Abe Lincoln Custom Bike

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While working in Springfield, Illinois a few weeks ago I visited the Lincoln Museum. This place is top notch. Very awesome exhibits. Considering this is the 200th anniversary year of his birth, I thought it would be a good thing to see. Interestingly, they had this custom bike on exhibit. If you look closely, you can see all kinds of details like pennies in the wheels and a hatchet mounted on the left side (see photos below). I thought it was pretty cool.











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Robo said…
Very interesting work of art. I guess those wheels are copper? I bet Coop has copper wheels now ordered for the Jackpot!
April 05, 2009 10:53 AM
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