United States Bicycling Hall of Fame, Cycling hall of fame in Davis, California, US
The United States Bicycling Hall of Fame is a sports museum in Davis, California, dedicated to the history of cycling in the United States. It displays historic bicycles, trophies, and personal items from legendary riders across multiple floors.
The organization was founded in 1986 in Somerville, New Jersey, and began inducting cyclists in 1987. It announced in April 2009 that it would move to Davis, where its museum opened on April 24, 2010, joining a collection of historic bicycles already in the city. A German-language source gives 1987 as the founding year and Bridgewater as the original location.
The top floor displays Major Taylor's bicycle alongside a championship sash and medals belonging to Frank Louis Kramer, not Taylor. Inductees are grouped into seven categories, from road and track racers before 1945 to mountain biking, BMX and contributors.
The Hall of Fame occupies the top floor of a building at 303 3rd Street in downtown Davis, with topical exhibits on the main floor and historic bicycles in the basement. Visitors move between three levels, so allow time to see each. The 2009 move replaced the 3rd and B teens center, whose dances and other functions shifted to the Veteran's Memorial Center.
The basement holds a row of bicycles arranged in chronological order, showing how bike design changed from the early 1900s to today. Looking at them side by side, the shift in frame shape and wheel construction becomes immediately clear.
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