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That's a complete death-trap. That said, I totally want one.

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• analog31 3y ago
  I've been saying the same thing about a traditional pennyfarthing for years. I think I'd want to get some practice on a fixie first, but I don't even have the courage / insanity for that.
  • eschneider 3y ago
    If you can get up on a penny farthing, you're most of the way there, and the electric should be a bit easier for that. Fixie experience is good for figuring out how to stop the damn thing, but penny farthings go wrong in very different ways.
    • analog31 3y ago
      Indeed, it's no secret how the Rover Safety Bicycle got its name.
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    • zh3 3y ago
      This is in fact where the expression "taking a header" comes from - see picture on link below. http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/2013/06/taking-header-origin-of-phrase.html http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/2013/06/taking-header-origi...
  • ehnto 3y ago
    They are dangerous! It is the reason the next iteration of cycles was called the safetey bicycle, what we would now all reasonably call a normal bicycle.
  • ac29 3y ago
    Riding a fixie isn't really any harder than a normal bike. Just ride one with brakes.