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3 top questions for high-wheel bicycle riders

This is what the first bicycle races must have looked like — folks riding penny-farthings down the Main Street of town.

Penny farthing enthusiasts gathered in Frederick, Maryland, this past weekend for the Frederick Clustered Spires High Wheel Race.

Among them was 3-time Tour de France champion Greg Lemond, who was attending another charity bike event but took a teetering spin on one of the vintage bikes. …

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