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What was the bike with the small wheel in the front and the big wheel in the back?
the penny farthing
What did a penny farthing bike look like?
A huge front wheel, with pedals at the hub, trailed by a much smaller rear wheel. The rider sat almost on top of the huge front wheel.
What was unusual about the penny farthing bicycle?
the front wheel was bigger than the back wheelThe most unusual thing about the Penny-farthing bicycle is that it was a high wheeler. The front wheel of the bike was very high while the back wheel was very small.The penny farthing ( also known as the high wheel, high wheeler and ordinary) has a large front wheel and a small rear wheel. The front wheel is directly driven by the pedals. It took a lot of skill to ride the ordinary without coming to grief.There was a very large front wheel and a very small rear wheel. There was a direct drive from the pedals to the front wheel. The rider was seated high and had to learn the technique of starting and stopping the penny farthing - which was also known as the high wheel, high wheeler or ordinary.It was called the Penny-Farthing. Those were two different sized coins. The front wheel was large, the rear wheel very small.
What is a penny farthing?
A bicycle with a huge wheel in the front- Apex Just took the quiz and its correct :)
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 was unusual about the farthing bicycle?
the front wheel was bigger than the back wheelThe most unusual thing about the Penny-farthing bicycle is that it was a high wheeler. The front wheel of the bike was very high while the back wheel was very small.The penny farthing ( also known as the high wheel, high wheeler and ordinary) has a large front wheel and a small rear wheel. The front wheel is directly driven by the pedals. It took a lot of skill to ride the ordinary without coming to grief.There was a very large front wheel and a very small rear wheel. There was a direct drive from the pedals to the front wheel. The rider was seated high and had to learn the technique of starting and stopping the penny farthing - which was also known as the high wheel, high wheeler or ordinary.It was called the Penny-Farthing. Those were two different sized coins. The front wheel was large, the rear wheel very small.
What is the tiny bike called with the tiny back wheel?
You're probably thinking about the high-wheeler, AKA Penny-Farthing, which had a huge drive front wheel and a small rear wheel.
How was the penny farthing made to go?
A pair of crank arms and pedals were attached directly to the axle of the front wheel. When the rider turned the pedals, the front wheel also turned and made the bike move.
Was the biycle invented before or after the car?
the bicycle was invented after the car. the car was invented in 1672 by Ferdinand and the bicycle was invented in 1817 by Baron Von Darais
Was the first bike to have peddals the penny farthing?
No
When was the penny farthing invented?
The First Penny Farthing was in the VERY EARLY 1870s. The Boneshaker (Velocipede) of the late 1860s was in decline and in England, there were transitional bikes of fall 1869 to summer 1870. These may or may not be considered to be Penny Farthings. However, by 1871 there was a definitive design with much larger front wheel and smaller rear wheel designed in England. It incorporated the tension spoked wheel rather than the compression wheel design of the Velocipede and stage coach.The penny farthing was made in the 1870 by James starley until about 1880 when a bike with two equilly sized wheels were invented.Between about 1870 and 1900.A Penny Farthing was a 19th Century bicycle invented in 1871 by British engineer, James Starley. The front wheel was very large and the back wheel was very small. The pedals were attached to the front wheel. It required a running start to get it rolling and hoist yourself up onto the seat and start pedalling. It is called a Penny-Farthing due to the contrast of the two wheels, a Penny being very large by comparison with a very small Farthing.The Penny Farthing bicycle was invented by James Starley in 1871.it was made in 1871
What was a bike called in 1843?
penny farthing, i think
