| HUMAN BIKES Brilliant 'pedi-cycle' (wheels strapped to ankles) cross-country race in Paris. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5382 |
| Catalog #: | 55426 | |
| Clip Number: | 55426-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1486 | |
| Timecode: | 01:39:55 - 01:41:04 | |
| Location: | Paris, France. | |
| Year Shot: | 1928 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INVENTIONS: Transportation LOCATIONS/EUROPE: France, Paris SPORTS/BICYCLE: Misc SPORTS/SNOW SKIING: Unusual TRANSPORTATION/BICYCLE: Unusual | |
| Description: | Human "Bikes" - Winner touched over 20 miles an hour in first "pedi-cycle" Cross-Country Contest. 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 'pedi-cycle' race on a tree-lines road; the wheel stand on the inside of the ankle and each man has ski-poles 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. | |
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