Synopsis
Gregg Wallace visits Britain's largest bicycle factory, which produces 150 folding bikes every day, and joins a production line to make his own bike.
- Programme: Inside the Factory
- Series: 2
- Episode: 4: Bicycles
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2016
- Art & Design | Technical processes, manufacturing techniques, Industry
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