1) Cycle type
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a high-wheel bicycle, a name that derives from wheel size, the large front wheel being a penny, the tiny rear wheel a farthing.
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http://bikecult.com/bikecultbook/glossary_english.html
The penny-farthing, also known as the high wheel, high wheeler or ordinary, is a type of bicycle with a large front wheel and a much smaller rear wheel. It was popular after the boneshaker until the development of the safety bicycle in the 1880s. It was the first machine to be called a `bicycle`. Although the name `penny-farthing` is now the m...
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny-farthing
(from the article `velocipede`) ...boneshaker. It was driven by pedaling cranks on the front axle. To increase the distance covered for each turn of the cranks, the front wheel was ... ...allowed front wheels ranging from 40 to 60 inches (102 to 152 cm) in diameter, according to the owner`s leg length. Though these high bicycles ... ...
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http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/39
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