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Shimano Bicycle Museum Review

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  1. convenwis · · focus · HN ↗
    For those in the Bay Area I highly recommend the Marin Museum of Bicycling. They have an absolutely incredible collection and walking through it you can actually see the bicycle evolve from the direct pedal to today's designs. Truly wild to see some of the dead end evolutionary branches. Steering mechanisms, gearing, early chains, brakes -- people tried so many crazy approaches.

    It was founded by a lot of the original mountain bikers so it has a lot of the evolution of mountain bikes as well.

    1. zoobab · · focus · HN ↗
      On my list for next time I go there, planning to bike the Eldridge Grade track with my Marin Eldridge Grade 1995 MTB.

      PS: running <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.vintagemtb.org" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.vintagemtb.org retro mtb event

      1. zoobab · · focus · HN ↗
        Also we have some partnership with a similar MTB museum in Arnhem (NL), definitely recommend paying them a visit, they have a big collection, I found the first Marin Madrone Trail 1986.

        <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;mountainbikemuseum.nl&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;mountainbikemuseum.nl&#x2F;

    2. phyzome · · focus · HN ↗
      The treadle-style powertrain kind of blew my mind.
    3. IAmBroom · · focus · HN ↗
      There&#x27;s a fun, two-story Bicycle Museum in Pittsburgh as well. Huge collection, though not much narration.
    4. flanbybleue69 · · focus · HN ↗
      I live in the Bay Area but cannot find that museum. USdefaultism?
      1. PsylentKnight · · focus · HN ↗
        I think Sanfranciscodefaultism is fairly reasonable considering what website we’re on. But yeah there’s like 5 “Bay Areas” even in the US
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