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(page updated 18 Sept 2007)

Clubs in Australia Cycle Ownership Registers in Australia
Clubs Overseas Cycle Ownership Registers Overseas
Museum Collections

Clubs in Australia
  • Canberra Classic Cycles. contact driver.annemarie@gmail.com
  • BICYCLE STAMPS CLUB. Secretary and Editor of the Magazine 'Bicycle Stamps'  Tony Tiedman, PO Box 90, Baulkham Hills NSW 1755 ph/fax 02 9639 5083.
  • PEDAL CAR CLUB. PO Box 90 Thornleigh NSW 2120. Pres John Hudson
  • TANDEM CLUB of Australia Inc, Organisers of TwoUp, Australia's annual tandem rally. Visit their website  
  • Moulton Classic Bicycles: contact Michael Kater, 15 Gooch Court Wheatsheaf 3641 ph 03 5348 7874, fax 03 53487974. Sydney Moultoneers meeting on the third weekend of every even month. Paul Copeland 02 95247965 copeland@mail.smarkchat.net.au. Perth meeting for Moulton owners: Fremantle every second Sunday Geoff Law 08 94463196  geofflaw@bigpond.com. Melbourne Bicycle touring Club: Every Thursday night at the MBTC clubrooms at BV house. Adelaide Moultoneers: Sam Powrie 08 8449 9902 savvas@newave.net.au
  • NSW Pennyfarthing Cycle Club of NSW, Editor: John Lee 5 Thomas St Milton NSW 2538
  • OzHPV, for recumbent enthusiasts. contact Peter Heal [heal@cyberone.com.au] or visit www.ozhpv.org.au
  • QLD Queensland Pennyfarthing Club, Editor: Brett Richardson Qld (07) 3325 4466. Subs $10 p.a.
  • SOUTH AUSTRALIA .The Pennyfarthing Cycle Club of South Australia, Editor: Alan Miller 30 Honeysuckle Drive Hope Valley SA 5090 08 8264 0845. Subs $20 p.a.
  • TASMANIA The Velocipede Society of Tasmania, Editor: Di Sullivan, 29 Murray St Evandale Tas 7212 ph 003 918223. Subs $20 p.a.
  • VICTORIA The Vintage Cycle Club of Victoria, Editor: Charlie Farren 71 Tivoli Rd South Yarra Vic. Subs $10 p.a.
  • WA The Historical Cycle Club of Western Australia. Meeting: 3rd Monday of each month at 7pm at 6 Hicket St Acdross, Sec: Merrill Martlew, PO Box516 Bentley 6982 WA.Subs $20 pa. Editor of Newsletter: Peter Wells (08) 9459 1750


Clubs Overseas
  • BELGIUM. There are five Clubs - Ghent Retro Wheelers; DAV D'Antiek Velokes subs 5 pounds p.a.; Roeselare; Aalst, Huy; Velo club in Ettelgem, contact ?????.
  • GERMANY. The Historical Bicycle Club. Diesterweg 15b, 30851 Langenhagen. Germany. Tel +49 511 73 1474   Fax +49 511 726 1769. Subs 60DM pa
  • GERMANY. Fahrrad-Veteranen-Friende-Dresden 1990 e.V. Frank Papperitz, Sobrigener Str 44, 01796 Piona. Tel/Fax 03501-445657 email: fs.papperitz@web.de
  • JAPAN,  Shiro Yagami PO Box No Showa-77, Nagoya, Japan tel. 8152 8533281 is interested in collecting memorabilia from all over the world
  • NEW ZEALAND. Robin Willan
  • U.K. The Veteran Cycle Club in U.K. The Veteran-Cycle Club was originally formed in 1955 to promote the riding and conservation of old cycles in addition to the study and exchange of information about the history of cycles and cycling. Today the club has grown to over 2300 members from all over the world who enjoy many benefits and services through club membership.  U.K. Email: 101370.3576@Compuserve.com. Section meetings held for Chiltern, Cumbria, Hereford, Lancashire, Midlands, North Rd, Northumbria, Oxfordshire, Ripley Rd, South-west, Essex, Kent, and Scottish section. Contact the Canberra Bicycle Museum for more details of their ride calendar or visit their website http://www.v-cc.org.uk
  • U.K. Veteran-Cycle Racing Club (V-CRC).  Membership is 10 pounds to Phil Wray, phil@harwoodcycles.com
  • U.K. Bygone Bykes, Sec Tony Stephenson 16 Crossgates Ave, Crossgates
    Leeds, LS15 700, England
  • USA The Wheelmen, Editor: Colin Bohash 14920 Garfield Allen Park MI 48101-2118 U.S.A. Subscription of $US20 paCommander is Mel Gibson, 108 Pavement Rd Lancaster NY 14086, ph (716) 681 5676  gmgibson@msn.com
  • USA The Vintage Bicycle Club of America. 325 West Hornbeam Drive, Longwood, Florida. 32779-2532. Offer a journal for a subscription fee of $US54.00.


