Donkey Bike

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

627

Date Released

29 Dec 1966

Date recorded

18 Nov 1966

Length of issue (in feet)

680

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Donkey Bike
2. 2Mediaeval Society
3. 3Blazing Barrels

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

Pathe synopsis: Strange things are happening in the world of the two-wheeler. There’s a craze for penny farthings but even the most dare-devil trouser-suited young girl finds it hard to board an eighty-year-old boneshaker so the farthing-penny mini-bike is the thing. The German makers call it The Donkey Bike and they claim the round-the-back handlebars and sit-up-and-beg riding position are an aid to health. Anyway the Donkey’s a bike you can bung in the boot - and you can get it on a bus.

Keywords

Cycling

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

Wilfrid Thomas

Length of story (in feet)

200

Story extras:

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