On Yer Bike (DVD)

A two-disc collection which provides a fascinating portrait of the British cycling experience on film

A two-disc collection which provides a fascinating portrait of the British cycling experience on film.

Featuring short dramas, animations, advertisements, newsreel items and public information films, the compilation spans from elegant nineteenth-century cycling through to the cut-throat 1928 Olympic Trails at the Herne Hill Velodrome and careless 1980s BMX kids.

Offering up a century of cycling in Britain whilst celebrating classic brands such as Raleigh, Hercules and the hand-crafted Witcomb Racing Cycle, this is a must for cycling enthusiasts and history buffs alike. 

Disc One

• Lady Cyclists (1899) 
• Race for the Muratti Cup at Manchester Wheelers' Annual Meet [Extract] (1901)
• Rudge Whitworth Britain's Best Bicycle (1902)
• Manchester and Salford Harriers [Extract] (1901)
• Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving (1906)
• Fat Man on a Bicycle (1914)
• National Bicycle Week Begins (1923)
• Olympic Trials (1928)
• Cycling the Channel (1929)
• Woman Wheelers (1929)
• From Acorn to Oak (1938)
• Cinema Adverts: Humber, Raleigh, Rudge (1938)
• Tom's Ride (1944)
• How a Bicycle is Made (1945)
• Stringing Along (1947)
• The Ballad of the Battered Bicycle (1947)
• Pedal Cyclists (1947)
• Good Cycles Deserve Good Riders (1950)
• Skid Kids (1953)

Disc Two

• Cyclists Special (1955)
• Hercules: Lion Cubs (1956)
• Cyclists Abroad (1957)
• Cycling Proficiency Scheme Father and Son (1959)
• Riding on Air (1959)
• The Racing Cyclist (1966)
• The Moulton Bicycle (1972)
• Free Wheeling (1979)
• It's a Bike (1983)
• Cyclist Turning Right (1983)