24 Jun

Kindred Hackers, Part 2: Rideable Bicycle Replicas

As proclaimed by Erasmus P. Kitty in Engineering, Kindred Hackers.

1885 American Double Eagle Custom built for the New York City Ballet April 30, 1988
Old Fashioned Surry Type Pedicab Brass-plated Hiwheel

Rideable Bicycle Replicas in Alameda, CA, have been putting “High Wheelers” into high gear since 1973.

In addition to antique replicas of “Hi-Wheelers”, or “Penny Farthing” and “Bone Shaker” bikes as they have been called, Rideable Bicycle Replicas builds Pedicabs, both foot and hand-powered recumbents, tricycles, multi-rider surreys, and tandems.

As their Aetherweb site claims, “The bikes are very popular at festivals, parades, and shows. If you see high wheelers on TV or in films, they are more than likely manufactured by us here at Rideable Bicycle Replicas.”

We wish Rideable Bicycle Replicas many more happy years of high wheeling fun indeed! Oh my!

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Perhaps a few of the said hi-wheelers will be witnessed in the upcoming “Great Race of London Pennyfarthing / Hi-Wheel Cycle Race” Tally Ho!

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Analogous reports:

  1. Free & Secure Valet Bicycle Parking Procured
  2. Kindred Hackers Part 9: Team Sand Reckoner
  3. Kindred Hackers Part 8: Rebecca Nase

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