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Really, really big. Big enough so that the rider's legs just reached the pedals stuck in the middle.
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Was the penny farthing used in the roman Elizabethan or Victoria times?
The bicycle called the "Penny Farthing" was used in Victorian times. One BIG wheel in front (the penny) one little wheel in the back (the farthing)
What is the name of the big wheel bicycle?
I think you looking for a bicycle called the Penny-farthing, an early design of bicycle that had a very large front wheel.It is called a penny-farthing. Called that because the difference between the big wheel and the small wheel was similar to the difference between the old British pre-decimal penny and the farthing.
What is the front wheel of a penny farthing bike?
The big wheel is the front.
What was the bike with the small wheel in the front and the big wheel in the back?
the penny farthing
Did the penny farthing have a chain?
Penny Farthings didn't use chains, they were direct-drive, with the pedals bolted to the front Wheel axle.
Who invented the Penny Farthing bicycle and what is some biographical information on that person?
No. The first bike is usually considered to be the boneshaker AKA celefiere AKA draisienne. This was a very crude design that didn't have pedals, you simply straddled it and kicked yourself forward with your feet.
What is the mechanical advantage of a penny farthing?
the radius of the big driven wheel divided by the length of crank that the pedal is attached to.
How did a penny bike look like?
Don't know any penny bikes, but there were penny-farthing bikes. These had really big front wheels, with the pedals attached directly to the wheel axle, and a quite small rear wheel.
What is a penny farthing?
A bicycle with a huge wheel in the front- Apex Just took the quiz and its correct :)
How much is a UK 1938 penny farthing worth?
Question doesn't make sense. A penny farthing is an old kind of bicycle with a big front wheel and a small rear wheel. By 1947 they were too old to be useful but not old enough to be interesting. Scrap value. Pennies and farthings were coins. They have separate values.
How did the Victorian bicycle work?
Very early bicycles were called hobby horses or bone shakers. These were replaced with the high-wheeler/Penny-farthing(the one with the big front wheel and the small rear wheel. After that came the "safety bike" which looked pretty much like our current bikes.
Why was the penny farthing bicycle so called?
It wasn't. The bone shaker was an earlier type of bicycle with even-sized wheels. It had no drive mechanism as such. The rider straddled the bike and pushed off against the ground with his feet. It usually had wooden spoke wagon style wheels, which together with the poor roads at the time and no way to take the weight off the saddle made it a jarring ride.