Museum Collections

A more comprehensive list of Museums is held by the International Veteran Cycle Assoc and printed in their handbook. If wishing to visit other museums, contact Annemarie at email@canberrabicyclemuseum.com.au for the updated list.
  • UK Birmingham Museum of Science and Industry. Newhall St. Birmingham. 021 235 1661. 
  • UK Christchurch Tricycle Museum. The Quay, Christchurch, Dorset. 0202 479849.
  • UK Glasgow Museum of Transport. 1 Bunhouse Rd. Kelvin Hall, Argyll St. Glasgow. 041 221 9600.
  • UK Mark Hall Cycle Museum. Muskham Rd. Harlow, Essex. 0279 439680.
  • UK Museum of British Road Transport. St Agnes Ln. Hales St. Coventry. 0203 832425.
  • UK Museum of Historic Cycling. Walton Hall Gardens near Warrington, ., Paul Adams
  • UK National Cycle Museum. Automobile Palace, Llandrindod Wells. ph 01597 825531. www.cyclemuseum.org.uk
  • UK Ned Passey's Cycle Collection. 61 Brook St. Benson, Nr Wallingford, Oxon. 0491 838414.
  • UK Oswestry Transport Museum. Oswald St. Oswestry. 0691 671749.
  • UK Science Museum. Exhibition Rd. London. 071 938 8000.
  • UK Scottish Cycle Museum. Drumlanrig Castle, Thornhill, Dumfrieshire. 0368 850226.
  • UK Snowshill Collection. Snowshill Manor, Nr Broadway Worcs. 0386 852410
  • UK Wroughton Science Museum. Red Barn Gate, Wroughton, Nr Swindon, Wilts. 0793 814466.
  • ITALY: Museo de Falegname Tino Sano, via Pappa Giovanni XXIII, 59-Almenno San Bartolomeo (Bergamo) Italy. www.tinosano.com tel 035.554.411  3 euro  15.00 alle 18.00. Wood bicycles from 1800 and bicycles which marked the different ages with T shirts, bikes and trophies of our most important representative champion Felice Gimondi.
  • ITALY: Cycling Museum beside the Chapel of the Madonna del Ghisallo.

 


Cycle Ownership Registers in Australia

If you own any of the following bikes, send model, serial number, last patent date and any other identifying information to the appropriate contact. These marque enthusiasts are willing to share information with others.

 
  • BSA: Terry Kay, 4 Groves Rd, Gympie Queensland 4570, ph 07 54822878
  • Carbine: Jack Hepher, 1 Sedgeman Ave Mittagong NSW
  • Cyclops: Gary Jones, PO Box 3049 Murrumbeena Vic phone 0416 110116
  • King Cycles: Terry Kay, 4 Groves Rd, Gympie 4570, ph 07 54822878
  • Malvern Star: Rolf Lunsmann 13 Coolaroo Rd Lane Cove NSW ph 02 9418 6094 lunsmann@tpg.com.au  and Harry Clarke, 3/21 Pyne St Caulfield South Vic 3162 ph 03 5284097. and Warren Meade, PO Box 237 Bairnsdale Vic 3875 phone 0412 981531 vintagebikes@aol.com.au
  • Moulton: Michael Kater 15 Gooch Court Wheatsheaf 3461 Vic, phone 03 5344 8296.  If you have F-frame Moultons, send the frame numbers to Michael.
  • Singer: Warren Edwards, 111 Mt Barker Rd Sterling 5152 South Australia or Paul Farren, 71 Tivoli Rd, South Yarra. Vic
  • Speedwell:Chris Daly, Bundanoon 02 48836432
  • Tollis: Ian Kenny, RMB 406 Plummers Rd, Burra Creek NSW ph 06 2363334
  • Ladies fashions: Janice Munroe, 1 Patterson Place, South Melbourne, Vic

Cycle Ownership Registers Overseas
  • Andrew Sanspareil: Steve Stevens  4430 Black Partridge Lane, Lisle, Illinois, IL 60532, USA. stevestevens@lucent.com
  • Bayliss, Thomas & Co: Brian and Margaret Kington.
  • BMX: David Palk, 18 Serpentine Road, Fareham, Hampshire., UK .PO 16 7EB tel. 01329311309
  • BSA: John Gleave, 24 Muirpark Way, Drymen, Glasgow, Central Region, Scotland G63 0DX
  • Columbia: Jack Dizer. 10332 Ridgecrest Rd, Utica, NY 13502 Phone (315) 735-5925
  • Crypto: Lionel Ferris, England
  • Dunlop history: David Higman, Orwestry Bicycle Museum, Oswald Road, Oswestry, Shropshire SY11 1RE, UK
  • English Ordinaries: Nick Clayton, 4 Congleton Rd, Alderley. UK
  • Humber: Cyril Hancock, Fairacre Bellingdon, Chesham, Buckinghamshire HP5 2XU
  • Hobby Horse: Nick Clayton, 4 Congleton Rd, Alderley. UK
  • Ladies fashion: Jacqueline Reed, 21 Woodlands Terrrace, Farsley, Pudsy, Leeds, West riding, Yorks LS28 6QD. 
  • Military cycles: Philip Moreau, Belgium
  • Raleigh: Andrew Millward, Birmingham UK
  • Recumbents: Ron Beams, Weybridge, Surrey, UK
  • Sunbeam: Bob Gordon Champ, West Midlands, UK
  • Tyres and tubes: Derek Davis, Leicester, UK.

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