Battle Mountain Graeme Obree's Story

[iandg]

Showing on BBC 2 Scotland 21.00 07/02/17

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08c70vf

 

[Racing roadkill]

I met him for a Q&A after a screening at an arthouse type cinema near me, last year.

There's the 'bike' he used.

 

[AndyRM]

Cracking film. There was a screening of it at my local independent cinema last year with a Q&A after the screening and a chance to try and fit into Beastie.

O'Bree is quite a guy, properly inspirational.

 

[Newman8]

= Channel 970 on Sky (England).

 

[RichK]

now available on iPlayer

 

[ColinJ]

now available on iPlayer

Thanks - I'll watch it on my smart TV now. Available HERE for another 29 days.

 

[screenman]

Just watched it, proper turbo session.

 

[DanZac]

Well worth a watch. Some outstanding solutions to the engineering issues and all designed and built on his kitchen table.

 

[ColinJ]

I enjoyed the programme but I hope he gives up record-breaking now and doesn't put himself through that kind of stress again ....

I didn't catch what his emergency vascular problem was so I just searched and found that it was a priapism - YIKES!

 

[fossyant]

I watched it when aired a quite while ago. I raced against him and Chris in my teens and early/mid 20's, and they both were 'out there' with their performance. I was waiting to line up in the IOM TT when Graham turned up on his bike. Crazy bike but my god was he good. It's not the bike, it's the rider - that suited him. He looked crazy, but we all respected him as he was so fast.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

I wish he could find a team of professional engineers who could design and build a record-attempt bike worthy of the engine he supplies.

Didn't buy the snorkel idea at all, that was just eccentric.

Glad he got a record to show for his efforts, but it wasn't the record he set out to get so it could all be classed as a gallant failure.

And no, of course I could not do better.

 

[Tim Hall]

I watched it when aired a quite while ago. I raced against him and Chris in my teens and early/mid 20's, and they both were 'out there' with their performance. I was waiting to line up in the IOM TT when Graham turned up on his bike. Crazy bike but my god was he good. It's not the bike, it's the rider - that suited him. He looked crazy, but we all respected him as he was so fast.

Aren't you mixing up your Obree films? As far as I can tell this was the first time this film has been on TV (it's been on cinema release though).

 

[fossyant]

There was a tv documentary about battle mountain. Must be that

 

[iandg]

now available on iPlayer

After giving the heads up for this I missed it

Had a cold, felt awful and was in bed by 8.45 pm. Will catch up on i-player.

 

[User32269]

Great watch. He's a real hero of mine, but would never invite him round the house. You'd nip out for tea bags and when you got back he'd have taken the angle grinder to everything in the kitchen!