I remember (cycling in) Dublin City in the rare aul times... :)

Firedance · 16-09-2016 01:11PM #1

This came up on on my FB feed earlier, a Safe Cycling film from the 40's (I think). I'm not sure you'd get away with cycling with a ladder these days! I'd forgotten about using the pedal to stand your bike at a curb

There's a lot of stuff in there still relevant today, including the problem with tram lines!

Moflojo · 16-09-2016 01:33PM

Seriously Sheila, get your sh1t together...

MB Lacey · 16-09-2016 01:54PM

I saw this on the big screen a few months ago in the IFI as part of their Archive programme.
Was hilarious.

Chips Lovell · 16-09-2016 02:23PM

Better than anything the RSA has ever produced.

Pinch Flat · 16-09-2016 03:03PM

Ah the days before high vis and helmets

tomasrojo · 16-09-2016 05:13PM

I still see people cycling with ladders! And I still use the pedal to the kerb trick, though not so much now I have a kickstand.

tomasrojo · 16-09-2016 05:24PM

Jep Gambardella wrote: »

Better than anything the RSA has ever produced.

Giving brakes top billing is definitely to be commended.

I knew that at the time there was no law require tail lights, just a reflector. In fact, in the UK (and maybe here) the rear reflector requirement was quite recent at the time of the production of the fim, and the previous requirement was to have white paint on the tip of the rear mudguard, which you still see today on the older bikes that remain in circulation (and in that film).

Chuchote · 17-09-2016 11:15AM

State-of-the-art (1903)

Still wondering what 'rat trap' pedals are.

tomasrojo · 17-09-2016 11:27AM

jaqian · 18-09-2016 07:13PM

your missing the toe clips to really make them rat traps

Chuchote · 18-09-2016 09:51PM

Surprising thing is that I looked up 1910-12 bicycles out of curiosity to see what weight of a bike the grandda would have been cycling, and found the decent road models were around 10kg.

DanMurphy · 18-09-2016 10:13PM

Anyone else recognize the chap on the bicycle lighting the cigarette with no hands on the handlebars ?
None other than the movie actor John Gregson.

DanMurphy · 18-09-2016 10:21PM

jaqian wrote: »

your missing the toe clips to really make them rat traps

There's a young (ish) chap 'flies' by here on Sundays on a beat up racing bike, his feet tied securely to the pedals with electrical ties!
Yes, both feet !
Passed him today on the Athlone / Birr road
****ed if I know how he dismounts !

:D:D

Wishbone Ash · 18-09-2016 10:24PM

DanMurphy wrote: »

Anyone else recognize the chap on the bicycle lighting the cigarette with no hands on the handlebars ?
None other than the movie actor John Gregson.

Well spotted! That reminds me that I haven't seen 'Genevieve' for many years - must see if its on YouTube.

tomasrojo · 18-09-2016 10:25PM

DanMurphy wrote: »

Anyone else recognize the chap on the bicycle lighting the cigarette with no hands on the handlebars ?
None other than the movie actor John Gregson.

He looked pretty cool. I bet there was a spate of nonchalant smoking-related falls after screenings. The law of unintended consequences.

Chuchote · 18-09-2016 10:29PM

What struck me was the casual skill of the cyclists. I've never mastered the skill of cycling along while wheeling another bike by the handlebars, yet it was a common site a few years ago when cycling was more the norm.

Edit: sight!

DanMurphy · 18-09-2016 10:29PM

He was also in a film 'playing' in an All Ireland Hurling Final wearing a Kilkenny jersey.
Fecked if I can remember the name of it.
Ah yes...Genevieve. Great craic with Kenneth Moore et al.
Nice fellow, died too young.

Wishbone Ash · 18-09-2016 11:02PM

Chuchote wrote: »

What struck me was the casual skill of the cyclists. I've never mastered the skill of cycling along while wheeling another bike by the handlebars, yet it was a common site a few years ago when cycling was more the norm.

It's actually easier than it looks especially on flat terrain where no gear changes are required. I often did it years ago where I'd cycle somewhere and get a lift home (usually because drink was involved) and the next day I'd borrow someone's bike to go and retrieve my own.

tomasrojo · 18-09-2016 11:04PM

All my Dutch friends can do that trick. Not sure what that means, except that they cycled a lot as kids, and continue to do so as adults.

(I had a quick go one day as an adult, got the pedal of one bike into the spokes of the other, and called it a day after that.)

Wishbone Ash · 18-09-2016 11:09PM

DanMurphy wrote: »

He was also in a film 'playing' in an All Ireland Hurling Final wearing a Kilkenny jersey.
Fecked if I can remember the name of it....

Must be 'Rooney' - (did a check on IMDB).

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052147/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_36

Chuchote · 18-09-2016 11:10PM

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Must be 'Rooney' - (did a check on IMDB).

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052147/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_36

Rooney-O, Rooney-O…

Wishbone Ash · 18-09-2016 11:12PM

tomasrojo wrote: »

....(I had a quick go one day as an adult, got the pedal of one bike into the spokes of the other, and called it a day after that.)

You have to roll the other bike at an angle.

tomasrojo · 18-09-2016 11:14PM

Yeah, I definitely was doing something wrong!!

Wishbone Ash · 18-09-2016 11:15PM

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Must be 'Rooney' - (did a check on IMDB).

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052147/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_36

endacl · 18-09-2016 11:20PM

Pinch Flat wrote: »

Ah the days before high vis and helmets

Ah, the days before 'yiz shud all be in de bleedin cycle lanes'...

El Tarangu · 19-09-2016 04:16PM

Chuchote wrote: »

Surprising thing is that I looked up 1910-12 bicycles out of curiosity to see what weight of a bike the grandda would have been cycling, and found the decent road models were around 10kg.

Interesting... though I guess they wouldn't have had any derailleur/cassette, etc. Would have saved a bit of weight.

Chuchote · 19-09-2016 05:36PM

El Tarangu wrote: »

Interesting... though I guess they wouldn't have had any derailleur/cassette, etc. Would have saved a bit of weight.

I think they had two gears, as far as I remember. No, three-speed:

http://www.oldbike.eu/museum/1909-1911/1909-new-hudson-tourist-roadster-with-armstrong-triplex-3-speed-gear/

(if this is the same one)

velo.2010 · 19-09-2016 10:50PM

By the bye, if anyone is interested in more old film of Dublin, there is a fascinating channel on Youtube. Its called the Lorcan film unit and presents some uncovered old footage of various parts of Dublin.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5ZPoP7BBTORI-QYcTkFv3Q/videos

I remember (cycling in) Dublin City in the rare aul times... :)

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