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New Pop-Up Exhibit - The Ever-Changing Bicycle & It's Allure


  • 23 W Maple St Lombard, IL 60148 (map)

New Pop-Up Exhibit
The Ever-Changing Bicycle & It's Allure

Hours: Tuesdays - Saturdays from 10 am to 4 pm
Friday, December 9 - Saturday, December 24, 2022

The exhibit focuses on select Lombard historic bicycles and bicycle events.

Retro Glow owner, Brian Kalbfleisch, will be on hand to answer questions about historic Lombard bicycles on Fridays and Saturdays, December 9 & 10, 16& 17 and 23 & 24, from 10 am to 4 pm.

Find out About the History of Bicycling in Lombard…

Bicycle art and design have merged to create an engineering feat that has fascinated and inspired us for over two centuries.

lilac parade, may 1968; serversons bikes and sports; Lombard historical Society

lilac parade, may 1968; Lombard historical society

…to Cycling Today in Lombard

Enjoy illinois, 2021

LOMBARD CYCLING CLASSIC 2022

Part of a 10-day nationally-renowned bicycling event series, The Intelligentsia Cup Chicago, from July 16 – 25 was held at various locations in the Chicago area. The Lombard event is hosted by the DuPage County Convention and Visitors Bureau and includes several hundred professional and amateur road cyclists competing in races throughout the day on a designated course through downtown Lombard. Bringing national attention to Lombard, the Intelligentsia Cup hosted over 1,000 cyclists from all over the world to Lombard.

Childrens race, intelligentsia cup lombard 2021; enjoy illinois; dec 7, 2022

the winner, intellegentsia cup lombard, 2021; enjoy illinois, dec 7, 2022

Children as young as five years old can spread their wings and fly away on their bike from the fenced in confinement of the backyard, and race in the Lombard Intelligentsia Cup - Freedom!

Temporary Shopping Opportunity
Benefits the Historical Society

For two weeks only, there will be some very cool bike accessories for purchase in the Lilac Emporium Gift Shop. Profits from sales of this exhibit coordinating merchandise will benefit the Lombard Historical Society.