To appreciate the fun of high-wheel bikes, the Sultan of Oman, Disneyland and Cirque du Soliel order them custom-made from Alameda’s Greg Barron. But Alamedans can catch a glimpse of them on Eagle ...

An antique high-wheeler has a front wheel that's more than 4 feet tall. It positions the rider precariously high. Riding one is a bit like pedaling a stepladder, a stepladder with no brakes. The ...

Fifty-five cyclists will ‘pedal to the medal’ this Saturday at Frederick’s 11th annual National Clustered Spires High Wheel Race. Competitors this year range in age from 17 to 75 and hail from 12 ...

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It’s 1885 and a couple dozen men stare down the camera in front of Sever Hall. Some stand, others recline on the grass. All sport dapper suits and caps. But the focus of the photo is the ...

ST. AUGUSTINE — When confronted with one of Keith Pariani's 19th-century high-wheel bicycles — with its front wheel more than 4½ feet high, with a kid's-sized back wheel, and with its leather seat ...

Gui Nelessen is used to getting some strange looks when he goes out for a ride on his high wheel bicycle. “The world stops” when you ride past, he said. “You hear conversations stop.” But there were ...

Juston Anderson boasts that he can teach someone to ride a high-wheeled bike in two minutes — even though they may be sitting 5 feet above the pavement. "When you start to ride, everyone grabs onto ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. High-wheel bicycles were the first ...