Veteran Bikes

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1617A
Date Released
2 Jun 1960
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Veteran Bikes. DESCRIPTION: They’re fixing up old bikes at Ripley in Surrey, in readiness for the annual veteran-cycle run. SHOTLIST: MS veteran bike lying in grass. MS men lift up penny-farthing and assemble. CU men screw parts of bike together. MS man puts another bike together. CU man trying twist grip brakes. CU brakes. CU man adjusts pedal. CU man pushing bike. MS man mounts penny-farthing. MS No 45 leaves. MS girl falls over trying to mount penny-farthing. MS bikes on road. MS penny-farthing. MS bikes being pushed up hill. MS another. MS penny-farthing in traffic. LS bunch of veteran bikes. LS another. MS old bone-shaker flat-out. MS another group of bikes.
Keywords
Vehicles; Competitions
Locations
England
Card file number
80231
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
John Davies
Length of story (in feet)
98
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Veteran Bikes', British Movietone News Issue No. 1617A, 2 Jun 1960. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23626 (Accessed 13 Jun 2025)