Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 April 1899 — The Large Bicycle. [ARTICLE]

The Large Bicycle.

The largest bicycle ever built was the product of an American concern, and was built for advertising purposes. The frame-work was made of six-inch tubing. The wheels had a circumference of forty-five feet, and were fitted with single-tube tires eighteen inches In diameter. Half a dozen men could readily find room on the gigantic saddle.