The Penny Farthing was the bicycle that immediately preceded the "safety bicycle", which is in most ways exactly what we have today. Today we'll talk about the Penny Farthing, why we rarely see them anymore, and why they were so sketchy. Thanks to the Little Congress Bicycle Museum 807 Llewelyn St, Cumberland Gap, TN 37724 http://www.bicyclemuseum.net/ Penny Farthing Crash Clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSyQyUucSWw http://frederick.com/ Berm Peak Hoodies, Beanies, Jerseys, Shirts https://cognativemtb.com/collections/seths-bike-hacks-collection Check out our second channel for more of the same https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOpP5PqrzODWpFU961acUbg Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sethsbikehacks Facebook https://www.facebook.com/sethsbikehacks Music in this video is from http://share.epidemicsound.com/trQSg Join my Patreon and 100% of the proceeds go towards projects in the mountain biking community. We recently finished Berm PARK, in Canton, NC. Help maintain it and fund future developments while getting behind the scenes info! Learn more here https://www.patreon.com/sethsbikehacks Video explaining Berm Park https://youtu.be/lZLE6zB-uuI https://www.chestnutmountainnaturepark.com/berm-park