Penny-farthing#Performance

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Eugène Meyer of Paris is now regarded as the father of the high bicycle by the International Cycling History Conference in place of James Starley. Meyer patented a wire-spoke tension wheel with individually adjustable spokes in 1869. They were called "spider" wheels in Britain when introduced there. Meyer produced a classic high bicycle design during the 1880s.

James Starley in Coventry added the tangent spokes and the mounting step to his famous bicycle named "Ariel". He is regarded as the father of the British cycling industry. Ball bearings, solid rubber tires and hollow-section steel frames became standard, reducing weight and making the ride much smoother.

Penny-farthing bicycles are dangerous because of the risk of headers (taking a fall over the handlebars head-first). Makers developed "moustache" handlebars, allowing the rider's knees to clear them,{{cite book

| last = Norcliffe

| first = Glenn

| title = Ride to Modernity: The Bicycle in Canada, 1869-1900

| publisher = University of Toronto Press

| year = 2006

| page = 52

| isbn = 978-0-8020-8205-3}} "Whatton" handlebars that wrapped around behind the legs, and ultimately (though too late, after development of the safety bicycle), the American "Eagle" and "Star" bicycles, whose large and small wheels were reversed.Norcliffe, p.53.{{cite web

|url = http://www.oldspokeshome.com/hb-smith-co-42-pony-star-smithville-nj-1889

|title = Old Spokes Home: 1889 Special Pony Star

|access-date = 2010-01-05

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|archive-date = 2010-10-10

}} This prevented headers but left the danger of being thrown backwards when riding uphill. Other attempts included moving the seat rearward and driving the wheel by levers or treadles, as in the "Xtraordinary" and "Facile",{{cite web

| url = http://www.oldspokeshome.com/ellis-and-co-40-%E2%80%9Cfacile%E2%80%9D-1884

| title = Old Spokes Home: 1884 "Facile" Highwheel Safety 40" by Beale and Straw

| access-date = 2010-01-05

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| url-status = dead

}}{{cite web

| url = http://www.oldspokeshome.com/about-osh

| title = Old Spokes Home: 1885 Xtraordinary Challenge 50" wheel by Singer

| access-date = 2010-01-05

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151108013824/http://oldspokeshome.com/about-osh

| archive-date = 2015-11-08

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}} or gears, by chain as in the "Kangaroo" or at the hub, as in the "Crypto"; another option was to move the seat well back, as in the "Rational".{{cite book

| title = Bicycles & Tricycles, A Classical Treatise on Their Design and Construction

| last = Sharp

| first = Archibald

| publisher = Courier Dover Publications

| year = 2003

| isbn = 978-0-486-42987-8}}

Even so, bicycling remained the province of the urban well-to-do, and mainly men, until the 1890s,Norcliffe, pp.31-2 & 124. and was a salient example of conspicuous consumption.Norcliffe, pp.31-2, 35, 124, & 243-6.

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File:A man with a Penny-farthing bicycle - Ladybank, Scotland c.1880.jpg

The penny-farthing used a larger wheel than the velocipede, thus giving higher speeds on all but the steepest hills. In addition, the large wheel gave a smoother ride,{{cite web|url=http://www.sheldonbrown.com/brandt/ideal-tire-size.html|title=Ideal Tire Sizes | last = Brown

| first = Sheldon |author-link=Sheldon Brown (bicycle mechanic) |access-date=2018-11-27}} important before the invention of pneumatic tires.{{cite web|url=https://www.sheldonbrown.com/gloss_sa-o.html#safety |title=Safety Bicycle| last = Brown

| first = Sheldon |author-link=Sheldon Brown (bicycle mechanic) |access-date=2018-11-27}}

