Deking Out!

November 11, 2017

Do you ever feel like you would like to take a break from all the hustle and bustle that is frequently a part of modern life?  The news can be depressing.  Your workplace unrewarding.  Your family alternating between demanding and stand-offish.  I know!  Me too!  Well luckily we have bikes and space.  For most of us, going to space is unlikely.  However, we can dream about it and watch plenty of movies about it.  Bicycling, on the other hand, is a get-away that many of us are able to enjoy.  But, unfortunately, it is difficult to enjoy both of these awesome things at the same time.  No, I don't think riding on a Surly Moonlander counts.  Fortunately, and unbeknownst to many of us, we also have the Deke Slayton Bike and Space Museum in Sparta, Wisconsin (the Bicycling Capital of America)!  Mrs. Snot planned our last family vacation, but was kind enough to include a stop at the DSB&SM on our trip.  Although our visit was several months ago, I have somehow not yet taken the time to document the glories we experienced at this bicycle and space lover’s paradise.  Here are a few of the items most entranced me. 

 

A folding Huffy!?  Yes!  It's the 3-speed Touriste!  And one of at least two John Deere bikes on display.

Rural highways always have room for another JD!

Here's something to aspire to someday.  2 things, really - riding a penny farthing and bicycling into my 80s!

Behold the Pegasus!  It may have had a rocket booster and a soda dispenser!

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There was also an ice bicycle with outriggers and a mountain bicycle ridden by a Wisconsinian in the Iditasport.