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The brilliant film, Battle of the Bikes, looks at the Scottish rider Graeme Obree - famous for building his own bike out of washing machine parts and riding it in his own unique crouched position - the '94 World Hour Record holder, and his great rival from the Wirral, the '92 Olympic Pursuit Champion Chris Boardman, who achieved his first World Hour record just six days after Obree. Inspired by cycling journalist Adam Glasser, this film remains to this day, an utterly fascinating record of man and machine competing head to head.
Also inspired by Adam Glasser, the second film, On Yer Bike, is an intimate portrait of Obree from his early days as an amateur cyclist to a World Hour Record holder, World Champion and international cycling star and the intriguing and controversial story of the banning by the UCI of his unique riding position and his bike, 'Old Faithful'.
BONUS DISC: Top cycling photographer Phil O'Connor tells us about that famous Hour Record at Hamar. The bonus disc also contains unique archive film footage and interviews, including:
• Phil O'Connor interview
• Graeme Obree's British Hour Record at Herne Hill, May 1993
• Graeme Obree's 50 mile Record, RTTC Championships, June 1993
• Obree vs Collinelli in 4000m Pursuit Final, Manchester 1995
• Graeme talks about the feature film based on his life, The Flying Scotsman, 2006.
2 Disk set: Over 3.5 hours!
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