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Wish We Were Here, Episode 14: Shorty—The Life and Disappearance of Mike “The Bike” Rust

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57min 20sec
Mike Rust
Mike Rust
"The Flying Rust Brothers" in Dublin on their hi-wheelers (Mike Rust is second from right)
"The Flying Rust Brothers" in Dublin on their hi-wheelers (Mike Rust is second from right)
Cover of the Crested Butte Chronicle featuring Mike Rust in 1981
Cover of the Crested Butte Chronicle featuring Mike Rust in 1981
Mike Rust on Pearl Pass ca. 1981
Mike Rust on Pearl Pass ca. 1981
Mike Rust with his ordinary (aka hi-wheeler, aka pennyfarthing) and his Shorty
Mike Rust with his ordinary (aka hi-wheeler, aka pennyfarthing) and his Shorty
Mike Rust with some of the many bikes he built
Mike Rust with some of the many bikes he built
Mike Rust
Mike Rust
Mike Rust and Don McClung riding their Shorties
Mike Rust and Don McClung riding their Shorties
Mike Rust's home in Saguache County against Copper Butted (looking West)
Mike Rust's home in Saguache County against Copper Butted (looking West)
Mike Rust and the makeshift shelter he lived in while building his home by hand, ca. 1995
Mike Rust and the makeshift shelter he lived in while building his home by hand, ca. 1995
Mike Rust's off-the-grid home in Saguache County (looking Northwest)
Mike Rust's off-the-grid home in Saguache County (looking Northwest)
Mike Rust's home in Saguache County (looking West)
Mike Rust's home in Saguache County (looking West)
Mike Rust's home in Saguache County (looking Southwest)
Mike Rust's home in Saguache County (looking Southwest)
The Front of Mike Rust's home in Saguache County (looking Northwest)
The Front of Mike Rust's home in Saguache County (looking Northwest)
Don McClung and Mike Rust with a Shorty in front of Colorado Cyclery in Salida
Don McClung and Mike Rust with a Shorty in front of Colorado Cyclery in Salida
Mike Rust doing a track stand on one of his ordinaries in Salida
Mike Rust doing a track stand on one of his ordinaries in Salida