1957 Mountain Biking Video (from New Zealand)

PurpleFrog · Jul 2, 2013

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfcIS2GBAig&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

clockworkgazz · Jul 2, 2013

29ers rocking it BITD.

02gf74 · Jul 2, 2013

mental - I am not seeing any brakes on those bikes

jimo746 · Jul 2, 2013

02gf74":31qxq9ol said:
mental - I am not seeing any brakes on those bikes

Maybe a coaster brake on the rear?

Drop bars are cool though

I say! Looks like a couple of chaps took a frightfull spill on the downhill section...

makster · Jul 2, 2013

This is from New Zealand...the footage is probably from last week!

andrewl · Jul 3, 2013

makster":2mwt29cu said:
This is from New Zealand...the footage is probably from last week!

Or this morning in the UK

lewisfoto · Jul 3, 2013

So who invented mountain biking?

TheGreenRabbit · Jul 3, 2013

looks like one is wearing a retrobike top !

andyz · Jul 3, 2013

lewisfoto":3kqcjpcb said:
So who invented mountain biking?

Highly debatable, but the French started doing cyclo-cross in 1902!
This clip is from 1925:

http://www.britishpathe.com/video/le-2- ... yclo+cross

Chopper the ex Copper · Jul 3, 2013

50 year old monster cross!