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What is that Bicycle Called?

Asked by Rememberme (661points) February 24th, 2011

What is the type of bicycle which has a huge front wheel called? It was very popular in the 1880s

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Penny Farthing.

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Also called an ‘ordinary’. Because they were the norm when the new-fangled ‘safety’ bikes with same-sized wheels came around.

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