An attribute of the penny-farthing is that the rider sits above the front axle. When the wheel strikes rocks and ruts, or under hard braking, the rider can be pitched forward off the bicycle head-first. Headers were relatively common and a significant, sometimes fatal, hazard. Riders coasting down hills often took their feet off the pedals and put them over the tops of the handlebars, so they would be pitched off feet-first instead of head-first.{{cite book

| title = Bicycling Science

| url = https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780262731546

| url-access = registration

| edition = Third

| last = Wilson

| first = David Gordon

|author2=Jim Papadopoulos

| year = 2004

| publisher = The MIT Press

| page = [https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780262731546/page/22 22]

| quote = Whatton bars were handlebars that came under the legs from behind, so that in the event of a pitch forward the rider could land feet first.

| isbn = 0-262-73154-1}}

Penny-farthing bicycles often used similar materials and construction as earlier velocipedes: cast iron frames, solid rubber tires, and plain bearings for pedals, steering, and wheels. They were often quite durable and required little service. For example, when cyclist Thomas Stevens rode around the world in the 1880s, he reported only one significant mechanical problem in over {{convert|20000|km|mile}}, caused when the local military confiscated his bicycle and damaged the front wheel.

The well-known dangers of the penny-farthing{{cite book

| last = Herlihy

| first = David V.

| title = Bicycle: the History

| publisher = Yale University Press

| year = 2004

| page = [https://archive.org/details/bicyclehistory0000herl/page/226 226]

| url = https://archive.org/details/bicyclehistory0000herl/page/226

| isbn = 0-300-10418-9

}} were, for the time of its prominence, outweighed by its strengths. While it was a difficult, dangerous machine, it was simpler, lighter, and faster than the safer velocipedes of the time. Two new developments changed this situation, and led to the rise of the safety bicycle. The first was the chain drive, originally used on tricycles, allowing a gear ratio to be chosen independent of the wheel size. The second was the pneumatic bicycle tire, allowing smaller wheels to provide a smooth ride.

File:L-Hochrad.png's 1885 Rover safety bicycle (right)]]

The nephew of one of the men responsible for popularity of the penny-farthing was largely responsible for its demise. James Starley had built the Ariel (spirit of the air){{cite book

| last = De Cet

| first = Mirco

| title = The Complete Encyclopedia of Classic Motorcycles

| editor = Quentin Daniel

| publisher = Rebo International

| year = 2005

| isbn = 978-90-366-1497-9

}} high-wheeler in 1870; but this was a time of innovation, and when chain drives were upgraded so that each link had a small roller, higher and higher speeds became possible without the need for a large front wheel.

In 1885, Starley's nephew John Kemp Starley took these new developments to launch the modern bicycle, the Rover safety bicycle, so-called because the rider, seated much lower and farther behind the front wheel contact point, was less prone to a header.{{cite news|title=Cycle market: Moving into the fast lane|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/cycle-market-moving-into-the-fast-lane-1702191.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/cycle-market-moving-into-the-fast-lane-1702191.html |archive-date=2022-05-25 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|agency=The Independent|date=26 February 2018}}

In 1888, when John Dunlop re-invented the pneumatic tire for his son's tricycle, the high wheel was made obsolete. The comfortable ride once found only on tall wheels could now be enjoyed on smaller chain-driven bicycles. By 1893, high-wheelers were no longer being produced. Use lingered into the 1920s in track cycling until racing safety bicycles were adequately designed.

File:Höghjuling - Ystad-2020.jpg ahead of the "Sweden 3 Days Highwheel Race" 2020.]]Today, enthusiasts ride restored penny-farthings, and a few manufacturers build new ones with modern materials.{{cite news

| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/frederick-hosts-high-wheel-bike-race/2012/08/19/c295e334-ea2b-11e1-a80b-9f898562d010_story.html

| title = Frederick hosts high-wheel bike race

| author = Tomi Obaro

| date = August 19, 2012

| newspaper = The Washington Post

| quote = An original can cost $29,000, a well-made replica $4,000 to $5,000; cheaper, newer examples can be had for less than $1,000.

