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:

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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How to cite this record

'Suspension Bicycles', Colour Pictorial Issue No. 436, 5 May 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/121375 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)