South Norwood's big wheel is one of a kind (From Croydon Guardian)
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South Norwood's big wheel is one of a kind
6:00pm Thursday 11th October 2012 in News
John Rother, left, and friend Rab McEwan, right, hope their new shop will bring a lift to the area
A pair of engineers have created one of the largest bicycle wheels around as they get ready to open their new cycle shop.
The wheel, constructed by long-standing South Norwood resident John Rother and his friend Rab McEwan, is three times bigger than the average wheel at 63 inches in diameter.
Their new shop in Norwood Junction, JR Cycles, is a stones throw away from the former residence of William Stanley, who developed and patented the wire spoke wheel.
Mr McEwan said: "We are the first cycle shop in South Norwood for almost 20 years."
"Together with South Norwood’s new coffee shops and other enterprises we hope to give the area a lift."
JR Cycles will be holding their launch party on Saturday, October 27. All are welcome to attend.
Visit www.jrcycles.co.uk for more information.
Comments(3)
Crease2000
says...
7:48pm Fri 12 Oct 12
JR_Cycles
says...
1:15am Sun 14 Oct 12
The wheel is almost 2ft larger than a penny-farthing wheel but one local person does own a penny-farthing and will be there on the opening day!
Eversend says...
9:52am Fri 12 Oct 12