Penny-Farthing
Spotted near the Château Laurier and the Rideau Canal. It makes a great gimmick to promote a local bike rental service...
The penny-farthing, also known as a high wheel, high wheeler and ordinary, is a type of bicycle with a large front wheel and a much smaller rear wheel. It was popular after the boneshaker until the development of the safety bicycle in the 1880s. It was the first machine to be called a "bicycle".
Penny-Farthing
Spotted near the Château Laurier and the Rideau Canal. It makes a great gimmick to promote a local bike rental service...
The penny-farthing, also known as a high wheel, high wheeler and ordinary, is a type of bicycle with a large front wheel and a much smaller rear wheel. It was popular after the boneshaker until the development of the safety bicycle in the 1880s. It was the first machine to be called a "bicycle".