We tour a vintage roadbike Museum 100s of awesome bicycles!

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9 ай бұрын

Join me as I tour a vintage bicycle Museum in Elizabeth Illinois. The curator Paul has built a massive collection of vintage high and and some not so high end bicycles. They are all beautifully displayed in a 15000 square foot three story historic building.
#bikelife #bicycle #collection

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@grumpy9478 9 ай бұрын

Paul should be recognized as an American Classic himself! Kind collectors & craftsman like him are what makes a good, important culture endure.

@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage 9 ай бұрын

he has the passion and love for it for sure!

@user-md9oj4wz8v 2 ай бұрын

Fantastic❤

@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage 2 ай бұрын

Thanks 🤗

@keithandrews7696 9 ай бұрын

Another stop to add to the bucket list.

@jamesmcgowan9781 Ай бұрын

Like a kid in a candy shop. What an amazing bike museum.

@johns3106 9 ай бұрын

I have about a dozen bikes…I am thoroughly humbled!

@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage 9 ай бұрын

I have 54 and so am I. LOL

@monochromebluess 9 ай бұрын

Lovely town and a superb museum. Thank you for posting this little gem.

@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage 9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed. Thanks for watching.

@pollyskirt1 9 ай бұрын

Awesome collection John so many cool unique bikes,well worth the drive .Thanks for the content from Sydney Australia.

@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage 9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed. Thanks for watching.

@01FozzyS 9 ай бұрын

What a collection!

@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage 9 ай бұрын

Crazy right.

@brianchisnell1548 9 ай бұрын

Jeez John! I got brain freeze. Your own collection is overwhelming. '71 Schwinn Sports Tourer is just about enough for me!! Thanks for sharing!

@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage 9 ай бұрын

I showed this to my wife. Makes me look sane.!! lol

@wildukind442 9 ай бұрын

one of the finest collections in the midwest l would say. pretty wild colnagos. the bob jackson looks awesome as the kuwahara. great walkabout man

@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage 9 ай бұрын

It was pretty crazy. The collection grows weekly I hear.

@MrCyfriend 9 ай бұрын

How freaking awesome! That town of Elizabeth is so beautiful, quaint and picturesque. Ima go there!

@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage 9 ай бұрын

I didn't have time to look around more. If you go, Galena is just to the west. plenty to see there too.

@edmundhodgson2572 9 ай бұрын

Great stuff

@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage 9 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@johnssonnz 9 ай бұрын

Amazing thanks for sharing ❤❤

@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage 9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for watching.

@fredroberts6772 9 ай бұрын

yes! i love your videos!

@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage 9 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@returnofthenative 3 ай бұрын

Wow! I also love orange, & I love black, & I absolutely love Japanese mechs. Getting shot? Not so much.

@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage 3 ай бұрын

Interesting comment.

@edselbobpacer 7 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤❤

@johnhardwicke7285 4 ай бұрын

First titanium bike was a Teledyne Titan

@edgargo3068 9 ай бұрын

It's true nice found John, I love those classic road bike thank YOU for the video🚴from Philippines

@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage 9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for watching.

@Hertog_von_Berkshire 9 ай бұрын

Chesini: I wouldn't have heard of them either but about 4 years ago, Vintage Steel Bikes in Berlin had some 8 or 10 new old stock Chesini frames. I regret not buying one.

@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage 9 ай бұрын

I have the same regret. One come up for sale at a bike swap close to town. I walked over $100.. I went back moments later and it was gone

@worldofameiso5491 9 ай бұрын

Have a look at Velosaloon in Austria - they have a number of Chesini frames for sale - i bought one a few years back and it is now fully restored with full Campagnolo Chorus/Record mix. They are really great bikes from a company which still makes bikes in Verona, Italy.@@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage

@BicycleRestorationMan 9 ай бұрын

John, thank you for bringing me to that amazing museum! We moved to a smaller place so I can’t perform the restoration projects that I have completed in the past. Looking forward to your projects coming up. 👍👊

@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage 9 ай бұрын

Thanks! Im way behind. Posting more soon!

@tappan8808 8 ай бұрын

thanks a lot for posting this. I grew up not far from this town. My town also had a bicycle enthusiast like this, with a garage repair shop. No museum though. Keep up the great work. You ARE appreciated.

@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage 8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! going back there on Nov 11th to make a trade and drop off some bikes he purchased from a friend of mine. Probably going to do another video highlighting some bikes more closely!

