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Tucson, Arizona

Javier Javelina On a Tandem

First Joe Pagac sculpture; sculpture reflects native Tucson wildlife in an urban setting.
Nijmegen, Netherlands

Velorama National Bicycle Museum

The only bicycle museum in the Netherlands charts the invention of the now-ubiquitous two-wheeled machine.
Vejrpigerne
Copenhagen, Denmark

Vejrpigerne ('The Weather Girls')

This pair of gilded girls atop an Art Deco building in Copenhagen were built to function as a weather indicator.
A soigneur performs a successful musette handoff to cyclist Andre Darrigade in 1956.
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Inside the Tour de France’s Fast and Furious Feed Zone

Feeding cyclists mid-race involves a century-old method of careful handoffs.
Megan B. Wells July 13, 2022
All manner of speed records are represented.
Davis, California

U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame

A blend of sporting history mixed with childhood nostalgia await visitors to this museum.
As she rode around the globe, Annie Londonderry encountered many dangers, from a drove of pigs to a war in Asia.
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Annie Londonderry Barely Knew How to Ride a Bike When She Set Off Around the World

The record-setting 19th-century adventure was the result of a bet.
Tom Ward March 18, 2022
Chandler, Oklahoma

Seaba Station Motorcycle Museum

Located along historic Route 66, this former gas station has been restored and converted into a museum filled with vintage motorcycles.
Cobbler bicycle
Almenno San Bartolomeo, Italy

Collection of Peddler Bicycles

An eclectic collection of highly specialized bicycles once used by artisans for their specific needs.
A Tokyo soba noodle delivery in 1956.
food

Remembering Tokyo’s Golden Age of Noodle Delivery by Bicycle

The demae cycled one-handed while balancing dozens of boxes of soba noodles.
Diana Hubbell September 2, 2021
Numbers and arrows help point cyclists on their way.
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How Flanders Made Navigating a Cycling Paradise as Easy as Memorizing a Phone Number

To map out routes through stunning landscapes, riders rely on numerical "nodes."
Daniela De Lorenzo May 14, 2021
Jal Bapasola, Rustom Bhumgara, and Adi Hakim (left to right) rode around the world on Royal Benson cycles.
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India's Mini-Craze for Bicycling Around the World

In the 1920s and 1930s, a dozen adventurous young riders went on the ultimate journey.
Arti Das April 13, 2021
Pedestrian Tunnel.
Jarrow, England

Tyne Cyclist and Pedestrian Tunnels

Home to the longest wooden escalators in the world.
Hertfordshire, England

The Nickey Line

Cycle, walk, or run up and down on an old historic railway path.
A row of "mystery bags" has taken the place of visitors browsing shelves.
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A Bookstore in Boulder Pivots to Bike Delivery of 'Mystery Bags'

They're filled with handpicked books and a bag of tea or coffee beans.
Micah Ling April 15, 2020
Here's looking at you, dandy horse.
cursed objects

4 Vaguely Historic Anniversaries We Overlooked in 2018

Our bad.
Matthew Taub December 26, 2018
Permanently Closed
The bike dome.
Whitehorse, Yukon

Bicycle Wheel Dome

A spoke-tacular artwork constructed from recycled bicycle rims.
Vintage bikes such as this 1941 Schwinn were key to the development of mountain biking.
Fairfax, California

Marin Museum of Bicycling and Mountain Bike Hall of Fame

Centuries of biking history are nestled in the shadow of the birthplace of contemporary mountain biking.
A contemporary Tour of Flanders rider zooms through a green landscape.
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What Footage From 1980s Bike Races Can Teach Us About Climate Change

Ignore the Lycra—look at the flowers.
Cara Giaimo July 9, 2018