A museum, two websites, and a magazine
03-14-23, 09:17 PM
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A museum, two websites, and a magazine
I'll start this by saying I have no connection to the museum, the website, or the magazine.Just some things I came across that might be of interest to others.
A recent post about a bike museum in the Midwest reminded me that I want to post about a museum in Italy.
It's the Museo della Bicicletta, located inside the Palazzo Gradari, 26 Via Rossini in Pesaro. The museum houses the Italian Vintage Bicycle Collection, put together by Adriano Vispi and Dario Corsi. There are somewhere around 250 bikes in the collection, including one ridden by Pantani in the Giro. Bikes are from around 1910 to 2000. They also have an area devoted to women's cycling along with other displays. downside is that the museum is only open Saturday, Sunday, and holidays. More info can be found at. italianlegendbicyles.com
Now, I have confess that I have never been to the museum. I've tried but my schedule and the museum's schedule have never aligned. But I've seen some of the bikes in the collection. Dario Corsi often has a display of some of the bikes at vintage events. The bikes are worth a lot, and Dario is someone you should meet.
The second of the websites is italianvintagebicyclescollection.it. This is Dario's site. It has much of the same info on the first site and occasionally Dario sells some of his bikes here. But for me, the biggest find is under the articles and books tab. Dario has been published in Bici D'Epoca, my favorite vintage bike bag. Scans of Dario's BDE articles are on the site. With a little computer-fu, you can save and read the articles. They will give you a taste of what the magazine covers. Yes, it's in Italian, but the photos alone are worth it. They always have a spread on a modern classic bike, an early 20th century bike, as well as a profile on a rider that you may know have heard of but who you should know. BDE is a good magazine but can be hard to find. I first saw it on a newsstand in Italy. I tries to get a subscription bu they don't ship to the US. I had a digital subscription until my local library system signed up with PressReader , so I can now read it online but can't copy any info due to licensing issues.
Hope this is good info for some of you.
A recent post about a bike museum in the Midwest reminded me that I want to post about a museum in Italy.
It's the Museo della Bicicletta, located inside the Palazzo Gradari, 26 Via Rossini in Pesaro. The museum houses the Italian Vintage Bicycle Collection, put together by Adriano Vispi and Dario Corsi. There are somewhere around 250 bikes in the collection, including one ridden by Pantani in the Giro. Bikes are from around 1910 to 2000. They also have an area devoted to women's cycling along with other displays. downside is that the museum is only open Saturday, Sunday, and holidays. More info can be found at. italianlegendbicyles.com
Now, I have confess that I have never been to the museum. I've tried but my schedule and the museum's schedule have never aligned. But I've seen some of the bikes in the collection. Dario Corsi often has a display of some of the bikes at vintage events. The bikes are worth a lot, and Dario is someone you should meet.
The second of the websites is italianvintagebicyclescollection.it. This is Dario's site. It has much of the same info on the first site and occasionally Dario sells some of his bikes here. But for me, the biggest find is under the articles and books tab. Dario has been published in Bici D'Epoca, my favorite vintage bike bag. Scans of Dario's BDE articles are on the site. With a little computer-fu, you can save and read the articles. They will give you a taste of what the magazine covers. Yes, it's in Italian, but the photos alone are worth it. They always have a spread on a modern classic bike, an early 20th century bike, as well as a profile on a rider that you may know have heard of but who you should know. BDE is a good magazine but can be hard to find. I first saw it on a newsstand in Italy. I tries to get a subscription bu they don't ship to the US. I had a digital subscription until my local library system signed up with PressReader , so I can now read it online but can't copy any info due to licensing issues.
Hope this is good info for some of you.
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