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If pedals were wheels the back of the bike could be removed,
chain drive eliminated, and possibly the remaining frame
angled forwards. Each Pedal Wheel would have a pedal
rotating around its center hub, as the riders legs move
inside. Pedal Wheels enclose the lower portion of riders legs
between
two wheels, so that may or not be safer.
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The penny-farthing front wheel was the size it was
so that the direct drive wheel had a reasonable
mechanical advantage, and it could actually be
pedaled. |
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Actually it was to keep production costs at one
penny farthing, or .0125 cents. |
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Actually it was originally called the “penis farting” bicycle
(the inventor having been cursed with Tourette's), but the
name was sanitized in accordance with Victorian mores. |
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