Re: [CR] Snapshots - National Cycling Collection - Llandrindod, Wales

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Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:44:45 -0400
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Subject: Re: [CR] Snapshots - National Cycling Collection - Llandrindod, Wales


Thanks so much Bob! That's quite a collection!!

Dale Brown Greensboro, North Carolina USA

-----Original Message----- From: Robert Troy <bobbymtroy@hotmail.com> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Sent: Wed, Oct 21, 2009 9:58 pm Subject: [CR] Snapshots - National Cycling Collection - Llandrindod, Wales

List,

I just returned from a quick trip to the UK and was fortunate enough to have a friend run me down to Wales for a quick surprise visit to the National Cycling Collection in Llandrindod. It's a collection of about 250 bicycles, ranging from 1819 to nearly current. I know that this museum has been mentioned on the list before, but figured that I'd post a link to some snapshots I grabbed as I raced through the rooms. My apologies in advance for the poor quality; VERY dim lighting, cramped layout, a middle of the road borrowed point and shoot camera, amateur skills, and hurried conditions conspired to produce less than desirable results.

Still, I hope that you enjoy it and that it might encourage some of you to make the visit there sometime. It's less than polished (part of its charm), and clearly a labor of love. And, the drive down there is absolutely beautiful. It'd be fairly difficult not to enjoy a trip there.

http://picasaweb.google.com/smith.eleanor/NationalCycleMuseumWales?authkey=Gv1sRgCIWx19vN1rv0Cw&feat=directlink

Cheers (how else could I sign off),

Bob Troy
Chicago, IL
USA