Bicycle Power Exhibition at The Henry Ford Museum

The Henry Ford Museum hosted a special exhibition of bicycles and bike history artifacts , selected from the Museum's extensive permanent collection.

Though this exhibition has ended now, and these items have been returned to storage, the interest in Michigan bicycle power continues to grow.

Here are a few highlights from the exhibit, along with some information about future plans to coordinate bicycling and related human powered equipment.

Made in Detroit: a Ford Motor Company e-bike concept.

Community Energy Solutions is working with bicycle riders and bike power manufacturers throughout the state, with plans for community events in 2026. Subscribe to our email distribution lists, letting us know your preferences for topics and frequency of messages. We'll be reaching out to dozens of Michigan bicycling enthusasts to invite discussions about potential roles for bicycle transport and bicycle powered machines. Watch for plans for a summer tour around Detroit, ending with bike riding through Greenfield Village as the sun is setting!

Dozens of options are readily available for generating mechanical and electrical power using muscle power and integrating with bicycle power. Combined options include solar panels and all kinds of battery operable tools, appliances, and personal electronic devices. One highly valuable option is using solar, battery, and human generator options to power medical care devices, so that local power outages don’t turn into life-or-death emergencies.  Solar Party Detroit offers solar powered kits that can be used instead of small fossil-fuel generators, for powering all kinds of equipment.