Human Bikes (1928)

Full titles read: Human Bikes Winner touched over 20 miles an hour in first pedicycle CrossCountry Paris, France. C, U of a man strapping some little wheels with a foot platform onto his legs; M, S of a line of contestants at the starting point of this pedicycle race on a treelines road; the wheel stand on the inside of the ankle and each man has skipoles to help him along. Several shots of the race as the men zoom along on their wheel it looks a bit like skiing; some men in bikes ride along behind the competitors. The men go along a forest lane and have to walk on their wheels down a little slope. M, S from the back of a moving vehicle of the winner zooming along he looks very confident. C, U of the winner grinning. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT Bri