GLEN SPEY, NY — A custom-made old-fashioned bicycle called a penny-farthing, belonging to the late Bill Schneider Sr., had been happily sitting on a porch in Glen Spey for 22 years, since Schneider’s passing, Then sometime on or around March 28, a thief or thieves made off with the bike when no one was home.

Schneider’s grandson, Joshua Hunt, said the bike, which has a traditional 52-inch, hard-rubber front wheel, and is therefore also sometimes called a “boneshaker,” was made specifically for his grandfather, who was a cycling enthusiast for just about all of his life. The family would very much like to have the big wheel back, especially because of the strong sentimental attachment.

Hunt said the bike could not have fit inside a regular car, and one would likely need a truck to have spirited it away. The family has notified the police about the theft, but so far there have been no leads.