question about cycling museums

[Linda Ullyett]

Does anyone know if there is a cycling museum in Canada?
Thanks!
Linda

[Brian Martin]

Buffalo is the closest. Pretty good history of the bicycle there. Lots
of early period stuff, as that part of NY had over 300 companies making
bicycles back then


Brian

PS a lot of the companies turned to planes and motor cycles.

Post by Linda Ullyett
Does anyone know if there is a cycling museum in Canada?
Thanks!
Linda
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[b***@uottawa.ca]

There is, or was, an exhibit at the Canada Museum of Science & Tech on
bicycles:

http://www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca/english/collection/bikes.cfm. I
don't think it's up right now, but they do offer it as a travelling
exhibit for other museums.
http://www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca/english/whatson/travel_exhibits.cfm

Bob LeDrew.

(PS: Should likely not be a surprise to anyone, but Wilbur and Orville
Wright built their first airplanes and gliders while ... operating a
bicycle shop in Dayton, Ohio).

BLeD.

Post by Brian Martin
Buffalo is the closest. Pretty good history of the bicycle there. Lots
of early period stuff, as that part of NY had over 300 companies making
bicycles back then
Brian
PS a lot of the companies turned to planes and motor cycles.

Post by Linda Ullyett
Does anyone know if there is a cycling museum in Canada?
Thanks!
Linda
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[Juergen Weichert]

It is going to Calgary for the summer.

Orville learned his mechanical skills by building a printing press and
setting up a newspaper. Wilbur joined him and when the "bike craze" took
off folks saw the boys were good with mechanics and started bringing
them their bikes from there. It kind of "took-off" from there.

Juergen

Post by b***@uottawa.ca
There is, or was, an exhibit at the Canada Museum of Science & Tech on
http://www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca/english/collection/bikes.cfm. I
don't think it's up right now, but they do offer it as a travelling
exhibit for other museums.
http://www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca/english/whatson/travel_exhibits.cfm
Bob LeDrew.
(PS: Should likely not be a surprise to anyone, but Wilbur and Orville
Wright built their first airplanes and gliders while ... operating a
bicycle shop in Dayton, Ohio).
BLeD.

[Vic Gedris]

Post by Linda Ullyett
Does anyone know if there is a cycling museum in Canada?
Thanks!
Linda

I just saw this event posted to the Cycling Cog:

http://cycling-history.org/
"The York University of Toronto invites to the 17th annual International
Cycling History Conference Toronto - Canada (July 6th-7th, 2006)

I bet the people involved in that event would be able to guide you
further...

By the way.... "The Cycling Cog" is an interesting new resource for
cyclists that was just launched a couple of days ago by someone down
here in Toronto. It's intended to do commute/ride matching, route
planning, provide all sorts of information to cyclists, etc. Check it
out here:
http://cyclingcog.net/

-vic

[Richard Guy Briggs]

Post by Linda Ullyett
Does anyone know if there is a cycling museum in Canada?

The Museum of Science and Technology has a collection of about 100, from
what I understand from Juergen. He's seen the collection.

There is one within cycling distance of Niagara Falls, in New York
state, but that's not in Canada, obviously... I can get details on this
one if necessary.

None others come to mind at the moment...

Post by Linda Ullyett
Thanks!
Linda

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