RoundTail is about to join the ranks of historical bicycles at the Bicycle Museum of America in New Bremen, Ohio. This Thursday, June 21, at 11:30 am, one of RoundTail’s first production prototypes will enter the museum to be placed on display.
The RoundTail bike that’s being given to the museum was manufactured for Interbike 2011, which was held last fall in Las Vegas. “I am very humbled that something I’ve worked so hard to develop as an idea is now both a reality and is being exhibited in such an esteemed institution as the Bicycle Museum of America,” said Lou Tortola, CEO of RoundTail and inventor of the company’s designs.
The Bicycle Museum of America opened its doors in 1997. The museum exhibits over 350 bicycles, many of which are from the Schwinn family collection formerly displayed at the Navy Pier in Chicago. The museum has a collection of over 1,000 bicycles, and rotates to the collection regularly.
“The RoundTail is an amazing technological breakthrough in the cycling world,” says Matt Staugler, Bicycle Museum of America conservator and researcher. “The dual-ring design affords riders a new and incredible level of comfort while maintaining top-notch performance standards. It’s a remarkable invention that we’re very happy to have here at the Bicycle Museum of America.”
That design that the museum’s Staugler calls remarkable uses a ring to form the frame of the RoundTail bicycle instead of the traditional rear triangle. The design eliminates the standard seat stay, chain stay and seat tube of the typical diamond-shaped bike design. The two rings support the weight of the rider, creating a vertically compliant, laterally stiff ride that drastically reduces jarring road vibrations.
KineticShift congratulates RoundTail for its entry in the Bicycle Museum of America. We look forward to visiting the museum and seeing the bike in the exhibit.
RoundTail Official Website
Bicycle Museum of America Official Website