Old-fashioned high-wheel bicycles accounted for the appearance in last week’s news of George Washington in a striking state of undress. Noting a sudden public interest in the “bone-shakers ...
The bike was made entirely of metal instead of wood and the tires were rubber. The high centre of gravity often caused the rider to topple forward whenever it hit any small obstacle. This bicycle ...
YOKOHAMA--U.S. antique bicycle enthusiast Eric Knight was teary-eyed after completing a journey of around 1,550 kilometers from Nagasaki to Yokohama on a high-wheeler that was popular in the 19th ...