Penny-farthing the trend was short-lived, the penny-farthing became a symbol of the late Victorian era. Its popularity also coincided with the birth of cycling as a sport. Eugène Meyer of Paris, France 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
Eugene A. Clifford Eugene A. Clifford Eugene A. Clifford (December 5, 1886 - 1941) was an American lawyer from Juneau, Wisconsin who served one term as a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Senate from the 13th District. Clifford was born December 5, 1886, in the town of Clyman, in Dodge County, Wisconsin. He attended Juneau's high school, Dodgeland High School, and the University of Wisconsin Law School; and took up the practice of law in Juneau. He spent fifteen years as city attorney of Juneau, as well as four years as mayor. He was a county supervisor for four years, and as