Victorian High Wheel Bicycle 

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you can buy it from www.hiwheel.com/

same here. I have always been fascinated by them. but I have always thought they must b so dangerous and easy to fall over in and also how the hell did u get on it lol. but since he answered all my preconceptions, then cool. I want one so badly.

@@mquiroz90 No, because I don't ride bicycles. But I think bicycles like these are really cool.

It's a British bike.. love from England's capital..lol

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sixarragon, it is true that research has shown that highwheel bicycles were not commonly referred to (and maybe not at all, but one can't prove a negative) as Penny Farthings until after they had become obsolete. They were called Ordinary Bicycle, or simply Ordinary, while still in production and regular use, although after the introduction of Safety Bicycles and other improved bicycle models. While "Ordinary" is not derogatory, "Penny Farthing" IS derogatory. It is a British term of derision, dating from a long time before the invention of the bicycle, for anything that had become devalued to the point of being worthless, by the passage of time or for other reasons. Literature is full of earlier (pre-bicycle) uses for "Penny Farthing", always meaning something worthless or significantly devalued, and originates not with the SIZES of two British coins, but their reduced VALUE over time, as in 'a penny and a farthing together are worth but little', and has been applied to many things besides bicycles. Having said that, it is a more fanciful name than "Highwheel" or "Ordinary", so it remains popular, especially in the UK, for these old bicycles.

Depends on your metric of hard. It works supremely well, only the hills I struggled on gear one has proved to be even remotely difficult. I have found all hills I could climb on highest gear (seven on a holland bike... so no real beast). I would say the harder part is down hill, since past a certain point you have to give up the peddles and pray for nothing that forces a header. The 54" penny I have gotten has proven to be a better, more capable, and comfortable bike. Though since my normal bike is no marvel I can't say if it's better than a modern sports bike. Just that it has in short few days become my main commuting bike, the only thing bad about it yet is cargo space, no bags or baskets... yet.

Crank length vs wheel diameter was as close as the fixed gears got. Longer cranks gave a little more torque, harder to spin fast. Not a huge change though.

Lucius, it has been shown that the sketch of a "bicycle" on paperwork of Leonardo da Vinci is a hoax, added to the paper long after da Vinci's death.

That's a cycling cap. He sells them in green ("Felix", after a character in my series) or gray ("Jacob", after another character.) You can order them here: www.victoriancycles.com/shop

@@Victorianlady Thank you very much. where are the hats made, are they hand made?

@@imperialrussianempire4780 The ones I sell are hand made in China.

@@GChrisman1 Where do you get your Penny farthings?

@@imperialrussianempire4780 Unfortunately, the company I bought my reproduction from (Victory Bicycles) is now out of business. One of my originals I purchased from the Copake Bicycle Auction (which happens annually every April), and the other I purchased directly from the family of the original owner. If you are interested in a reproduction, I suggest looking into Richards of England, Mesicek, or a similar manufacturer.

On my high-wheel bicycles I average about 12mph over moderately hilly terrain, compared with 16mph on a single-speed or fixed-gear safety bicycle. The high-wheels are slightly slower. There are some modern riders, but not as many as there should be! There are several companies that make good replicas, and a couple that make pretty poor ones. I definitely prefer many aspects of the antique bicycles - more upright riding position, better view, up away from the dust, mud, and dogs, and they are quieter as well. You can see some of the reproduction bicycles I make at victoriancycles.com/