An old friend recently posted a picture of me she found at her parent’s home. It is me on my grandfather’s Penny-farthing. This bike had been in my dad’s family for years. It had wooden wheels with a medal strip around the outside that made contact with the road. I think the only update it ever received was a new seat.
My Favorite Bike
I had forgotten all about it until I saw this picture! I loved riding the Penny-farthing all over the neighborhood. Unfortunately my parents are no longer alive so I can’t ask them the story of this bike. I also don’t know what happened to it. Maybe my sister knows.
Thank you for stopping by to see my favorite bike the Penny-farthing. Now my favorite two wheel bike is a motorcycle.
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Great pic. What fun! You can just about hear the laughter.
Now THAT is an awesome bike!
Thanks for sharing.
-Peace
You didn’t really expect us to only make comments about the bike, did you? I mean, it is a cool bike and all, but I’m really digging the polka dot dress and your sister’s ?? killer glasses. Weren’t you guys a bunch of cutie-patooties!
Todd McCann
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Todd,
I was a trend setter from early on as you can see in the photo! Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
I love the polka dots and I used to want a bike tattoo- not a biker tattoo but an old bike, like this one 🙂 haha
I suggest to check with this site: http://www.thewheelmen.org this is antique bicycle club and we have members with great knowledge of antique bikes.
Marcello