The Henry Ford Museum Bicycles

[mrg]

Very nice but why display drive side to the wall?

Went there in the late 80’s after an Ann Arbor meet and the whole thing was great but as with many museums so many things displayed some they didn’t have a clue! bikes were one of those.

 

[Freqman1]

The VanCleve in the Wright shop is not only displayed with the chain ring in but a sign covering it. I wish they would display it more prominently.

 

[byke!punk]

Urks me about as much as when I see an HD sprocket installed backwards. Speaking of HD, what I’ve seen of their bicycle museum really depresses me. Again, I digress..

 

[koolbikes]

Very nice but why display drive side to the wall?

My thoughts exactly, I asked ... "Why the Chainguard side to wall?"
They looked confused as to what I meant, with a response of that all the bicycles are going in the same direction, I just shook my head, they are confused.
The Schwinn Phantom, Continental & Sting-ray "Lemon Peeler" Bicycles were donated by Schwinn many years ago and most all the bicycles have been in storage at the museum.
The Schwinn "Continental" is a June of 1969 and the Sting-ray "Lemon Peeler" the museum listed as a 1970, the serial # is a MDxxxxxx making it a December 1968 which is an early 1969 bicycle, bent over round ball shifter, OG yellow line Slik, seat is absolutely Gorgeous!
I was able to sneek in behind and take a photo, Super Original Bicycle!

 

[pelletman]

That was just the story I got when I bought the bike.
It had been found in semi rough shape in Northern California, and was sent to Lowell for the restoration.
I got the impression that he was the go to guy at that time, if you wanted any work done on a bicycle from the late 1800’s.

He was definitely the premier restorer of that era