What is Penny Farthingo bike?

Penny Farthing Bike is an invention of the 19th century that allowed people to circumvent the paved streets faster than walking and safer than its predecessors, Boleshaker. It is often considered a typical old -fashioned bike, with a giant front wheel, a miniature rear wheel and a high seat on almost an eye level. Were designed and rebuilt during the 70s of the 20th century until they caught up and powered the cycling madness of the 80s. The bike sits so high, needs a mounting step to get on the seat called a rocking saddle. A simple brake works on the front wheel. The pedals are welded directly to the steering wheel, the way a modern child's tricycle works. To compensate for the lack of gears and chain, the front wheel had the maximum perimeter, so your legs could work less and cover more. Penny Farthingo column was measured, with models for compensation of children, from 30-60 "(76-153 cm).

Someone may have chosen a pennyFarthing bike above Boleshaker, because his body was made exclusively from metal, instead of wood. Another improvement was the real rubber tires on wheels, rather than renting wooden wheels covered with iron, which rattled, deepened or shattered. Even these improvements could not prevent Penny Farthing from causing the riders to "take the header" and overthrow the forward. The high center of gravity leaned the bike whenever it came across the next round, dog, uneven sidewalk or small pebble.

Not only did the Penny Farthingo bike caused people from place to place, but announced the beginning of the bike fad. The riders would join the local clubs, bought corresponding uniforms and hats, embroidered the club's name on the breast and continued on weekends. They would have races, competitions, D on the obstacle track. Cycling clubs also popularized bikes at a time when the strollers drawn horses competed for space on the road.

Some lovers will find classic antique wheels Penny Farthing to restore, ride nobo collecting. There are even companies that create their own reproductions or original replicas that try to bring the original wheels close to as close as possible. They created clubs in America and Europe, complemented by old -fashioned clothing and Sunday morning rides.