8 Responses to “And Now, for Something Completely Different”

• Gene says:
  

  Wow! That is different. Can you imagine a wreck?

  Posted on 12.12.08 at 9:59 am
• Alan says:
  

  Yeah, it scared the heck out of me just watching!

  Posted on 12.12.08 at 10:09 am
• andy parmentier says:
  

  …aka the “widowmaker” (roads were bumpier 100 years ago..along came the diamond frame, which also became known as..the safety bicycle!)

  Posted on 12.12.08 at 10:26 am
• Thom says:
  

  Wow, that was 1:04 minutes of pure excellence! Thanks for posting it.

  Posted on 12.12.08 at 11:09 am
• Duncan Watson says:
  

  Great post. Love the pennies.

  Posted on 12.12.08 at 12:03 pm
• Eddie says:
  

  Not just “fixed gear” but “direct drive fixed gear”- no chain! I cringe thinking about an endo from that height. This “quadriplegicator” line of bikes went extinct for good reason.

  Posted on 12.12.08 at 1:31 pm
• Penny Farthing Championships 2008 (EcoVelo) : Beezodog’s Place says:
  

  [...] Original article here… [...]

  Posted on 12.13.08 at 12:21 am
• Loren Hackerott says:
  

  I had the opportunity to ride one of these about a year or so ago. Pedal steer was terrible. Maybe shorter cranks would help. The short ride went well enough UNTIL I decided to dismount. Forgetting that it was direct drive, I went to dismount from the pedal, thinking it would stay put while I came to a stop. BIG MISTAKE.

  I even have a rather embarrassing picture to prove it. No, I don’t plan to post it.

  It was fun to try, but once is enough for me. There are still a few things I want to do before I die.

  Posted on 12.13.08 at 6:59 pm