Exposition of military bikes in the Bicycle museum in Saulkrasti
Muziejus
The Bicycle Museum is located in Saulkrasti not far from the A1 highway and the railway station Pabaži, near the White Dune. Museum’s collection is made up of technically the most interesting examples of bicycle development history in Latvia. It is the largest bicycle collection in the Baltics with about 60 bicycles made and used in Latvia, including army-type bicycles. In the beginning of the 20th century many armies started to widely utilise the availability and benefits of bicycles. Special bicycle units were formed because of their mobility. Bicycle units were able to gather intelligence and launch unexpected attacks more easily, and were more mobile than regular infantry when it came to operations over a wide area. After World War I the Latvian Army also had bicycle units who used Latvian-made army bicycles. Any soldier who was in such a bicycle unit had to meet strict requirements. Good stamina, eyesight and hearing, as well as a healthy heart and lungs were a must. They could not weigh less than 80 kg and their height had to be 165-180 cm. The standard in the Latvian Army was that a well-trained cyclist should be able to cover 80-100 km in day, and up to 150 km in forced conditions. In winter, when bicycles could not be used, skis were used. A soldier from a bicycle unit had to be able to ski 50-60 km per day. Many soldiers from bicycle units would later become professional athletes.
We have about 5000 visitors every year.
Panaudoti šaltiniai ir literatūra:
Cycling training regulations. Riga: Army Headquarters Training Division, 1940.
Reasoner, T. Future development and application of cycling units. Military Review, No. 7, 1935.
V, K. Cyclist. Cadet, No.6 / 7. 1939
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Ekskursija į Saulkrastų dviračių muziejų
Muziejuje saugoma didžiausia dviračių kolekcija Baltijos šalyse. Iš viso muziejuje eksponuojama apie 60 Latvijoje pagamintų ir naudotų dviračių, įskaitant ir armijos stiliaus dviračius. Saulkrastų dviračių muziejus lankytojus traukia senovine atmosfera ir įdomia kolekcija. Tėvo ir sūnaus Janio ir Gunčio Sereginių dviračių kolekcija tapo unikaliu istorijos liudininku. Muziejuje eksponuojamas vienas pirmųjų dviračių su aukštais ratais, dviratis su pirmosiomis pripučiamomis padangomis ir net medinis dviratis. Kolekcijoje gausu įvairių dalykų, susijusių su dviračių naudojimu, dviračių sportu, asociacijomis ir dviračių gamyba. Be to, kolekcija nuolat atnaujinama. Ekskursija po muziejų su gidu ir įtraukiančiu pasakojimu.
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