The Online Bicycle Museum

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Welcome, fellow enthusiasts, to the ONLINE BICYCLE MUSEUM. Take one of the tours of the Museum to get a taste of cycling in the Victorian and Edwardian ages. Why not drop into THE BLOOMER CLUB to see what well-off ladies of the day were riding (and wearing)? In the DESIGN tours you can discover some of the strange frame styles built over the years. Tour the VIDEOS section if you fancy a bit of music and vintage cycling action.

And don’t forget to browse VINTAGE BIKES FOR SALE to select your own exclusive machine, many of them from that interesting era before the motor car took over.

‘Our’ era is a time 130-years-ago, now forgotten, but unspoilt by the gases and machinations of petroleum engines …when the humble but glorious SAFETY BICYCLE ruled the road.

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Please click on any of the photos below to tour the Museum

FREE BOOK – Origins of the Cross Frame

* FREE BOOK: Origins of the Cross Frame

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* THE MUSEUM COLLECTION

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1. SAFETY BICYCLES: 1886-1899

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2. VELOCIPEDES & HOBBY HORSES

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3. VINTAGE CYCLES FOR SALE

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The Bloomer Club Online Bicycle Museum

4. THE BLOOMER CLUB

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OLDBIKE MUSEUM ROADSTERS

5. ROADSTERS: 1900 onwards

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6. INFO

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www.oldbike.eu Online Bicycle Museum video 2

7. VIDEOS

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WW1 military bicycle event hire 01

8. HIRE a WW1 & WW2 MILITARY BICYCLE DISPLAY

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BAD TEETH NO BAR Online Bicycle Museum

9. BAD TEETH NO BAR

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chainless bicycles ONLINE BICYCLE MUSEUM

DESIGNS: CHAINLESS BICYCLES

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1 convertible safety bicycle

DESIGNS: CONVERTIBLE SAFETY BICYCLES & TRICYCLES

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1887-SWIFT-Coventry-Machinists-Co-05

DESIGNS: CROSS FRAME SAFETY BICYCLES, 1886 onwards

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BSA MILITARY FOLDING BICYCLES ONLINE BICYCLE MUSEUM

DESIGNS: EARLY FOLDING BICYCLES

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1907 Royal Premier 30 Helical Truss Frame 05

DESIGNS: OPEN, DUPLEX, TRUSS, GIRDER & UNUSUAL FRAMES

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1887 Victor x frame spring fork

DESIGNS: SPRING FRAMES & FORKS

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DESIGNS: TALL BIKES (28" Frames or Taller)

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1910s-Terrot-Truss-bridge-88

DESIGNS: TRUSS-BRIDGE FRAMES / ARCH BARS

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DESIGNS: UPWARD SLOPING TOP TUBES

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Online-Bicycle-Museum-X-Frames

DESIGNS: X FRAMES, 1896 onwards

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SCOOTERS www.oldbike.eu Online Bicycle Museum

ENGINES & JUVENILE: SCOOTERS

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ENGINES: MOTOR BICYCLES, CYCLEMOTORS, etc

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EVENTS

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HISTORY: CYCLE GUNS

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1906-bowden-brake

HISTORY: EARLY BICYCLE BRAKES

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dursley pedersen 3 speed – 1909 lea francis

HISTORY: EARLY BICYCLE HUBS & GEARS

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HISTORY: EARLY BICYCLE PEDALS

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HISTORY: EARLY BICYCLE SADDLES

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HISTORY: EARLY BICYCLE TYRES

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HISTORY: Early Leather Tool bags & Accessories

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HISTORY: EARLY SKATES

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MAGAZINES Online Bicycle Museum

HISTORY: INNOVATIONS & ATTITUDES

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HISTORY: PATENTS

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1869-English-Velocipede-88

JUVENILE BICYCLES & TRICYCLES: 1860s-1900

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JUVENILE BICYCLES & TRICYCLES: 1900-1930

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JUVENILE BICYCLES & TRICYCLES: 1930s-1950s

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JUVENILES: COASTER WAGONS & SLEDS

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JUVENILES: COWBOYS & INDIANS

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ONLINE BICYCLE MUSEUM HORSES

JUVENILES: HORSES (Bicycles, Tricycles, Rocking)

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1908-Columbia-Automobile-Pedal-Car-05-1

