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June 2, 2010 by Rory / 0 Comments
Monsterbike: the modern-day penny farthing?
Ask people why they ride their bicycles to work and they’ll tell you it’s because they enjoy the physical exercise, the exertion, a morning workout that gets them awake and feeling sharp for their 9am meeting. Why, then, would you spend 10 grand on a bicycle that makes cycling easier and less strenuous, giving you less exercise per mile?
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November 13, 2009 by Rory / 0 Comments
Happy Friday: Penny-Farthing happyness
The penny-farthing was the bicycle of choice from 1870 until the late 1880′s. Although the trend was short-lived, the penny-farthing became a symbol of the late Victorian era and its popularity also coincided with the birth of cycling as a sport.
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