| access-date = 2012-09-10}} Manufacturers include Richards of England (Hull, UK), Rideable Bicycle Replicas (US), Trott & Sons (UK) and UDC (Taiwan).{{cite web |last1=Terrence |first1=Houlahan |title=Buying a Penny-Farthing |url=http://www.penny-farthing.org/equip-buy-pennyfarthing/ |website=Penny-Farthing.org |publisher=Terrence Houlahan |access-date=6 July 2024}} One of these manufacturers, UDC Penny Farthings, the largest penny-farthing retailer in the United Kingdom, recorded record sales of penny-farthings in 2020 during the COVID-19 lockdown.{{Cite web |last=Butterworth |first=Benjamin |date=2021-01-12 |title=Sales of penny-farthings double in a year as the Victorian bike enjoys lockdown revival |url=https://inews.co.uk/news/consumer/penny-farthings-lockdown-sales-surge-demand-doubles-827047 |access-date=2022-09-03 |website=inews.co.uk |language=en}}

The Penny Farthing Club is a cycling club that was founded in 2013 by Neil Laughton. The club offers rider training, bike tours of London and other UK cities, and hosts club events such as penny-farthing polo.{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://pennyfarthingclub.com/ |access-date=2022-09-03 |website=Penny Farthing Club |language=en-US}}

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The penny-farthing is a direct-drive bicycle, meaning the cranks and pedals are fixed directly to the hub. Instead of using gears to multiply the revolutions of the pedals, the driven wheel is enlarged so the radius from the hub to the outer wheel is comfortable for the rider to reach the pedals fixed to the hub. But the rider needs to be able to both mount the saddle and reach the pedals. If the wheel is too large, this will not be achievable. For instance a 5'9" cyclist due to their leg length could at best ride a 50"-54" high wheel depending on the height of the saddle.

The frame is a single tube following the circumference of the front wheel, then diverting to a trailing wheel. A mounting peg is above the rear wheel. The front wheel is in a rigid fork with little if any trail. A spoon brake is usually fitted on the fork crown, operated by a lever from one of the handlebars. The bars are usually mustache shaped, dropping from the level of the headset. The saddle mounts on the frame less than {{convert|18|in|cm}} behind the headset.

One particular model, made by Pope Manufacturing Company in 1886, weighs {{convert|36|lb|kg}}, has a 60-spoke {{convert|53|inch|cm|adj=on}} front wheel and a 20-spoke {{convert|18|inch|cm|adj=on}} rear wheel. It is fitted with solid rubber tires. The rims, frame, fork, and handlebars are made from hollow, steel tubing. The steel axles are mounted in adjustable ball bearings. The leather saddle is suspended by springs.{{cite web

| url = http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_285.html

| title = National Museum of American History, America on the Move Collection: Columbia Light Roadster ordinary bicycle

| access-date = 2009-01-23

| archive-date = 2009-03-01

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090301193120/http://www.americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_285.html

| url-status = dead

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Another model, made by Humber and Co., Ltd., of Beeston, Nottingham, weighs only {{convert|24|lb|kg}}, and has {{convert|52|and|18|in|cm|adj=on}} wheels. It has no step and no brakes, in order to minimize weight.{{cite web

| url = http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_287.html

| title = National Museum of American History, America on the Move Collection: Humber "Genuine Beeston" racing ordinary bicycle

| access-date = 2009-01-23

| archive-date = 2009-06-09

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090609115043/http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_287.html

| url-status = dead

}}

A third model, also made by Pope Manufacturing Company, weighs {{convert|49|lb|kg}} and has forged steel forks. A brake lever on the right of a straight handlebar operates a spoon brake against the front wheel.{{cite web

| url = http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_281.html

| title = National Museum of American History, America on the Move Collection: Standard Columbia ordinary bicycle

| access-date = 2009-01-23

| archive-date = 2009-06-09

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090609115426/http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_281.html

| url-status = dead

}}

All three have cranks that can be adjusted for length.

