Front bicycle wheel fitted with the first pneumatic tyre, made of Arbroath sailcloth and India rubber, invented and made by John Boyd Dunlop, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1888

"Rover" safety bicycle with solid rubber tyres, made by J.K. Starley of Starley & Sons, Coventry, c. 1888

Bicycle wheel, for the Bartlett detachable rubber clincher tyre, patented by William K. Bartlett, 1890

Bicycle petrol engine, single cylinder engine for use with pedal cycle, in a rear wheel fitted with a Firestone tyre, made by Cyclemaster Ltd of London, 1950s

'Boneshaker' velocipede bicycle, early pedal type with front wheel driven by cranks, iron frame and wooden wheels, by Michaux et Cie. of Paris, 1868

Velocipede (also known as a 'boneshaker' bicycle), an early pedal bicycle with an iron frame, wooden wheels with iron rims, straight handlebars which rotate to operate the spoon brake on the rear wheels and triangular metal pedals which drive the font wheel through cranks, possibly Scottish, c. 1870

Rudge ordinary bicycle made about 1884, with a steel tube frame and Penny Farthing wheel arrangement

Itera, all plastic bicycle made in Sweden, c. 1982

'Gentleman's' 51 inch wheel bicycle with frame number 9041, the handlebar replaced and one pedal missing, made in Coventry by the Coventry Machinists Company, c. 1878

Hercules low-gravity tradesman's bicycle, used by R. McIntosh, Grocer and Wine Merchant, Jedburgh

Velocar recumbent racing bicycle possibly by Charles Mochet, France, c. 1933

Raleigh Chopper bicycle, c. 1972

Bicycle by the Victoria Cycle Company Limited of Dennistoun, Glasgow, c. 1904

Specialized FSR, full-suspension mountain bicycle, made by Specialized Bicycle Components Inc. of California, 1998

Graeme Obree's prototype bicycle frame, brazed tubular frame with Compagnolo rear drop outs, Allez front and DiaCompe brakes, 1992

Giant MCR racing bicycle with carbon-fibre monocoque frame partially painted in shades of blue, Shimano Ultegra 18-speed groupset and carbon-fibre aerofoile seat pin and spokes, 2000