James McKenzie, a retired Lawrence fireman, collects and restores high wheel bicycles, which were popular in America and England in the 1800s. They will be on display Saturday, July 20, 2013, at the Community Bike Ride hosted by the Lawrence Central Rotary Club. The event begins at 8 a.m. at the Rotary Arboretum at Clinton Lake, 5100 W. 27th St. There will be free t-shirts, helmets, snacks and three routes to choose from: a one-mile, three-mile or 10-mile.

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James McKenzie, a retired Lawrence fireman, and his wife, Susan, ride two of their six high wheel bicycles, also known as Ordinaries. McKenzie collects and restores the bicycles, which were popular in America and England in the 1800s. They will be on display today at the Community Bike Ride hosted by the Lawrence Central Rotary Club. The event begins at 8 a.m. at the Rotary Arboretum at Clinton Lake, 5100 W. 27th St. There will be free t-shirts, helmets, snacks and three routes to choose from: a one-mile, three-mile or 10-mile.

photo by: Kevin Anderson

James McKenzie rides his 1888 Highwheeler in the 23rd annual Lawrence St. Patrick's Day Parade along Mass Street Wednesday, March 17, 2010. McKenzie collects and restores the bicycles, which were popular in America and England in the 1800s. They will be on display today at the Community Bike Ride hosted by the Lawrence Central Rotary Club. The event begins at 8 a.m. at the Rotary Arboretum at Clinton Lake, 5100 W. 27th St. There will be free t-shirts, helmets, snacks and three routes to choose from: a one-mile, three-mile or 10-mile.

photo by: Richard Gwin

Jim McKenzie, part of the "Wheelman", bicycle club of Lawrence works on his 1888 Light Roadster a English bike in this file photo from 2007. McKenzie collects and restores the bicycles, which were popular in America and England in the 1800s. They will be on display Saturday, July 20, 2013, at the Community Bike Ride hosted by the Lawrence Central Rotary Club.

photo by: Mike Yoder

James McKenzie, Lawrence, left, eats a plate of biscuits and home-made strawberry jam as Bob Birkby, Sidney, IA., admires McKenzie's 1888 English Light Roadmaster bicycle during a rest stop outside the museum in Sidney. McKenzie was participating in the inaugural Border Raiders ride covering 400-miles through four states in 2005. McKenzie collects and restores the bicycles, which were popular in America and England in the 1800s.

photo by: Mike Yoder

James McKenzie, Lawrence, riding on his 1888 English Light Roadster participates in the inaugural Border Raiders ride covering 400-miles through four states in 2005. McKenzie collects and restores the bicycles, which were popular in America and England in the 1800s.

photo by: Mike Yoder

James McKenzie, Lawrence, pedals his one-speed, 1888 English Light Roadster up a long hill McKenzie was participating in the inaugural Border Raiders ride covering 400-miles through four states in 2005. McKenzie collects and restores the bicycles, which were popular in America and England in the 1800s. They will be on display Saturday, July 20, 2013, at the Community Bike Ride hosted by the Lawrence Central Rotary Club.

photo by: Mike Yoder

James McKenzie, Lawrence, lifts his legs away from his bicycle to coast on a long downhill on Highway 2 near Sidney, IA. during the inaugural Border Raiders ride covering 400-miles through four states in 2005. McKenzie was participating in the inaugural Border Raiders ride covering 400-miles through four states in 2005. McKenzie collects and restores the bicycles, which were popular in America and England in the 1800s.