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.
Fantastic atmosphere on track with motorcycles and bicycles
Toon Luijbregts - One of the big guys between bicycles
VELORAMA museum looks for a Michaux pedal
Hallo friends,
the Nationaal Fietsmuseum VELORAMA, Nijmegen – in Netherlands looks for one left pedal for boneshaker Michaux & Cie.
Does anyone have it for sale or trade (of course or both pedals) so let me know, please.
Or direct to Gertjan: info@velorama.nl
Thank you very much.
