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3 Things Odd Bikes Different
You’ll have to get used to these if you have one Ever heard of a penny farthing? Perhaps you have, if you landed here. A penny farthing is a specific type of odd bike, one of the first, actually, with a large front wheel and a smaller, trailing rear wheel. This actually yields the name, […]
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Why You Need to Be Careful When Braking Some Odd Bikes
Have you ever heard the term “taking a header?” In the unlikely event that you have, are you familiar with the origin of the term? It’s a bit more arcane than you might have expected. It originates from lingo associated with the penny farthing, a certain species of odd bike that developed in Europe in […]
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Odd Bikes: Sizing a Penny-Farthing
Have you ever seen one of those bikes with the comically oversized front wheels, with a smaller wheel at the rear? The ones that lacks a chain? You were probably looking at a very specific odd bike known as a penny-farthing, one of the first machines that was ever properly referred to as a “bicycle.” […]
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