But they are just now starting to build their own bicycle museum.

In reading the pdf link from Beverly's post, it sure reads like a nice place to live.

I work in Madison, WI, which is one of the 7 "Gold" communities in those rankings. There are a lot of bikes here, a lot of paths, and both are still growing. Once Spring arrives, I hope to go out and spend a lot of lunch hours, on my $50 lunch-break bike, riding around the city. It only takes a few minutes to get from my office to my choice of three different lakes - riding only on bike paths.

Sparta's claim is not based on commuting cycling, but on recreation. They are a small town of 8600 that caters to visiting bikers rather than making it a central way of life, which appears to be what Davis is doing. Too cold in Sparta for people to give up cars in the winter.