Jim’s ready for take off.
1896 Triplet – developed by Arnold, Schwinn & Co.
1892 Telegram – The front hub contained an internally-geared drive which turns the wheel two times with each turn of the pedal. It was the last of the geared front-drivers.
1880 Otto Dicycle – incorporates crinkled spokes into its large wheels for shock absorption. This Dicycle is the only example in the United States.
1910 Dursley Pedersen – developed by a Danish inventor and featured a comfortable hammock seat, with a truss style frame and skirt guards.
1944 U. S. Army Restored Original Military Bicycle – WWII bike used to provide transportation for personnel engaged in dispatch or messenger service. Of course, they were also used for many other purposes.
1950’s Children’s Bicycles
Hopalong Cassidy
Gene Autry
Donald Duck
1901 Maxim Machine Gun Tandem Tricycle
Pee Wee Herman Bicycle
You will definitely need a tap and dye set.
And a few ball bearings.
1901 Ice Bicycle – The Wolff-American uses a studded rear tire and front ski to glide through snowy and icy conditions.
This gives you just a small taste of what is available at this museum. Definitely worth your time to stop.
Okay – one more picture.
Handcrafted Wooden Bicycle – void of straight lines and utilized Baltic birch, walnut and upcycled bicycle parts. It took approximately three months to build.
It is a long way to the ground on those big wheels in a spill!
ReplyDeleteA great blog Sandie. Really.
ReplyDeleteWe've been to Wapakoneta lots of times and never visited the Bicycle Museum. Going to have to check it out.
ReplyDeleteBe Safe and Enjoy!
It's about time.
My favorite is the PeeWee Herman bike! I'm trying to recall the last time I got on a bike. Loved it as a kid, but my legs got tired when I decided to try it in the 1980's. If I got on one today I'm sure I'd fall!
ReplyDeleteI bet termites would love that wooden bike! :cD
ReplyDeleteSo Jim how far did you ride that great bike? I love the Pee Wee Herman bike and the wooden one.
ReplyDeleteI just want to know if you're going to head back to Apache Junction and buy a new bike.
ReplyDeleteWe loved that museum, so many amazing bicycles to look at, spent quite a few hours there checking them all out. So glad that you got to go there.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool museum. Jim looks like a pro on that big bike. And how did you get through Ohio without stopping to see us? If I wasn't so busy planning this baby shower for Kelly, I would have caught that earlier.
ReplyDeleteImpossible to chose. What fun!
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