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1973: BIKES - the Perfect Solution to the FUEL CRISIS? | Wheelbase | Retro Transport | BBC Archive
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11:33Now Playing"The fuel for this is a medium-sized plate of bangers and mash."
Wheelbase's Michael Frostick - usually the proudest of petrolheads - presents an item about bicycles, which are perhaps not the first vehicles that come to mind when you think of Wheelbase. In light of the recent fuel crisis, however, Michael considers whether the humble bicycle's extraordinary efficiency could persuade motorists to trade petrol power for pedal power.
Michael goes on a cycle ride with engineer and inventor Alex Moulton, a keen cyclist and the designer of the revolutionary Moulton Bicycle, to discuss the potential pros and cons of cycling.
Clip taken from Wheelbase, originally broadcast on BBC Two, 11 December, 1973.
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