Murdoch Mysteries
02-07-16, 07:36 PM
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Watching the first episode... and the good detective seems to ride his bicycle on a sidewalk (there are people, couples I believe, walking on the same path). With the given impression that the episode is set in the late 1880's or early 1890's, it seems a faux pa. But, maybe he's in a hurry.
02-07-16, 10:59 PM
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Watching the first episode... and the good detective seems to ride his bicycle on a sidewalk (there are people, couples I believe, walking on the same path). With the given impression that the episode is set in the late 1880's or early 1890's, it seems a faux pa. But, maybe he's in a hurry.
02-08-16, 04:34 AM
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Watching the first episode... and the good detective seems to ride his bicycle on a sidewalk (there are people, couples I believe, walking on the same path). With the given impression that the episode is set in the late 1880's or early 1890's, it seems a faux pa. But, maybe he's in a hurry.
02-11-16, 01:57 PM
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02-11-16, 02:04 PM
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...I actually found this forum because I wanted to know if there was any buzz about disc brakes. In season three or four (I think) there was a bike chase scene. Murdock road a bike with a rear rack (tan top) and flat bars. As it flashed around the scenes (one of which he rode down a large, narrow, steep, flight of stairs) I swear his bike had disc brakes. I can't believe that I am the only one that saw this, which makes me think I didn't really see them...
02-12-16, 07:56 AM
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Murdoch is a guilty pleasure for my other half and I. I'll usually do a double take on the bikes but mostly just enjoy the show for its premise.
11-21-16, 07:31 PM
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I recently got into the show and just passed the Tour de Murdoch episode! I really enjoyed it! I'm glad others in the forum like the show as well.
11-21-16, 08:10 PM
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The misses and I are still watching the show, thru Netflix. It's become a somewhat guilty pleasure, and is pretty entertaining, given the small budget I'm sure it works under. Could use more bike though.
12-27-16, 07:24 AM
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My wife and I are belated discovers of "Call the Midwife," and I have been trying to sort out the various step-through bicycles the nurses ride. So far we have seen one rod-brake single speed, a cable-braked single speed with a poorly routed front brake cable, and a three-speed with a Sturmey-Archer trigger. Both bikes with brake cables were routed right front / left rear, with cables crossing over in front of the head tube.
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12-27-16, 08:16 AM
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My wife and I are belated discovers of "Call the Midwife," and I have been trying to sort out the various step-through bicycles the nurses ride. So far we have seen one rod-brake single speed, a cable-braked single speed with a poorly routed front brake cable, and a three-speed with a Sturmey-Archer trigger. Both bikes with brake cables were routed right front / left rear, with cables crossing over in front of the head tube.
12-27-16, 09:15 AM
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It's quite obvious that the producers have to make some concessions and use modern bicycles, yet the faux pas cited aren't nearly as bad as claimed. Commercially available aluminum rims first appeared circa 1893. An aluminum pedal had been released by 1897. Cotterless, two and three piece cranksets were very common prior to the turn of the century, as were unicrown style forks.
Unfortunately, a lot of the 1890s innovation disappeared when the market crashed, just prior to the turn of the century. The high grade bicycle all but disappeared, almost overnight. The USA government instituted high tariffs to protect the remaining bicycle industry. This largely kept out European innovations and the American manufacturers settled into a rut of single speed roadsters until the 1950s when the government eased off tariffs on English manufactured bicycles, to help them the British rebuild their cycle trade.
Unfortunately, a lot of the 1890s innovation disappeared when the market crashed, just prior to the turn of the century. The high grade bicycle all but disappeared, almost overnight. The USA government instituted high tariffs to protect the remaining bicycle industry. This largely kept out European innovations and the American manufacturers settled into a rut of single speed roadsters until the 1950s when the government eased off tariffs on English manufactured bicycles, to help them the British rebuild their cycle trade.
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I am no historian, but accepting "Commercially available aluminum rims first appeared circa 1893. An aluminum pedal had been released by 1897. Cotterless, two and three piece cranksets were very common prior to the turn of the century, as were unicrown style forks." as truth, I saw the aluminum alloy rims with aluminum alloy quick release hubs, and the three piece cranks on Murdock's racing bike. They made my French made Motobracane from the early 1980's look like a relic. Not doubting aluminum was used on old bikes, but it was not machined and forged like the modern parts used on Murdock's racing bike. I would be cool to see some of that old stuff for real. I am sure it had an elegance all to its own.
