I have always been fascinated by a pennyfarthing (almost as much as I am by the people able to ride one). They're pretty rare; I'm always surprised when I see one. I took this picture in New Orleans, where I'm never surprised by anything I see.
And now for an entertaining collection of bicycles, both familiar and fanciful:
some great shots in that vid...the first bike, i have seen them in picture though never someone riding one...nice. happy tt!
ReplyDeleteThey are fascinating, for sure! I've never figured out how they're balanced... I know I'd topple over like a wheelbarrow full of watermelons.
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ReplyDeleteThe pennyfarthing is a real balancing act.
ReplyDeleteBrought back fond memories of my bike as a kid. It brought such freedom! I'd be gone all day in the summer on that wonderful blue bike.
ReplyDeleteNot sure I would ever be able to master the penny farthing!! I had a yellow drag-star bike with a high back, flag, coloured plastic tassels on the handle bars & a yellow sparkly seat. I also had these little plastic flowers that you could snap a onto the spokes on the wheels. It was a very pretty bike indeed! I lived on it all year around & used to ride it down to scrubby creek to catch guppies, to the local shop & down to the local pool!! Great memories!!
ReplyDeleteI agree that nothing in New Orleans ever surprises me, either. I hadn't thought of that kind of bike for a long time, and I love that picture! I don't have time for the vid right now, but I'll be back! Good job!
ReplyDeleteAs children, we walked everywhere we went. When I was in high school, someone gave me a 10-speed Motobecane that was mysterious and much too tall for me. Uncomfortable, especially for quick stops.
ReplyDeleteI don't think it's a good idea to ride a bike naked. Seems like it would be really uncomfortable, especially if you fell off.
ReplyDeleteI certainly wouldn't park one of those on the street considering their rarity...
ReplyDeleteEinstein never looked happier! -J
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful video. Those penny-farthings look really dangerous, though.
ReplyDeleteWow! I haven't heard that song in ages! And that was quite a collection of bike photos to go with it.
ReplyDeleteWe see penny-farthings here in Newport during parades, especially the St. Patrick's Day parade.
I never knew the name of that. Pennyfarthing. And I LOVE New Orleans, too!
ReplyDeleteI can never understand how anyone came to design a penny farthing in the first place. Obviously a result of some kind of drunken excess. If to design a penny-farthing is weird, to actually ride one must be crazy.
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how amazing to see it just parked in the street like that!
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