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	Pennyfarthing's Bicycle Terms
		We commemorate the bicycle for empowering generations of people, young and old alike, in their enjoyment of healthful exercise in the company of others and in a manner that is gentle on the environment.
		A penny farthing is a type of bicycle invented in the early 1870s.
		The penny farthing was one of the world's first practical, human-powered land vehicles.
	www.pennyfarthinginvestment.com /glossary/glossary.html (439 words)

	Penny-farthing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A penny farthing or ordinary bicycle photographed in the Skoda museum in the Czech Republic
		The ordinary or penny-farthing is an early model of bicycle, produced largely in England and the United States in the mid to late 19th century.
		The name refers to the penny and farthing coins of the time, the former being large and the latter unusually small.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Penny-farthing (1191 words)

	Bicycle gearing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		On a bicycle, power is transmitted from the rider's legs to the rear wheel via the pedals, crankset, chain, and rear hub.
		On single-speed bicycles and multi-speed bicycles using derailleur gears, the gear ratio is the ratio of the number of teeth on the chainring of the crankset and the rear cog or sprocket.
		In the case of a derailleur-equipped bicycle, this sprocket is one of several comprising the cassette.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bicycle_gearing (2642 words)

	Howstuffworks "How Bicycles Work"
		These bicycles became popular starting in 1870, but by the turn of the century were replaced by the "safety bicycle." A bicycle from 1900 or 1910 looks almost exactly like any bicycle you see today.
		Today's bicycles have two wheels of the same reasonable size, a pair of pedals in the middle of the bike and then a chain that connects the pedals to the rear wheel.
		The idea behind multiple gears on a bicycle -- whether it's an older "10-speed" bike or a modern mountain bike with 24 gears -- is to let you change the distance that the bike moves forward with each pedal stroke.
	science.howstuffworks.com /bicycle.htm/printable (1410 words)

	No. 1468: The Bicycle
		The history of the bicycle and that of the the horseless carriage mirror one another.
		Bicycles took off after the front-wheel pedal appeared.
		In its developed form, it was called the ordinary bicycle, but it was nicknamed "penny-farthing" because its wheels looked like large and small coins.
	www.uh.edu /engines/epi1468.htm (530 words)

	Safety bicycle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The safety bicycle is a type of bicycle that became very popular beginning in the late 1880s.
		The safety bicycle was a big improvement on the previous penny-farthing design which it replaced.
		The chain drive, coupled with gears to multiply the revolutions of the pedals, allowed for much smaller wheels, and replaced the need for the large, directly pedaled front wheel of the penny-farthing.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Safety_bicycle (154 words)

	Bicycle History
		The problem with the penny-farthing (high bicycle) was that it was very dangerous because if the rider were to stop the rider could fall backwards.
		The bicycle was made up of two wheels the same size driven by a chain on the back wheel.
		In 1893 the design of the bicycle was changed to the modern diamond-pattern frame with a roller chain and pneumatic tired wheels.
	library.thinkquest.org /J002670/past2.htm (910 words)

	Cap's Bicycle Shop - Beyond the Ordinary
		The Penny Farthing bicycle is the bike with one large wheel in the front and a small wheel at the back.
		This is evidence that unicycles evolved, or devolved, from the Penny Farthing.
		The leg extension is the same as for a bicycle, where the leg almost fully extended at the bottom of the pedal stroke.
	www.capsbicycleshop.com /feb2.htm (921 words)

	The Penny Farthing Bike (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		You have probably seen a picture of the funny-looking "penny-farthing" or "high-wheeler" bicycles - the ones with a huge front wheel and a tiny rear wheel.
		Well, in a penny-farthing bicycle the pedals and the front wheel are directly connected just like they are on a kid's tricycle.
		The front wheel might be 40cm (16 inches) in diameter or 127cm (50 inches) in circumference That means that each time a kid on a tricycle pedals through 1 revolution of the front wheel, the tricycle moves forward 127cm (50 inches).
	educ.queensu.ca /~fmc/june2003/PennyFarthingBike.html (243 words)

	History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		There are two accepted theories as how the unicycle came about the first one being from the Penny-Farthing bicycle and the other being from two Washington boys breaking their bike in half during 1884.
		The most widely accept theory as to how the unicycle evolved is from the Penny-Farthing bicycles dating back to around 1870, which had one large wheel in front and a smaller wheel in back.
		The other less accepted theory for how the unicycle evolved is that two sixteen year old boys had been riding their bicycles and unfortunately broke the main frame in half.
	www.stuorg.iastate.edu /isuuc/history.htm (249 words)

	Just what is a Penny Farthing?
		The Penny Farthing Pub takes its name from the innovative bicycle of the 1870s, a bike with an impossibly large front wheel coupled with a miniscule rear wheel.
		North Americans may not be aware that the bike’s name came from two low value historical British coins, the Penny, a large heavy round coin (also known as a copper), and a Farthing (worth 1/4 of a Penny), by comparison a much smaller and lighter round coin.
		The silhouette of the Penny Farthing bicycle has come to represent the whimsical ambience and adventurous, playful spirit of the late Victorian period and turn of the century.
	www.pennyfarthingpub.com /pages/pf_story/what_is_penny_farthing.html (131 words)

