ČKV 1880 "Prague Mile" 1993 - 2013
Czech Velocipedist Club 1880 Organize Small Meeting in Prague for Celebration "The End of Season" since 1993.
The bicycle has a long and gloriol history in the Czech lands. The poet Jan Kollár road on a bicycle in the year the first machine with two Wheel in a single track was invented (Karl Drais, 1917). The first boneshaker – real machine with pedals on the axis of the front wheel appeared in France latter 1865 and Václav Vondřich rode one of four years later during the ceremonial placing of the cornerstone of the National Theatre. Real cycling fever broke out in this country in 1880 by Kohout Brother and Czech Velocipedist Club „ČKV 1880“.
The latest year - PRAGUE MILE 2013
Zbrojovka Brno „Z“ – MONTA – Sport Light Bicycle 1938
Full name for this factory is: "Československá Zbrojovka Akciová společnost v Brně". It is absolutelly complet bike from period between two World Wars in original condition. This bike coming from original owner´s family and it was not restored, not cleaned and not rebuilted. Especially nice is original paint made in top quality still with high shine after more 75 years.
Veterama Mannheim 2013 October 12th and 13th
Classic, antique and vintage vehicles – spare parts and accessories.
Contact: http://www.veterama.de/de/home
The Atmosphere from the Veterama 2013.
If the weather was better, it would have been better meeting. Friends, adventure, fun and first of all many and many antique motorcycles, bicycles, parts were nice fun for all. The exceptional weekend.
James Carver and his Hollow Spoke High Wheel
Originally a manufacturer of lace making machines from 1815, Carver turned to bycicles in the 1870s. He took out a patent for hollow spokes on 6 July 1877 and continued to manufacture "Carver", "Hollow Spoke", "Nottingham", "Solid Spoke" and " Tourist Hollow Spoke" high-wheelers for another ten years based at Alfred Street Mills, Nottingham, England. We are showing one of machines with hollow spokes here. "Fortunately" one spoke was broken and we are able show that it is really hollow!
ICHC 2013 and the future of Agostinho bicycle museum
Dr. Ana Santos and her team organized the XXIVth International Cycling History Conference (ICHC2013) in Lisbon, Portugal (May 15-17th.). A lot of information and interesting places were ready to a visit. I would like to invite you for small overview by my pictures.
Contakt: http://ichc2013.cies.iscte-iul.pt/
Vintage or Antik Bicycles in India?
J. Bejšovec - an exposition with touch of nostalgia
The famous czech photographer Jan Bejšovec is my friend and he was a very popular chairman of Czech Velocipedist Club 1880 for a lot of years. All his photo exhibitions, where antik bicycles are showed, are always in centre of attention for all visitors. If you will look on our pictures you will quickly understand why.
Race Bicycles 1900 - 1960
Very rare collection "Racers before 1900"
All original pictures which are dated before 1900 and showed bicycle are very interesting. Especially with racers' names and their bicycles.
