I think that the "bone-shaker" was another sort of early bicycle: it
had 2 wheels of the same diameter and no pedals. The rider had to
use his feet to get it moving ...
Chris
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C M I Barker
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On 1 Jun 2005, at 22:19, Martin G Flink wrote:
> As usual I enjoyed your pictures and narrative. Especially liked
> the gent
> on the penny farthing (bone shaker) bicycle. He may be out of
> costume, but
> has the perfect demeanor. The 'bone shaker' has figured into a
> couple of
> episodes of Deadwood that has been discussed on the list recently.
> From our
> recent meeting in the Shires I can appreciate your pictures that
> much more.
>
>
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