	Riding a Bicycle - 1890s Style! by Norman Bury (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Riding a bicycle in those far off days as a pastime is very hard to imagine, especially as those who rode them would have had little time to enjoy this as a pastime because of working long hour days, especially when daylight hours during winter were so short and the nights were very long.
		It was on a high wheel, or ‘penny farthing’ that my grandfather, John William Bury, won a bicycle race at the age of 19, receiving First Prize, a beautiful gold pocket watch, complete with two medallions and rather heavy gold chain, having all manner of attachments, including a winding key.
		On the reverse is a shield with an engraving of a ‘penny farthing’ bicycle.
	www.cottontown.org /page.cfm?LANGUAGE=eng&pageID=3278 (999 words)

	History of the Bicycle and Cycling
		To get more distance, the Penny Farthing bicycle was invented with a huge front wheel (it’s called a Penny Farthing because the relative sizes of the two wheels are similar to a penny and a farthing coin).
		Bicycles have come a long way since then, with modern alloy metals for light weight, and many gears to make it possible to go faster and faster.
		In the late 1800’s, bicycle racing was quite popular in England and France, but it wasn’t until 1896 that the sport became an official Olympic sport, when Road Race and Track Cycling started at the Athens games.
	www.chevroncars.com /learn/sports/history-bicycle-cycling (399 words)

	What is a Penny Farthing Bike?
		A penny farthing bike is a 19th century invention that allowed people to get around cobblestone streets faster than walking and safer than its predecessor, the Boneshaker.
		A penny farthing bike's name comes from the analogy of the large front wheel to a penny and the diminutive rear wheel to a farthing coin.
		A penny farthing bike was measured in height, with models to compensate for children's stature, from around 30-60" (76-153 cm).
	www.wisegeek.com /what-is-a-penny-farthing-bike.htm (444 words)

	Penny Farthing Bicycle Home Decorations
		History: The name "Penny Farthing" refers to the size of the wheels on the high wheeled bicycles made popular back in the 1880's, comparing the large "penny" (front wheel) to the small coinage known as a "Farthing" (rear wheel).
		This bicycle, also known a "highwheeler", "highboy", and "ordinary" bicycle was the predecessor of the "safety" bicycle, similar to what we ride today.
		Penny Farthings are still alive and well thanks to some very special clubs and craftsman around the world, now you too can share in a bit of bicycle history by owning your own "highwheeler" wine rack (see photo above).
	www.35bell.com /PennyFarthingBicycles.html (920 words)

	Science of Cycling: Drives & Gears: page 2
		In England, the gear ratios are converted into the diameter of the large front wheel of a high-wheeled bicycle, called the "Penny Farthing." Paul's earlier example used a 2-to-1 ratio.
		In England, the Penny Farthing bicycle is still used today to measure the gear ratios of safety bicycles.
		It allows the power you apply to the pedals to be transferred to the rear wheel, moving the bicycle forward.
	www.exploratorium.edu /cycling/gears2.html (373 words)

	Bicycle facts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		There are about a billion bicycles in the world, twice as many as motorcars.
		The bicycle as we know it today - with two wheels of the same size - looks almost exactly the same as one from 1900.
		The world speed record on a bicycle is held by John Howard of the US.
	www.didyouknow.cd /bicycles.htm (167 words)

	Airport Transfer Service Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton, Stansted, cruise Transfer Dover, Harwich, Southampton and Tilbury ...
		The company is named after the Penny Farthing bicycle and is the colloquial term in England for describing a bicycle with one large wheel and one small - a Penny Farthing.
		Penny Farthing Holidays specialise in a meet and greet transfer service at all London's five international airports - Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton, Stansted and City - as well as the cruise ships terminals of Dover, Harwich, Southampton and Tilbury.
		Penny Farthing Holidays was founded in 1987.We are a small family run company based in West London, near Heathrow Airport.
	www.pennyfarthingholidays.com /faq.html (852 words)

	Penny farthing riders view Prague from three feet in the air - 07-11-2006 - Radio Prague
		The penny farthing bicycle has long since gone the way of the carrier pigeon and the coal-fired railroad train.
		I'm standing in Letna Park where 11 very distinguished looking gentlemen have mounted penny farthing bicycles, those are those bicycles that consist of one very big wheel and one very small wheel and they're riding around in old fashioned riding costumes with special grey jackets and short trousers and socks pulled up high.
		The winner, by a hair, was Josef Zimovcak, whose enthusiasm for penny farthing racing has also led him to complete much longer rides.
	www.radio.cz /en/article/85023 (709 words)

	Magic lantern - Bicycle Ride (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Lady Pig on a bicycle at the shore.
		Again the fat man in a flowered cardigan riding his penny-farthing bicycle in the first picture and having a bike wreck in the next one.
		This pair of slides was available in a metal protective frame as well as a wooden frame (2 x 6 inches, 5 x 15 cm).
	www.luikerwaal.com /fietsen_uk.htm (305 words)

