Here is the URL for the Wright Bros Bike Shop Museum...
http://www.nps.gov/
> Hello Charles,
>
> I live 50 miles away from the original Wright Bros bike store which is
open
> as a museum. Several bikes are on display at the Wright Bros Museum on
First
> St. in Dayton. I stopped in several years ago and I don't remember if
they
> were repro or original.
>
> There is a second museum site at the Dayton General Airport that has a
repro
> bike on display, as well as the Wright B. Flyer repro. I drove by it
> earlier today. I seem to remember that the Smithsonian in DC has several
> original bikes.
>
> What info are you seeking?
>
> Regards, Steve Neago
> Cincinnati, OH
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <CBKNYC@aol.com>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 10:57 PM
> Subject: [CR]Wright Brothers Van Cleve
>
>
> As all here know, the Wright Brothers --- of flying fame, the first
> heavier-than-air controlled flight -- started in the bicycle biz.
>
> Anybody know if any of their bikes survived? I'd figure they were, you
> know
> -- light. Here's a site about 'em, with pictures:
>
> http://www.first-to-fly.com/
>
> "After several years of repairing bicycles, the Wright brothers decided
> they could build a better bike than they could buy. In 1896, the began to
> manufacture the top-of-the line Van Cleve and the lower-priced St. Clair,
> both named for Ohio pioneers. These were not mass-produced machines, but
> were
> hand-built to a customer\u2019s specifications. "
>
> - Charles
>
> ======================================
> Charles Kramer, NY, NY cbknyc@aol.com