Cycling; Inventions and discoveries

Locations

Wiltshire; England; Bradford-on-Avon

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

Tim Brinton

Length of story (in feet)

205

Story extras:

Film clip

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