BIKECULT.COM - BIKE WORKS NYC - ARCHIVE BICYCLES - © APRIL 2015
Ratio Show bicycles and displays (2015, Long Island City)
Bike Cult Show presented Ratio: an exhibit of bicycles and gearing on April 11,
as part of Bikes & Brews, at Rockaway Brewing Co. and Recycle-A-Bicycle.
![](ratio-show-01.JPG)
![](ratio-show-04.JPG)
![](ratio-show-03.JPG)
![](ratio-show-05.JPG)
![](ratio-show-02.JPG)
Below are some of the items on display.
![](ratio-bike1-mzHWrs.JPG)
1. Direct drive bicycle
M-Z High-Wheel bicycle (1976, St. Louis, MO)
![](ratio-bike2-racycleRDSrs.JPG)
2. Chain-drive roadster bicycle
Racycle Pacemaker bicycle (c.1900, Middletown OH)
![](ratio-bike4-humberRDSrs.jpg)
3. Internal gear roadster
Humber Royal Elf bicycle (c.1958, Nottingham, England)
![](ratio-bike3-bauerKRrs.JPG)
4. Fixed-gear acrobatic bicycle
Bauer Kunstrad bicycle (c.1970, Germany)
![](ratio-bike5-moultonSW.JPG)
5. Small-wheel derailleur bicycle
Alex Moulton AM7 bicycle (1984, Bradford on Avon, England)
![](ratio-bike6-schwinnMTBrs.jpg)
6. Wide-ratio derailleur bicycle
Schwinn Excelsior mountain bike (1950s, Chicago IL)
![](ratio-benham-disc-V1-02.JPG)
7. Benham's Disc
Geared bicycle wheel with color illusion
![](ratio-aw-hub-display-01.jpg)
8. Exploded hub gear display
Sturmey-Archer AW Three Speed hub (1955, Nottingham)