@StanEby1 9 ай бұрын

Heaven!

@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage 9 ай бұрын

Im probably going to go back.. take my time a bit more.

@uncleronny6748 9 ай бұрын

Thanks John.

@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage 9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed thanks for watching.

@johnkorpics5155 8 ай бұрын

Very nice video. Good content dude.

@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage 8 ай бұрын

Thank you sir!

@Dale27408 9 ай бұрын

Good work John, had no idea this museum existed!

@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage 9 ай бұрын

Thanks. Neither did I till recently.

@jordansimpson9519 9 ай бұрын

Really like the rod shifter right off the derailleur

@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage 9 ай бұрын

they called those suicide shifters. I dont know why? LOL

@paul5683 6 ай бұрын

Some old dude in my home town had a rod "suicide " shifter. I has an early cannondale mountain bike with the 24/26 wheel combination and those roller cam brakes. They worked good when they were clean, but it didn't take much to get them all messed up with dirt and mud. Bright yellow paint job. That's one I wish I still had.

@Saints66 9 ай бұрын

WOW, even spotted a Raleigh Superbe/Sports..

@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage 9 ай бұрын

I have a superb myself. I think I have a video of it somewhere on my channel

@breathestrongcycling3672 9 ай бұрын

I'm running out of old parts! My Trek frame snapped the downtube, the Suntour cyclone rd stripped the jockey cage pivot bolt, I just snapped my 6200 rd and i'm down to running SS on my Colnago super....with a dodgy BB ☹️....oh well, at least I'm not walking !👍

@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage 9 ай бұрын

You're having some bad luck! Keep pedal'in

@Marfi645 2 ай бұрын

Thank you 🎉🎉🎉 Raighteous ❤❤❤ NiCE👏👏👏 Oi...👁️👁️

@vitobuffa480 9 ай бұрын

Another awesome video John and a fine example in how carbon bikes just don't mater.😊

@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage 9 ай бұрын

Dont like those plastic bikes huh?

@vitobuffa480 9 ай бұрын

They have there place but just can't compete with a beautifully handed crafted vintage lugged frame.@@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage

@davidmailander8165 2 ай бұрын

John, what do you guess the value of this collection is? Understanding that this is truly a niche market. Very cool and thanks for sharing your visit with us.

@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage 2 ай бұрын

Not a clue. It would take hours to even just put a simple estimate! Since this video he has obtained another 100 bikes or so.

@davidmailander8165 2 ай бұрын

@@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage Amazing. Not sure how healthy that is but I agree with you, he has some amazing bikes.

@paulchiu32 4 ай бұрын

11:47 The joint between the head tube and the down tube seems not to be tight. Pressing the button may be able to separate the two, which can reduce the size of travel luggage.

@AlphaLife-vp6tx 8 ай бұрын

John - Great great tour of all the road bikes. Fantastic. I’m in Florida, any tips on where I can see and go to find some vintage steel gems like this? Wow!!! Mike

@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage 8 ай бұрын

There are some shops that supply them. But Id say for the most part ive purchased on Craiglist, facebook, ebay and bikeforums.net. happy hunting.

@grahamandrew9755 9 ай бұрын

John witch one would you take home

@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage 9 ай бұрын

Hetchins!!! Hetchins!!!

@cypriano8763 5 ай бұрын

ever hear of the Elvish brand. my buddy had one when we where about 13, 14 back in the mid 80s, it was at least 20 years old then. ive never seen another one

@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage 5 ай бұрын

I am not familiar at all with that brand!

@joniportwood1974 9 ай бұрын

Did you see any Serotta bikes at the museum?

@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage 9 ай бұрын

Trying to remember. I dont recall. Did you see one in the video that I skipped over?

@ralphc1405 4 ай бұрын

Any 7-eleven ones!

@carlosgaspar8447 2 ай бұрын

@@ralphc1405 but they would be labeled huffy?

@user-md9oj4wz8v 2 ай бұрын

I have one Guerciotti aluminium

@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage 2 ай бұрын

Is it the one built by ALAN? Like this one ? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/achgppRel9GqZZc.html

@carlosgaspar8447 2 ай бұрын

have the same red one in stock but think it's vitus.

