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Mobs and movies...A round up of cycling videos and images, from a singing flash mob to a tyre tutorial, plus more movie and video news... Sue Archer writes: I want to ride my bicycle... A Flashmob is a group of people who congregate, seemingly spontaneously, in a public place to perform an act, with no apparent direction or leadership, before just dispersing again. Often arranged by mobile phone or social networking site, the mobs aren't intended to have any political or protest purpose, merely to entertain. Here's a bicycle related Flashmob choir who did just that at a railway station in Brussels. Note how the choir members just appear from among the slightly bemused travellers. This isn't the only bicycle related flashmob to have been organised. This group in Lubeck, Germany, took over a roundabout for a few circuits, before peeling off again and disappearing... All tyred out We all know how a bicycle is made - you have a frame of tubes welded or stuck together, and you add various components, including tyres. But have you ever stopped to wonder just how a tyre or inner tube is made? Now you can find out courtesy of this video from Schwalbe, spotted for us by John Jermy. I was surprised to see that the individual parts of every single tyre are assembled by hand one at a time, albeit on a complex jig with laser guidance! A 'New' bicycle? Moving back in time a little, this clip from British Pathe was spotted on the Cyclechat forum, and shows an apparently new type of bicycle being tried out by champion cyclist Miss Evelyn Hamilton. The position allows her to 'recline with a superior air', something that recumbent riders have always known. We also know that the idea of recumbents had been around for rather longer than the film suggests, with early examples dating back to the 19th century. As well as the short wheelbase model in that film, Miss Hamilton tries out a long wheelbase Velocar in this second Pathe clip. Brompton - The Movie Hot on the heels of the Brompton bicycle book, which we reviewed in Issue 37, comes a DVD: The History of Brompton. You can see a trailer for the documentary on Brompton's website and the DVD will be available from Brompton dealers from the 2nd August. The 71 minute long documentary includes interviews with founder Andrew Ricthie, footage of production at the West London factory, and action from Brompton World Championship racing. A feast of films If all these films have whetted your appetite, why not go to the 5th International Cycling film Festival? The festival takes place at Herne, Germany, from 15 - 17 October, and will feature films with a cycling theme from all over the world. Illustrating the point Meanwhile, if illustration is more your thing, you might be interested in an exhibition at the London Transport Museum, spotted on the Guardian Bike Blog. Illustrators were asked to produce images linking London, cycling, health and the environment, and fifty of the entries are on display at the Museum until 22nd August. You can see a selection in the Guardian blog article, and spot the various London landmarks and types of cycle. I particularly like Life Cycles by Kevin Ward, featuring a recumbent trike riding dolphin... Posted on 29 July 2010
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