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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)
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.
What is the front wheel of a penny farthing bike?
The big wheel is the front.
What was unusual about the penny-farthing bicycle?
The penny-farthing bicycle was unusual because it had a large front wheel and a small back wheel, which made it difficult to ride and potentially dangerous.
What was the bike with the small wheel in the front and the big wheel in the back?
the penny 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 name for the bicycle with a large front wheel and a smaller rear wheel?
A Penny Farthing
What is the name of the big wheel bike that you are referring to?
The big wheel bike is called a "penny-farthing."
Who Penny farthing how does it work?
A penny farthing is a bicycle in England from many years ago. It is a type of bicycle with a large front wheel and a much smaller rear wheel that was popular until the development of the safety bicycle, in the 1880s.
What is a penny farthing?
A bicycle with a huge wheel in the front- Apex Just took the quiz and its correct :)
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.
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.