It is generally advised to mount a penny-farthing from flat, level ground, since mounting on a slight incline may prevent the cyclist from gaining momentum and possibly result in loss of balance. Similarly, dismounting on an incline is also advised against.{{cite web |last1=Terrence |first1=Houlahan |title=Mount & Dismount |url=http://www.penny-farthing.org/mount-dismount/ |website=Penny-Farthing.org |publisher=Terrence Houlahan |access-date=6 July 2024}} Speed moderation, as with other types of bicycles, is an important safety measure. In particular, freewheeling and sudden braking are discouraged due to the increased danger of falling and of being ejected from the vehicle in comparison with a modern bicycle.{{cite web |last1=Terrence |first1=Houlahan |title=Speed Moderation |url=http://www.penny-farthing.org/speed-moderation/ |website=Penny-Farthing.org |publisher=Terrence Houlahan |access-date=6 July 2024}} Changing direction on a penny-farthing also requires caution, due to its more restrictive steering.{{cite web |last1=Terrence |first1=Houlahan |title=Changing Directions |url=http://www.penny-farthing.org/direction-changing/ |website=Penny-Farthing.org |publisher=Terrence Houlahan |access-date=6 July 2024}} Generally, riding a penny-farthing is comparable to riding other types of bicycle in respect to anticipating hazards, signalling, and defensive cycling. Penny-farthings are legal to ride on UK roads. {{cite web |last1=Terrence |first1=Houlahan |title=Are Penny-Farthings Legal to Ride on Public Roads (UK) |url=https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/73453/are-penny-farthings-legal-to-ride-on-public-roads-uk |access-date=18 November 2020 |website=bicycles.stackexchange.com}}

File:Zbraslav 2011, jízda elegance (07).jpg|A rider stands on the mounting peg to lift his other leg to a pedal

File:Zbraslav 2011, jízda elegance (19).jpg|The rider astride the bicycle

File:Zbraslav 2011, jízda elegance (22).jpg|A second person can be carried on the mounting peg

Frederick Lindley Dodds, of Stockton-on-Tees, England, is credited with having set the first hour record, covering an estimated distance of 15 miles and 1,480 yards (25.493 kms) on a high-wheeler during a race on the Fenner's Track, Cambridge University on March 25, 1876.{{Cite web |last=McKay |first=Feargal |date=2018-08-22 |title=The First Hours - The Hour Record Before Henri Desgrange |url=https://www.podiumcafe.com/book-corner/2018/8/22/17767778/cycling-hour-record |access-date=2022-05-31 |website=Podium Cafe |language=en}}

The furthest (paced) hour record ever achieved on a penny-farthing bicycle was {{convert|22.09|miles|km}} by William A. Rowe, an American, in 1886.{{cite web|author=Feargal McKay |url=https://www.podiumcafe.com/book-corner/2018/1/30/16951728/penny-farthing-hour-record |title=The Penny Hour - The Last Hour Record Set On A High-Wheeled Bicycle |date=30 January 2018 |publisher=PodiumCafe.com |access-date=2018-02-01}}

The record for riding from Land's End to John o' Groats on a penny-farthing was set in 1886 by George Pilkington Mills with a time of five days, one hour, and 45 minutes. This record was broken in 2019 by Richard Thoday with a time of four days, 11 hours and 52 minutes.{{Cite web |title=Fastest Journey from Land's End to John-O'-Groats by penny farthing (male) |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/469573-fastest-journey-from-lands-end-to-john-o-groats-by-penny-farthing-male |access-date=2022-09-03 |website=Guinness World Records |language=en-gb}}{{Cite web |date=2019-07-27 |title=Teacher breaks 130-year old record by cycling from Land's End to John O'Groats on a penny farthing |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/teacher-breaks-130-year-old-record-cycling-lands-end-john-ogroats-penny-farthing-1412295 |access-date=2022-09-03 |website=The Scotsman |language=en}}

