NEW BREMEN, Ohio (AP) - In a former hotel here in rural, western Ohio is a museum offering more than two centuries of bicycle history, from early high-wheelers to candy-hued 1960s Sting Rays.

The museum traces the bike's impact on culture, transportation and plain ol’ fun, showing how it became synonymous with convenience and ease. This modified 1953 Schwinn DX that was used in the 1985 film 'Pee-wee’s Big Adventure,' starring Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman, appears at the Bicycle Museum of America in New Bremen, Ohio on Dec.

The 1901 “ice bicycle,' designed to glide across a frozen pond, top, appears with a 1949 Donald Duck bike made by Shelby Cycle Company, at the Bicycle Museum of America in New Bremen, Ohio on Dec.An 1896 Columbia Model 40 bicycle with a Colt machine gun that was used by the military, appears at the Bicycle Museum of America in New Bremen, Ohio on Dec.Bicycles from the past 200 years, including a penny farthing that visitors climb up on and pedal, foreground, are displayed at the Bicycle Museum of America in New Bremen, Ohio on Dec.A replica of the 1816 “walking horse,” built by Karl von Drais in Germany, appears at the Bicycle Museum of America in New Bremen, Ohio on Dec.

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