Tall biking on a Saturday

Aaron Goss, owner of Aaron's Bicycle Repair at 6527 California Ave. S.W., took advantage of a beautiful fall Saturday Oct. 24 to ride his custom made "Tall Bike" to his shop.

Goss built the bike, about three years ago with some welding assistance from long time West Seattle resident Ken Olsen, "Just for fun," he said.

It stands about 6.5 feet tall and getting off and on the contraption is, apparently, not that difficult. He rides it a few times a month.

It has a cargo space called an "Extra Cycle" but is otherwise just a normal bike. Goss noted that he's "kind of the 'King of the Road' on this bike."

People laugh, honk their horn, smile, take cell phone pictures and give him the thumbs up. He gets asked a lot of questions about it - mostly about getting on and off.

It is part of his collection of unusual bikes, and while he does ride it at the street fair, he has yet to commit to riding in a parade.

"Maybe next year," he said.