Until the 21st century, the last paced hour record to be set on a penny-farthing was probably BW Attlee's 1891 English amateur record of {{convert|21.10|miles|km}}. This was beaten by Scots cyclist Mark Beaumont at Herne Hill Velodrome on 16 June 2018 when he covered {{convert|21.92|miles|km}}.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-44494577|title=Mark Beaumont breaks British Penny Farthing record

|work=BBC News |date=15 June 2018 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/perth-kinross/671854/beaumont-misses-out-on-penny-farthing-world-record/|website=The Courier|title=Beaumont misses out on penny farthing world record|date=15 June 2018 }}

In 1884, Thomas Stevens rode a Columbia penny-farthing from San Francisco to Boston—the first cyclist to cross the United States. In 1885–86, he continued from London through Europe, the Middle East, China, and Japan, to become the first to ride around the world.

Tremendous feats of balance were reported, including negotiating a narrow bridge parapet and riding down the U.S. Capitol steps with the American Star Bicycle which has the small wheel in front.{{cite web |url = http://www.pedalinghistory.com/PHhistory.html

|title = Pedaling History Bicycle Museum, A Quick History of Bicycles: The High Wheel Safety |access-date = 2009-01-24 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090205043857/http://pedalinghistory.com/PHhistory.html |archive-date = 2009-02-05}}

File:American Star, 51 inch, HB Smith Machine Company, Smithfield, NJ, 1885.JPG from 1885 with the small wheel in front]]

The bike, with the one wheel dominating, led to riders being referred to in America as "wheelmen", a name that lived on for nearly a century in the League of American Wheelmen until renamed the League of American Bicyclists in 1994.[http://www.bikeleague.org/about/history.php The History of the League of American Bicyclists] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216030410/http://www.bikeleague.org/about/history.php |date=2007-02-16}} Clubs of racing cyclists wore uniforms of peaked caps, tight jackets and knee-length breeches, with leather shoes, the caps and jackets displaying the club's colors. In 1967 collectors and restorers of penny-farthings (and other early bicycles) founded the Wheelmen,{{cite web

| url = http://www.thewheelmen.org/sections/aboutus/aboutus.asp

| title = The Wheelmen - About Us

| access-date = 2009-01-24}} a non-profit organization "dedicated to keeping alive the heritage of American cycling".

The high-wheeler lives on in the gear inch units used by cyclists in English-speaking countries to describe gear ratios.{{cite web

| url = http://www.sheldonbrown.com/gloss_g.html#gearinch

| last = Brown

| first = Sheldon

| title = Sheldon Brown's Glossary: Gear Inches

| access-date = 2009-01-24}} These are calculated by multiplying the wheel diameter in inches by the number of teeth on the front chain-wheel and dividing by the teeth on the rear sprocket. The result is the equivalent diameter of a penny-farthing wheel. A 60-inch gear, the largest practicable size for a high-wheeler, is nowadays a middle gear of a utility bicycle, while top gears on many exceed 100 inches. There was at least one {{convert|64|inch|m|adj=on}} Columbia made in the mid-1880s,{{cite web

| url = http://www.niquette.com/bicycle-pavilion/ridethg.htm

| title = You're Never Going to Ride That Thing

| last = Niquette

| first = Paul

| year = 2005

| access-date = 2009-01-23}} but 60 was the largest in regular production.

A penny-farthing is the logo of The Village in the cult 1960s television series The Prisoner, and is also featured in the show's closing titles. Co-creator and star Patrick McGoohan stated that the bike represented slowing down the wheels of progress.

