History of the bicycle boneshaker, the front wheel enlarging to enable higher speeds (limited by the inside leg measurement of the rider), the rear wheel shrinking and the frame being made lighter. Frenchman Eugène Meyer is now regarded as the father of the high bicycle by the ICHC in place of James Starley. Meyer invented the wire-spoke tension wheel in 1869 and produced a classic high bicycle design until the 1880s. James Starley in Coventry added the tangent spokes and the mounting step to his famous bicycle named "Ariel." He is regarded as the father of the British cycling industry. Ball bearings, solid rubber
The Machine: Bride of Pin-Bot Wheel, which awards larger random prizes including lighting the center ramp (called the "Heartbeat Ramp") on a timed interval for a shot worth one billion points. (Scoring this shot at least once causes the player's score to be recorded in a special "Billionaire Club" high score list, separate from the main high score table.) Once her voice circuits are activated, The Machine provides spoken feedback to the player on his or her shots. The Machine's voice is provided by Chicago-based singer Stephanie Rogers. Due to the sexual overtones in some of her speech, the game includes a "modesty" setting that