peachfiend - they/them 🏳️‍⚧️Jul 27
oh hey mastodon, i hear you friggin nerds like #bicycles, so get ready for a #photodump 🧵 from today's visit to the Cincinnati Museum of Art's exhibit "Cycle Thru! The Art of the Bike". https://www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org/art/exhibitions/cycle-thru-the-art-of-the-bike/
first, below are some 1890s bikes. my favorite of this set is at bottom right.
Show threadpeachfiend - they/them 🏳️‍⚧️Jul 27

last one for tonight. some 1950s and 1960s #bicycles

bottom right: Pee-wee Herman's bike
top right: a pretty green Huffy with a radio built into the frame! aptly called Radiobike®️ and it has red grips and a freakin headlight!
bottom left: predecessor to the recumbent bike
top left: a slick beautiful bike from Sears called Spaceliner. it has a sort of mid-century modern mixed with art deco styling. i'll be posting more very cool Sears bikes tomorrow. for now, goodnight!

Show threadCoen WesselmanJul 27
@peachfiend some cool bikes from Bicycle Heaven in Pittsburgh (picture taken in 2018).
Show threadpeachfiend - they/them 🏳️‍⚧️Jul 27
@wsslmn 😲 unless my eyes deceive me, those have PRICE TAGS ON THEM! meaning, if i had ... what's that stuff ... money? if i had money, i could get one of these!
Show threadCoen Wesselman

@peachfiend there where something like 38 good bikes back then. This museum had ~30 in its collection. The most expensive one was around $40k.

The answer is: yes you could own one of them.

Jul 27 at 8:01pmWeb
Show threadCoen WesselmanJul 27
@peachfiend i believe they own the peewee Herman bike as well: https://www.bicycleheaven.org/
Bicycle Heaven

Bicycle Heaven