At the time they were called "ordinaries," as distinguished from the "safeties" which were being developed into the design that we use to this day. Penny farthing was a nickname that originated in England and caught on over here mostly after they became obsolete.
I thought they were called penny farthing bikes.
they are
@MarquisDeSang why are they calling high wheel bikes in the video then?
@@travisazzopardi8024 Maybe it is a description instead of the name of the device?
Be seeing you.
At the time they were called "ordinaries," as distinguished from the "safeties" which were being developed into the design that we use to this day. Penny farthing was a nickname that originated in England and caught on over here mostly after they became obsolete.
@@GCDaysSJ It looks like the most dangerous thing to rie and I ride superbikes.