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| Riders on this two-wheeler sit side-by-side. Similar ones were built around the turn of the century and were known as "Sociables." Here Marilyn and our son appear to defy gravity as they enjoy their summer ice cream. |
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When the 1970s craze was to build bicycles long and low, we decided to make them short and high. In this 1985 photograph our son and his nephew, our grandson, ride a matched pair of five-footers. The bike on the left has a welded coaster brake, so it can be ridden forward and in reverse. |
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| At just over 6-1/2 feet, this is the tallest of several of varying heights we have built. This is about the limit in height for a bicycle that can be mounted from the ground without additional support. Riding is fairly easy, but falling can hurt. The yellow bike in the background is unusual in that it steers on both ends. At first glance it appears normal, but when the rear end steers too, heads turn! The enlargement of this image includes another view of the Sociable pictured above. |
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This parade features a flock of tall bicycles built in my shop by members of Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 50 in order to practice airframe welding. |
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In the same parade, this is the aircraft fuselage frame of the EAA Chapter 50 homebuilt project. The wings are on the back of the trailer, out of the picture. Although this is not a bicycle, the Wright brothers also built both. |
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Family Album