penny-farthing
Victorian big-wheeled cycle
A penny-farthing is an early type of bicycle with a very large front wheel and a much smaller rear wheel, popular in the 1870s and 1880s.
The name comes from two British coins of vastly different sizes—the large penny and the tiny farthing—which the wheels resembled.
Riders sat high atop the front wheel and pedaled it directly, making the contraption fast but notoriously dangerous; a sudden stop could send the rider headfirst over the handlebars.
Jarring early bicycle
- velocipedeEarly pedal-driven vehicle
- wheelmanCriminal escape driver
- tophatTall formal headpiece
- gentlemanCourteous, honorable man
monocle · pince-nez · waistcoat · frock · crinoline · corset · breeches · bowtie
Large-wheeled antique bicycle
Old valued collectible
- vintageQuality from past eras
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- relicPreserved ancient object
- heirloomInherited family treasure
keepsake · memorabilia · classic · retro · old-fashioned · bygone · yesteryear · sepia
Steadily increasing in degree
- dismountingGetting off something ridden
- headerTop line of document
- spillAccidental liquid release
- wobbleUnsteady side-to-side motion
balance · precarious · teetering · lurch · cadence · coasting · freewheeling · pedaling
boneshaker
Jarring early bicycle
- velocipedeEarly pedal-driven vehicle
- wheelmanCriminal escape driver
- tophatTall formal headpiece
gentleman · monocle · pince-nez · waistcoat · frock · crinoline · corset · breeches · bowtie · bonnet
high-wheeler
Large-wheeled antique bicycle
handlebar · pedal · hub · rim · fork · frame · tire · header · spill · dismount
antique
Old valued collectible
- vintageQuality from past eras
- collectibleObject worth amassing
- relicPreserved ancient object
heirloom · keepsake · memorabilia · classic · retro · old-fashioned · bygone · yesteryear · sepia · heritage
mounting
Steadily increasing in degree
- dismountingGetting off something ridden
- headerTop line of document
- spillAccidental liquid release
wobble · balance · precarious · teetering · lurch · cadence · coasting · freewheeling · pedaling · touring
- bicyclesmountain bike, road bike, BMX, tricycle, e-bike
- Bikesbicycle, BMX, cruiser, mountain bike, road bike
- old-fashionedantique, antiques, gramophone, phonograph, horse and buggy
- vintage vehiclesantique car, classic car, vintage car, Model T, Model A
- wheeled vehiclesbicycle, car, truck, bus, motorcycle
- foot-poweredbicycle, bike, pedal boat, kick scooter, tricycle
penny-farthingelectric bicycle
Motor-assisted pedal cycle
e-bike · mountain bike · BMX
penny, pennies, penniless, halfpenny, pennyworth, farthing, farthings, halfpennies