@KenworthK100 5 ай бұрын

Good evening, I have a bike but I don't know the brand, it has the Shimano Santé group and Mavic wheels, and 3ttt handlebars

@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage 5 ай бұрын

Hi, I can do my best to find out what it is. Send me detailed pictures of where all the tubes join together. Seat cluster, headlugs, brake bridge etc. I could put them on some forums and see if people could figure it out. MY Email is on the front page of my KZfaq page.

@user-zk7qf6xs1m 9 ай бұрын

Have you been to the Bicycle Museum in New Bremen OH?

@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage 9 ай бұрын

No. Not yet!

@jefferyobryan6351 9 ай бұрын

Hello from California. Hey John, what's your opinion of Gatorskin tires?

@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage 9 ай бұрын

In my opinion I think Gator skins are the best tire if you're looking for something durable with good traction and their relatively lightweight. They're not lightweight in compared to more of a racing tire but for his durable as they are they're not bad. Can't go wrong

@jefferyobryan6351 9 ай бұрын

@JJhabbs just replaced (74 Raleigh professional) the skins with panaracer pasela and what a difference! Those gatorskins make your bike spin like a slug! So the new question is: Do the Victoria corso's spin EVEN BETTER than the panaracer, or is it just a waste of money 💰?

@carlosgaspar8447 2 ай бұрын

@@jefferyobryan6351 the thin sidewalls are their weak point.

@lele1974. 7 ай бұрын

é incrível como tem bicicleta de competição por tudo que é país , menos no brasil... aqui não tem essa variedade de marcas e nessa quantidade. se eu fosse rico ia viajar pela europa toda e pela america do norte só para trazer essas bicicletas . kkkk

@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage 7 ай бұрын

What notable brands come out of Brazil? That would be interesting to know? Thanks for watching.

@lele1974. 7 ай бұрын

@@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage I meant to say that here in Brazil there are none of the brands that are available in other countries. There are only two brands of racing bikes here and one of them doesn't even exist anymore. translate for Google.

@carlosgaspar8447 2 ай бұрын

many nice vintage bikes just hanging in people's garages and often end up at metal recycling depots. unfortunately, shipping is no longer that cheap.

@jamar959 6 ай бұрын

Great video. Is it just a museum or do they sell bikes too?

@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage 6 ай бұрын

Thank you, it is just a museum.

@markmorton5280 19 күн бұрын

@@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage They need an online gift shop, with merch for those of us who can’t get there in person.

@fredroberts6772 9 ай бұрын

oh no! you pssed by the bottechia! lol

@wildukind442 9 ай бұрын

he passed... l was very surprised. l was sure he would turn the sacrilege into a joke but indeed he passed

@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage 9 ай бұрын

My head was spinning. Plus I thought I would go back and recap some bikes. I never had the chance. Im going to go back for sure.

@davevessey7324 9 ай бұрын

your camera work is making me dizzy

@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage 9 ай бұрын

I gotta work on that!

@larryt.atcycleitalia5786 9 ай бұрын

Guerciotti - Gwair-cho-tee (Paolo Guerciotti was a 'cross champ in Italy) DeRosa - De-roe-za. Frejus - Fray-juice. CIOCC - Say church without the R. Legnano - Len-yahn-no. Campagnolo - Kahm-pahn-yolo. Great bit, thanks for sharing - this guy's museum reminds me of the Vatican Museum...too many examples of the same thing. I keep thinking a good curator would choose the best example of each make/model/color to display and put the rest away in storage or sell 'em...but I'm no curator and have no museum, I just like to visit 'em. Before you die John, you need to make a pilgrimage to Italy and visit some of the fantastic museums there. There are plenty of 'em in northern Italy so you could visit a couple each day since they're not too far apart.

@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage 9 ай бұрын

Im with you. We want to do Italy. We just got back from France. I didnt see much as far as classic bicycles there. It was a let down. As I said at the end of hte video. I met him while he was selling bikes. He didnt know bikes well. He was fixing up old huffy girls 10 speeds. he didnt like to part with them so he started collecting.

@larryt.atcycleitalia5786 9 ай бұрын

Dunno much about France but here in Italy one could start with the Museo Campionissmi in Novi Ligure and maybe hit the AcdB in nearby Alessandria the same day? There's a private museum nearby that I've yet to visit + Museo della Bicicletta near Savona. Then one could visit Museo Ghisallo and the new Colnago museum when it;s ready with maybe a visit to Masi at the Vigorelli and a stop at DeRosa on the same day? There's a lot of stuff on the ones I've visited on the CycleItalia blog, but I'm not done yet!@@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage