smells of bikes40km biking at lunch today including this fun encounter
#weirdbikemastodon
#weirdbikemastodon
Dune (1987), but regular time@smellsofbikes lol the brake on the tiny wheel in the back like "I'm trying I'm trying I'm trying"
Isaac Ji Kuo@nofunoverlord @smellsofbikes That's the correct place for a brake, though.
A brake on the front wheel would just launch you face first into the road.
Historically, the way to stop quickly on a pennyfarthing was to crash into something. This rear wheel brake thing is a huge improvement.
@isaackuo @nofunoverlord there was a reverse pennyfarthing design called The American Star and it was better in almost every way. Much stiffer frame, front and rear brakes, no headers, period photographs show people riding down staircases on them.