From casual rides on the weekend to cheering on our sporting greats, cycling is a big part of life for many Australians.
That love of two wheels is the inspiration behind the latest exhibition at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra.
The Freewheeler exhibition looks at the history of cycling and how it has helped shape Australian life, since the bike first reached our shores in the 1880s.
Curator Catriona Donnelly said the exhibition would appeal to everyone's riding experience.
"The exhibition focuses on the experience of riding a bike, rather than the actual technology of the bike. So we have themes in the exhibition that cover mountain biking, BMX biking, right up to the elite professionals that are racing on the world stage," she said.
Ms Donnelly said once the style changed and the cost went down, that was when popularity grew.
"From the 1860s, 1870s when the bike was first introduced into the colony, Australians took to cycling like you couldn't believe," she said.
A children's bike from the 1950s is among those on display.
"The lovely thing about this exhibition is that it speaks to your first experience of riding a bike as a child right up to the elite sports level of Cadel Evans and Caroline Buchanan," Ms Donnelly said.
The exhibition includes two bicycles from Tour de France winner Evans, a beret worn by Hubert Opperman and a BMX bike used in the London Olympics by Buchanan.
Canberra Paralympian Michael Milton's carbon fibre "stump bucket" also features.
"As a cycling lover to come in here is just awesome, there's so many things around, of course I have a small piece of the exhibit, but I am way more excited about other people's [pieces]," he said.
"I think this sort of exhibition has the ability to inspire people to ride their bikes more."
Canberra is the final stop for the exhibition after a two-year stint around the nation.
It is on show at the museum until July 9.
