Penny-farthing Bicycle

Posted by Ellisrsp@reddit | WeirdWheels | View on Reddit | 13 comments

This is from a car show back in 2009. I have no idea of its provenance.

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potlizard@reddit

A few yards away from this there is a hipster with some kind of absurd 1890s facial hair smugly sipping a $24 craft beer, and wearing a scarf.

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shinjikun10@reddit

Thought I was on the Anno 1800 subreddit for a second.

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Longjumping_Oil_8746@reddit

Pretty crazy

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Horror-Raisin-877@reddit

When descending, they would rest their legs over the top of the handlebar. Imagine not only that, but having to get your feet back down and onto the pedals should you want to do something like stop

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weirdoldhobo1978@reddit

Where we're going we don't need gear reductions.

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Horror-Raisin-877@reddit

People typically think of the largest diameter wheels with these, but they made smaller diameters for lower gearing.

Thomas Stephens rode around the world on a 46-inch diameter I believe, which was / is a low enough gear to ride off-road and on somewhat steep climbs

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ZaphodBeeblebrahx@reddit

Interestingly, modern bicycle gearing is measured in gear-inches. Gear inches are equivalent to riding a Penny Farthing with a drive wheel of that diameter.

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