JUVENILES: Irish Mails, Pedal Cars & Wagons

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skippy coaster wagon

JUVENILES: SKIPPY RIDING TOYS

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1920s-BSA-30.5-incvh-frame-tallest-bicycle

MAKERS: BSA Cycle Co

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1896 BSA FITTINGS MACHINE Royal Pavilion Brighton

MAKERS: BSA FITTINGS MACHINES

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1 1908 Centaur Resilient 26TH MIDX CYCLISTS WW1

MAKERS: CENTAUR Cycle Co

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1904-Chater-Lea-X-Frame-Raleigh-Pattern-7

MAKERS: CHATER LEA Mfg Co

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COLUMBIA www.oldbike.eu Online Bicycle Museum

MAKERS: COLUMBIA (Pope Mfg Co)

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1901 COMPONENTS LTD X FRAME copy

MAKERS: Components Ltd & Ariel Cycle Co

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Peugeot www.oldbike.eu Online Bicycle Museum

MAKERS: Cycles PEUGEOT

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TERROT

MAKERS: Cycles TERROT

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1936 Hopper National 11

MAKERS: ELSWICK & HOPPER

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Humber oldbike.eu

MAKERS: HUMBER Cycle Co

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MAKERS: IVER JOHNSON

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MAKERS: LEA FRANCIS Cycle Co

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MAKERS: New Hudson Cycle Co

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1896-Mikael-Pedersen-01-1

MAKERS: PEDERSEN

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1887-Premier-cross-frame-04

MAKERS: PREMIER Cycle Co

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1889-LADY’S-QUADRANT-TRICYCLE-09-1

MAKERS: QUADRANT Cycle Co

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1890 Raleigh BBC filming 2016

MAKERS: RALEIGH Cycle Co

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1874-James-Starley-Queen-of-Hearts-Sewing-Machine-05

MAKERS: ROVER Cycle Co

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MAKERS: ROYAL ENFIELD Cycle Co

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Rudge Whitworth Online Bicycle Museum

MAKERS: RUDGE & RUDGE-WHITWORTH Cycle Co

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1891 Apollo 2

MAKERS: SINGER Cycle Co

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MAKERS: SUNBEAM (Marston Cycle Co)

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MAKERS: SWIFT Cycle Co (Coventry Machinists Co)

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1898-Triumph-Resilient-01

MAKERS: TRIUMPH Cycle Co

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MILITARY BICYCLES: 1886-1914

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MILITARY BICYCLES: 1899-1902 BOER WAR

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MILITARY BICYCLES in WORLD WAR ONE ONLINE BICYCLE MUSEUM

MILITARY BICYCLES: 1914-18 WORLD WAR 1

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1942-WW2-BSA-Airborne-Bicycle-1st-Pattern-2

MILITARY BICYCLES: 1930s-1950s + WORLD WAR 2

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MUSEUMS

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ORIGINS: AMERICAN BICYCLES

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Empire-folding-bike

ORIGINS: EMPIRE

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ORIGINS: FRENCH BICYCLES

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PARTNERS: MALE + FEMALE BICYCLES

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1904 Dursley Pedersen 3 speed 0

RECENTLY ADDED: 2019

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1899 Quadrant Chainless Light Roadster 07

RECENTLY ADDED: 2020/2021

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1902 Pierce Pan-American Special (Cushion Chainless Springfork) 3

RECENTLY ADDED: 2022/2023

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STYLES: CHARACTER BIKES

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rickshaws ONLINE BICYCLE MUSEUM

STYLES: PASSENGER BICYCLES, RICKSHAWS, FORECARS

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1936-Cycles-Velostable-Recumbent-Bicycle

STYLES: RECUMBENTS, SEMI-HORIZONTAL, VELOCARS

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Online Bicycle Museum racing

STYLES: Road / Track Racers & Lightweights

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STYLES: SIDECARS & TRAILERS

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Online Bicycle Museum sidecars

STYLES: TANDEMS

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CIRCUS BIKES Online Bicycle Museum

STYLES: TRICK RIDERS, CIRCUS, CLOWN & CUSTOM BIKES

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STYLES: TRICYCLES

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STYLES: WATER, ICE, SAIL & RAILWAY BIKES

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STYLES: WORKING BICYCLES & TRICYCLES

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