Name: Bicycles: Powering Possibilities
Start: 2025-05-03T09:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-05-03T17:00:00-04:00
Location: Bicycles: Powering Possibilities

May 3
9:30 AM – 5:00 PM

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In the 19th century, the bicycle introduced Americans to the freedom and power of personal transportation. Bikes remain a fixture in our lives today, and they inspire us to go as far as our own power will take us. Bicycles: Powering Possibilities traces the story of pedal-powered mobility through historic and contemporary bicycles, vintage accessories, archival documents and photos, interactive experiences for all ages, and profiles of important builders, riders and racers from the past 200 years.
Bicycles: Powering Possibilities is divided into six key areas:

Origins
Predecessor vehicles in the early 1800s hint at what the bicycle would become

High Wheelers
Big-wheel bikes carry riders faster and farther in the 1870s and 1880s

Bicycle Boom
Safety bicycles and chain drives power a bike fad in the 1890s

Competitive Cycling
Racers and record-setters capture headlines and captivate fans

Children
Young riders find independence on bicycles throughout the 1900s

Resurgence
Adults rediscover biking's pluses and pleasures in the 1970s to the present