Has Anyone Visited

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Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on December 6, 2010 at 12:15pm

A museum sounds like a great winter getaway...

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Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on December 6, 2010 at 7:34pm

If anyone's in Seattle and loves classic/historic bikes this place has some amazing stuff hanging from the ceiling-- with descriptive labels and such, and not just 2-3 bikes but at least 15. Things like racing bikes from the 30s, 40s, 50s, in perfect condition, that really kind of blow you away in terms of how long we've had 'modern' racing bikes.

http://www.elliottbaybicycles.com/

Too bad their site doesn't show any of that.

It's right in the heart of the waterfront/touristy district.

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Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on December 6, 2010 at 7:35pm

Whatever happened to the museum in Three Oaks Michigan?
I thought they'd taken a portion of the North Pier museum collection as well.
This is about all I can find:

Three Oaks Spokes Bicycle Museum

Three Oaks Township Library Museum
3 N. Elm Street
Three Oaks, MI 49128
Call for hours (Eastern)
Contact: 269-756-5621
Rating: Family Friendly
Admission: Free

The Bicycle Museum is now housed in the Township Library. The former museum is now the Dewey Cannon Trading Company, 3 E. Central Ave., Three Oaks, 756-3361, which has information, bike rentals and a small amount of memorabilia.

Well, I guess that answers the question . . .



Here's one in Grand Haven:

The Bicycle Museum Grand Haven
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Featuring pre-war, balloon-tire bicycles from the 30s and beyond, The Bicycle Museum displays over 80 of the finest American bicycles. Located on the shores of Lake Michigan in downtown Grand Haven, this museum is open Monday through Saturday from 1pm to 6pm.
Tel 1 616 842-1418
Address: 119 Washington St. | Grand Haven, MI | 49417
Betcha could get a lakefront cottage there real cheap right about now.

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Permalink Reply by Dave Jacque on December 7, 2010 at 2:27pm

The National Motorcycle Museum in Anamosa, IA, has a fairly large collection of mostly turn-of-the-last-century bicycles: penny-farthings, "safety bicycles," etc. Kinda makes sense, since the earliest motorcycles were pretty much just motorized bicycles.

A personal favorite: a naphtha-fueled bicycle headlight.

http://www.nationalmcmuseum.org/

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Permalink Reply by Barry Niel Stuart on December 7, 2010 at 3:29pm

In Cudahy, South Shore Cyclery has a collection of vintage bikes from all around the world. I saw a J. C. Higgins Flightliner middleweight like one a neighbor of mine in Beach Park had. See at www.southshorecyclery.com

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