	Penny Farthing Bicycle
		This type of bicycle is known as a Penny Farthing bicycle.
		The Penny Farthing bicycle was developed between 1870 and 1878.
		Because of the dangers to the rider, the Penny Farthing was popular only until 1892 when the safety bicycle, a style we all know, came into production.
	www.d11.org /bristol/Bristol_Wall/1880/front_1880_bicycle.htm (305 words)

	Sheffield Industrial Museums Trust - Kelham Island Museum, Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, Shepherd Wheel - Collections ...
		The "Asprey" Penny Farthing was made by William Bagshaw at Hillfoot Works, Penistone Road, Sheffield.
		It is rumoured that Bagshaw made the bicycle for the Tsar (ruler) of Russia.
		The Penny Farthing was displayed at the Paris Exhibition in 1878.
	www.simt.co.uk /collections/collections-2-7.html (103 words)

	The Wheelmen - Penny Farthing Inventor? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		I live in Scotland UK and I have recently come into possession of an interesting Victorian photo album which features a photograph of a gentleman called "John Melvin" and underneath it states "son invented Penny-Farthing bicycle".
		I am writing to several bicycle museums to see if anyone has any information on this name in connection with the Penny-Farthing as I can find no reference myself.
		Note that the notes are original and not added afterwards so I can see no reason why the information would be inaccurate.
	www.thewheelmen.org /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=495 (124 words)

	Common knowledge on how to ride a penny farthing - Tall Bike R2 Repro Rudge Reproduction
		While penny farthing’s might look difficult to ride they are not really once you have become used to riding up high.
		I remembered seeing an old British film clip about a Penny Farthing Club and in it was a very elderly gentleman who with only one short push was able to mount his bike.
		Years of riding normal bicycles have taught me to pedal with a forward motion but that causes the stearing to go off on a high wheel.
	www.tallbike.com /tall/ride.html (2079 words)

	Keeleyhire Film & Television Ltd - Item #1916 - Mock Penny Farthing bicycle
		Props » B » Bicycles » Mock Penny Farthing bicycle
		These bicycles enjoyed a great popularity among young men of means (they cost an average worker six month's pay), with the hey-day being the decade of the 1880's.
		This machine was the first one to be called a bicycle ("two wheel").
	www.keeleyhire.co.uk /item.php?id=1916 (225 words)

	August (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		I am putting in 100 miles a week now on the new Penny, plus three nights a week training.
		This will be a really good test of both myself and the bicycle, as I will also be taking in the Knutsford Great race on the 24th of September.
		This is a once every ten years mass 3 hour Penny Farthing endurance race, obviously something I really cant miss.
	www.pennyfarthing.dabsol.co.uk /august.htm (146 words)

	The Latest News
		But the bicycle is illegal under USA Triathlon regulations, and his plea has been shot down.
		Brekus's bicycle, which has a front wheel with a diameter of 58 inches, is prohibited under the organization's rules because of its size.
		Brekus and his wife, an attorney, said they found a loophole in the regulations stating that a nontraditional bicycle can be allowed with prior approval from the head referee, which would be Barry Siff.
	www.aardvarkmastering.com /lnoel/nooz.htm (2665 words)

	How "The Penny" Got Its Name
		ears before the Penny Farthing Pub came into existence, local businessman Matt MacNeil was already thinking about opening an authentic British pub in the heart of the Oak Bay Village.
		he remarkable Penny Farthing Pub that exists at 2228 Oak Bay Avenue today is a testament to the strength of Matt MacNeil's vision and persistence.
		It rests in a place of honour at the Penny Farthing Olde English Pub.
	www.pennyfarthingpub.com /pages/pf_story/pf_name_origin.html (206 words)

	idealist.org - Welcome to Idealist.org - Imagine. Connect. Act.
		The Penny Farthing Bicycle Video describes the history of the Penny Farthing, how people rode them and concerns of the riders.
		The purpose of this project is to teach our students about one of the historical images painted on a wall of our school.
		The image, the Penny Farthing Bicycle, portrays one of the means of transportation used in the early years of Colorado Springs history.
	www.idealist.org /competitions/gallery/multimedia-student.html (84 words)

	Bicycle - Wikimedia Commons
		19th century style bicycle, sometimes called "penny farthing" style due to the different sizes of the wheels
		A road racing bicycle, using a mix of shaped aluminum tubing and carbon fiber parts
		Bicycle legally using a freeway in Jacksonville, Florida, USA
	commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/Bicycle (179 words)

	Boston.com / News / Odds & ends / Briton raises funds on penny farthing
		English leukemia survivor Lloyd Scott completed his Australian coast-to-coast odyssey Thursday as he steered his penny farthing bicycle into the waves at Sydney's Bondi Beach.
		The former soccer player pedaled into Sydney on Wednesday at the end of his 2,700-mile trip on the ungainly bike.
		On Thursday, he took the penny farthing on a tour of Sydney landmarks including the city's Opera House and Harbor Bridge before rolling down to its most famous crescent of sand, Bondi Beach.
	www.boston.com /news/odd/articles/2004/12/02/briton_raises_funds_on_penny_farthing?mode=PF (317 words)

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