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Because the so-called "safety bike", with chain drive and equally sized wheels was so much better in every aspect. It could be braked hard w/o toppling over, it was far easier to get on/off, it was lighter, smaller and easier to store. It could go faster.
Oh, there were several reasons:
- they tended to topple over forward during braking
- they were expensive
- they were a bit tricky to get going
There's a clue to be had in that what we now think of as a normal bike was originally called "the safety bicycle"
The penny farthing was quite scary to ride. Difficult to mount, braking could easily cause you to topple over. Not much speed.
The chain-driven "safety bike" won quite easily.
Easier to get on, better braking, better speed.
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∙ 13y agoIt was big, cumbersome and tended to topple over when braking.
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