Re: Penny Farthing

[Peter Alling]

There's a step in back on the curved bar up from the little wheel.  These 
things take
skill and balance, you can stop in traffic but...  It explains the 
popularity of
the "safety" bicycle.

At 07:26 AM 4/1/2003 -0600, you wrote:
And what do they do when they have to stop in traffic....put a foot out and
lean on a handy car....lol....um...don't you need a ladder to even get one
of these things started...  :)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Herb Chong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 2:24 AM
Subject: Re: Penny Farthing
> then you haven't seen anyone still commute to work in one, in New York, no
less.
>
> Herb....
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Doug Franklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 02:28
> Subject: Re: Penny Farthing
>
>
> > Geez, I didn't think those things (velocipedes?) existed anymore,
> > outside the illustrations in a Lewis Carrol book. :-)
> >
> > TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
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>
>
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