Tuesday, July 30, 2013

What can I buy with a penny and a farthing?

I'm starting this blog to document my project to design and build a "new" penny farthing bicycle.  There are multiple sources online that document why these high-wheel bikes from the late 1800's were called penny farthings, but a picture says it best.

Farthing = small wheel, Penny = large wheel

Since my native currency is not based on the Pound Sterling, this project is being christened The 35 Cent Bike.  Not terribly creative, but the imagery works the same.

35 Cent Bike

So, here we go with the project...

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