21 speed Penny Farthing

[Oldbiscuit]

Here are a couple of pics of my homemade 21 speed Penny Farthing. I built this a couple of years back, took it out and road it a couple of times, hit a pothole, went over the bars, broke my arm and a few ribs and destroyed my ego ! When I healed I tore it all apart, painted it and put the appropriate decal on it , reassembled it, road it one more time and retired it to the display room .

 

[Captain Awesome]

That's rad. Would ride!

 

[Oldbiscuit]

Here’s a pic just before it’s first maiden ride and a short video of the ride and subsequent crash. I revamped after the wreck by moving the seat back and bringing the handlebars back as well . I needed to move center of mass back !

 

[Oldbiscuit]

Try this again,

 

[ferdy]

View attachment 159678Here are a couple of pics of my homemade 21 speed Penny Farthing. I built this a couple of years back, took it out and road it a couple of times, hit a pothole, went over the bars, broke my arm and a few ribs and destroyed my ego ! When I healed I tore it all apart, painted it and put the appropriate decal on it , reassembled it, road it one more time and retired it to the display room .

Brilliant design!

Fred

 

[AndyA]

Ouch! You took a header! Cool design and construction except for one obvious flaw. This is why the "safety bicycle" was developed. Ride on!

 

[Duchess]

Oof, but that thing is still awesome!

I heard at an antique bike show that some of the penny guys back in their day would coast with their legs on top of the handlebars so they'd be ready if the bike threw them forward. No idea if that's true, but the handlebars are low enough on those that it sounds reasonable enough.

 

[Oldbiscuit]

Yeah, both of my sons and wife and grand kids all tell me, “just because you can build it, dosen’t mean you should ride it

 

[Kevin B]

Genius ride!

 

[cryoverkiltmilk]

You are a king among men, sir. But that thing should be free to roam the wild! I'd buy it from you in a heartbeat if you were willing to part with it.

 

[Grant]

Thank you for posting. This thing is wild.

 

[Oldbiscuit]

Thank you for posting. This thing is wild.

Yup, I wish I was 40 years younger, I would still be riding it. At my age, bones break easier and heal slower!!