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Boneshaker Big Wheel 2014: Penny-farthing + Strandbeest

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In 2014, Jacksonville, Florida native Ron Schroer built an unusual wood vehicle called the Bone Shaker Big Wheel. It’s part penny-farthing, part Theo Jansen Strandbeest. Watch him ride it at the One Spark crowdfunding festival.

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via The Awesomer.

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