Bicycle Museums you have visited or know of?
01-13-20, 12:59 PM
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Blue Moon in Sycamore IL. has a Classic Schwinn Stingray Crate Museum...........3 floors. Haven't been but have heard is worth checking out.
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01-13-20, 01:05 PM
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01-13-20, 01:10 PM
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How about a Bicycle Museum where you can also see a Moon Rock!
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https://dekeslaytonmuseum.org/exhibi...f-the-bicycle/
https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/17016
https://www.jsonline.com/story/trave...rta/376973002/
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https://dekeslaytonmuseum.org/exhibi...f-the-bicycle/
https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/17016
https://www.jsonline.com/story/trave...rta/376973002/
01-13-20, 01:20 PM
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Thai Bike Museum
If you are ever in the North of Thailand close to Chiang Rai there is an English guy named Alan Bates settled there who's claim to fame is that he circumnavigated the globe by bicycle in record time. There was a technicality that prevented him from being entered into the Guiness Book of Records so he did a second circumnavigation breaking his original record. For his efforts he was also given recognition by the King of Thailand, I was fortunate enough to meet up with Alan at his home/cafe/museum & would highly recommend a visit. - https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/352...-chiang-khong/
01-13-20, 11:48 PM
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The "Deutsches Museum" in Munich is a huge museum for all things techological (think Smithsonian). It is spread out to several locations in the city, the "land transport" collection ("Verkehrszentrum") covers bicycles, trains and cars and is well worth a visit. https://www.deutsches-museum.de/en/v...m/collections/
Nobody's mentioned the Bisby Bike Brothel.
A place that might be called a museum, but is just a personal collection, is Bob Freeman's just a short ride from northbend
Velocult was part museum, and we still mourn the loss in Portland.
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01-14-20, 09:35 AM
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Fantastic place, and our own @rhm has a close family connection with it.
01-14-20, 04:37 PM
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01-16-20, 12:50 PM
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As stated above, the MMBHOF: https://mmbhof.org/
Some pics from my visit a few years ago.
IMG_1724 by 2cam16, on Flickr
IMG_1738 by 2cam16, on Flickr
IMG_1711 by 2cam16, on Flickr
Also visited the Specialized museum at their HQ last year: 15130 Concord Cir, Morgan Hill, CA 95037
My pics: https://www.flickr.com/gp/75643561@N00/UwLSy4
Some pics from my visit a few years ago.
IMG_1724 by 2cam16, on FlickrIMG_1738 by 2cam16, on FlickrIMG_1711 by 2cam16, on FlickrAlso visited the Specialized museum at their HQ last year: 15130 Concord Cir, Morgan Hill, CA 95037
My pics: https://www.flickr.com/gp/75643561@N00/UwLSy4
In addition to the bicycles on display, the Marin Museum has also collected an amazing library of bicycling books.
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The "Deutsches Museum" in Munich is a huge museum for all things techological (think Smithsonian). It is spread out to several locations in the city, the "land transport" collection ("Verkehrszentrum") covers bicycles, trains and cars and is well worth a visit. https://www.deutsches-museum.de/en/v...m/collections/
(those interested in aviation should make sure to visit the Flugwerft Schleissheim, a truly amazing air and space collection located on the edge of town)
The "Technikmuseum Sinsheim" close to Heidelberg as a mindblowing affair in itself, and hosts a nice cycling collection as well. (Yes, that is a Tu144 in front of the concorde, and not a scale model either. They also have a "Buran")
(those interested in aviation should make sure to visit the Flugwerft Schleissheim, a truly amazing air and space collection located on the edge of town)
The "Technikmuseum Sinsheim" close to Heidelberg as a mindblowing affair in itself, and hosts a nice cycling collection as well. (Yes, that is a Tu144 in front of the concorde, and not a scale model either. They also have a "Buran")
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01-19-20, 11:00 PM
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If you're looking for the fuzzy far-out fringe of bicycles, the San Jose Museum of Innovation has a couple record-setting HPV's. I'm not sure if they are still there- here's a couple photos I took a few years ago:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ohpv/s...7636313843256/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ohpv/s...7636313843256/
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The Springfield History Museum, part of the Springfield Museums in Springfield Mass has a small bicycle exhibit tying in to a very impressive Indian Motorcycle collection.
01-22-20, 10:42 AM
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While not a true museum, the Eroica weekend in Cambria is an orgy of cool old bikes. Be sure to stop in Linn's, besides great food and pies, the restaurant is owned and run by a cyclist, and has some of his great bikes on display. The swap meet and Concours on the day before the ride is like a pop up museum, not to be missed. Of course the ride itself is like a rolling museum of bikes ridden, not trapped inside a building.
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01-22-20, 05:27 PM
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That purple-ish Bertoni ^^^^^ has 
aero brake levers! Have the authorities been alerted?
Or did they finally come to their senses about such minutiae, esp. on features that DID ship on NEW bikes BITD?
aero brake levers! Have the authorities been alerted?Or did they finally come to their senses about such minutiae, esp. on features that DID ship on NEW bikes BITD?
01-22-20, 07:35 PM
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The musée d’art et d’industrie in Saint Etienne,France, had an amazing collection last time I was there
Parcours Cycles | Musée d'Art et d'Industrie de Saint-Etienne
Supposedly the town where the first bike in France was produced, also birthplace or home of Manufrance, dural, stronglight, vitus, motobecane, etc. They had a nice collection spanning 1880s to today.
i can try and dig out some pictures.
Parcours Cycles | Musée d'Art et d'Industrie de Saint-Etienne
Supposedly the town where the first bike in France was produced, also birthplace or home of Manufrance, dural, stronglight, vitus, motobecane, etc. They had a nice collection spanning 1880s to today.
i can try and dig out some pictures.
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Aero brake cable routing is now allowed, the year after I converted my Legnano back to top exit Universal levers. 20 years ago I got a deal on Campy aeros, cheaper than replacement Universal hoods. Now, if they would only relax the dreaded toe clip requirement ...
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So this is maybe a weird one, but we occasionally head up to Maine, and the Owls Head Transportation Museum has a small section of older bikes that's actually worthwhile if you're into the history! I was really surprised to see when I got there, but they apparently cover every kind of transportation out there. The kids really enjoyed getting a ride in a a crank-up car.
Samples of the types of stuff I saw there: Our Collection - Bicycles | Owls Head Transportation Museum
Granted, what you'll see there is almost all pre-WWII but I distinctly recall there were half a dozen more-modern samples ('60s - '90s) when we went 3-4 years ago.
Samples of the types of stuff I saw there: Our Collection - Bicycles | Owls Head Transportation Museum
Granted, what you'll see there is almost all pre-WWII but I distinctly recall there were half a dozen more-modern samples ('60s - '90s) when we went 3-4 years ago.
