Every wondered how riders got down from a penny farthing? Or which bike was called The Boneshaker?
You can find out when the Oxford Bus Museum hosts two Historic Cycle Days on August 8 and 21.
The Long Hanborough museum has 50 historic cycles covering a 200-year span on loan from 85-year-old collector Bill Faulkner.
The display starts with a replica 1821 Hobby Horse, a wooden frame with two wheels – no brakes or pedals – powered by the feet and used mainly by the gentry and covers the development of major inventions including the introduction of cranks to the front wheel, so that the bike could be pedalled, front and rear brakes and the pneumatic or inflatable tyre.
If you want to find out what the 1970 “useless” bike was (and how it got its name), there will be volunteers on hand to give answers.
You may also visit the next-door Morris Motor Museum, which charts the story of how these classic British cars and commercial vehicles were produced at Cowley, at no extra charge.
www.oxfordbusmuseum.org.uk
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