The Safety Bicycle, Not the Penny Farthing

The penny farthing was a huge factor in the emancipation of women. But it was the safety bicycle that really opened it up to the masses. The velocipede didn't have pedals, and the penny farthing didn't have gears. Now at the same time, you've got manufacturing improvements which are making the bikes lighter and stronger. So not a hight hearted, unyielding planet. Simpler timesto, you see, we dodn't worry about safety and this kind of thing. Have you ever been on a penny farthing? They are absolutly lethal for exactly the reason you've just read out.