Cycle Revolution Up To 30 June 2016 in London

The exhibition on the cycling revolution has hosted up to 30 June 2016 at the London Design Museum, the leading institution in the field of worldwide Design.
Cycle Revolution

The curators have addressed the many facets that are affecting the world of cycling in recent decades in Britain: the army of commuters who lately has invaded the streets of London to go to work every day, to the successes achieved in the recent Olympic Games to the latest innovations in technology, innovation and design that may be of interest to both professionals and amateur drivers of the future.

In the last decade in particular, we have witnessed an unpredictable explosion and a revolution in the habits of British citizens (especially London) with regard to urban transport; the bicycle has become one of the favorite means of transport especially by young people (but not only) to move from one end of the city, thus avoiding getting stuck in traffic, especially during rush hour and, at the same time , considerably reducing transport costs, which have become almost unaffordable for many (especially in London).

Cycle Revolution

On show are several types of bikes on display, clothing for cyclists, accessories, equipment, films and photographs related to the theme of cycling that show how far it has come with design technologies and where you might get in a not too distant future. We can observe, in addition, some custom frames, designed by British entrepreneurs in addition to the reconstruction of a bicycle manufacturing laboratory built by artisans from all over the UK.

What's in the Exhibition?

Highlights of the bikes on display include:
  • Sir Bradley Wiggins’s 2015 Hour Record bike and 2014 World Championship Time Trial bike
  • A number of Team Sky’s Pinarellos from the 2015 Tour de France, as well as kit and equipment from the team’s 2015 Tour de France win
  • Sir Chris Hoy’s Great Britain Cycling Team London 2012 Olympic Track bike
  • The Lotus Type 108 ridden by Chris Boardman at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games
  • Eddy Merckx’s 1972 Hour Record bike
  • Francesco Moser’s 1984 Hour Record bike, loaned for the exhibition from the personal collection of Sir Bradley Wiggins
  • The earliest prototype Brompton in existence
  • A 1978 Breezer Series 1
  • A 1969 Raleigh Chopper.
  • Bike builder’s workshop – showing the tools, materials and skills that combine to create a bespoke machine. Six independent British bike builders are profiled - Donhou Bicycles, Toad Custom Cycles, Hartley Cycles, Robin Mather Cycles, Mercian Cycles and Shand Cycles.
  • High profile cyclists including Lord Norman Foster and Sir Paul Smith discuss their passion for cycling and hopes for its future in the closing film.
- See more at: http://designmuseum.org/exhibitions/cycle-revolution#sthash.1PzUFrjI.dpuf

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