The penny-farthing is a symbol of the cities of Sparta, Wisconsin;{{cite web |title=Sparta: Bicycling Capital of America |url=https://www.spartawisconsin.org/community |publisher=Sparta, WI |access-date=28 September 2024}} Davis, California;{{cite web |title=Highwheel Bicycle |url=https://www.cityofdavis.org/about-davis/history-symbols/highwheel-bicycle |publisher=City of Davis, CA |access-date=28 September 2024}} and Redmond, Washington.{{cite web

| url = http://www.redmondhistoricalsociety.org/RHS/index.php?view=article&id=325:bicycle-capital-of-the-northwest&option=com_content&Itemid=185

| title = Bicycle Capital of the Northwest

| last = Torell

| first = Jerry

| access-date = 2016-10-26}}

File:Höghjuling - High wheel race - Ystad-2021.jpg

• Each February in Evandale, Tasmania, penny-farthing enthusiasts from around the world converge on the small village for a series of penny-farthing races, including the national championship.{{cite news |title=Evandale Village Fair and National Penny Farthing Championships |url=http://evandalevillagefair.com/index.php/event-information |access-date=2019-12-04}}
• In October there is a bicycle ride from the {{convert|30|ft|m}} statue of an 1890s bicyclist on a penny-farthing in Port Byron, Illinois named "Will B. Rolling" to a similar statue in Sparta, Wisconsin named "Ben Bikin'".{{cite news |title=Port Byron to host bicycle tour across Illinois, Wisconsin |url=https://qctimes.com/news/local/port-byron-to-host-bicycle-tour-across-illinois-wisconsin/article_826b2696-e4d7-54e9-baad-f594fedc2626.html |work=Quad City Times |date=2015-04-07}}{{cite web |title=Will To Ben |url=http://www.willtoben.com/ |website=BikeWisconsin.com |access-date=28 October 2018}}
• In 2004, British leukemia patient and charity fundraiser Lloyd Scott (43) rode a penny-farthing across the Australian outback to raise money for a charitable cause.{{cite news

| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4060779.stm

| title = Penny-farthing man's Bondi brake

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060701084528/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4060779.stm

| archive-date = 2006-07-01

| access-date = 2008-08-13 | work=BBC News | date=2004-12-02}}

• In November 2008, Briton Joff Summerfield completed a {{convert|22000|mile|km}} round-the-world trip on a penny-farthing. Summerfield spent two-and-a-half years cycling through 23 countries, visiting locations including the Taj Mahal, Angkor Wat and Mount Everest.{{cite news| url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3411787/Cyclist-goes-around-the-world-on-penny-farthing.html

| title = Cyclist goes around the world on penny-farthing

| access-date = 2008-11-12

| work=The Daily Telegraph

| location=London

| date=2008-11-09}}

• Knutsford in England has hosted the Knutsford Great Race every 10 years since 1980. The 1980 race had 15 team entries, and there were 16 in 1990 and 2000. The 2010 race was limited to 50 teams and was in aid of the ShelterBox charity.{{cite web |url=http://www.theknutsfordgreatrace.co.uk/ |title=Latest News | the Knutsford Great Race |access-date=2010-08-25 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140807115256/http://theknutsfordgreatrace.co.uk/ |archive-date=2014-08-07}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-11192407|title=BBC News - Penny-farthing race takes place in Knutsford|work=bbc.co.uk|access-date=5 September 2010|date=2010-09-05}}{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/manchester/hi/things_to_do/newsid_8816000/8816945.stm |title=BBC - Knutsford museum set for ten-yearly penny farthing race |work=news.bbc.co.uk |date=2010-07-13 |access-date=15 January 2020}}
• In 2012, the first Clustered Spires High Wheel Race took place in Frederick, Maryland, USA. This is the country's only race of its kind - a one-hour criterium race around a {{convert|0.4|miles|m|sigfig=3}} course through the historic downtown district.{{cite news

| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/frederick-hosts-high-wheel-bike-race/2012/08/19/c295e334-ea2b-11e1-a80b-9f898562d010_story.html

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130227003058/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-08-19/lifestyle/35492081_1_high-wheel-racer-youngest-rider

| url-status = live

| archive-date = February 27, 2013

| title = Frederick hosts high-wheel bike race

| author = Tomi Obaro

| date = August 19, 2012

| newspaper = The Washington Post

| access-date = 2013-04-04}}

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