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[RetSet]

So, the 67 inches I took to be the size of the wheel (hence penny farthing) is the product of the number of teeth on your chain ring and your rear cog?

And the wheel size (27 inches).

Thus (48/19)*27 = 68

Way too high for the ride in question. But I did it

[OwlHoot]

So, the 67 inches I took to be the size of the wheel (hence penny farthing) is the product of the number of teeth on your chain ring and your rear cog?

No, it's the height of the saddle I think

[malvolio]

So, the 67 inches I took to be the size of the wheel (hence penny farthing) is the product of the number of teeth on your chain ring and your rear cog?

The very aged among will recall that bicycle gearing was measured in terms of the equivalent penny farthing (properly called an "Ordinary") front wheel diameter, until most started having gears on them.

Incidentally I have a certificate upstairs to the effect that I rode the Coddington Flyer, a genuine penny farthing, in the mid 50s. Since I would have been in junior school, I have no idea (or recollection) how I achieved that feat!

[Pip in a Poke]

[mansplaining] I just realised what you might have meant. Not a penny farthing 67 inch gear. 48 tooth chainwheel, 19 tooth rear sprocket. Although it was a single gear, the sprocket was free, not fixed (actually, that comes out at 68 inch, I must have misremembered over the intervening 35+ years...)[/mansplaining]

So, the 67 inches I took to be the size of the wheel (hence penny farthing) is the product of the number of teeth on your chain ring and your rear cog?

[RetSet]

Does "mansplaining" mean explaining by a man or to a man?

Just wondering, because as in this case it isn't always obvious.

LMGTFY

Well, since I acually quoted Pip...

[OwlHoot]

(mansplaining) ... (/mansplaining)

Does "mansplaining" mean explaining by a man or to a man?

Just wondering, because as in this case it isn't always obvious.

[RetSet]

What were you riding? A penny farthing?

Standard 1970's geometry. 72 parallel. 27 inch wheels, 1 1/4 inch high pressure(!!) tyres.



Actually, the frame was that old when I got it, it was probably from the 1960s.

[mansplaining] I just realised what you might have meant. Not a penny farthing 67 inch gear. 48 tooth chainwheel, 19 tooth rear sprocket. Although it was a single gear, the sprocket was free, not fixed (actually, that comes out at 68 inch, I must have misremembered over the intervening 35+ years...)[/mansplaining]

[SueEllen]

What were you riding? A penny farthing?

Country bumpkin

[Pip in a Poke]

On a single gear. 67". Freewheel.

What were you riding? A penny farthing?

[RetSet]

Well I'm back in the jug again next week with my first scrotif of the year and I thought I'd post this pic as I think it rather wonderfully sums up what the latter stages of an event are like for us slowcoaches.

Look at the misery etched on those faces. Look at that gradient - it's probably not even 5% yet because we're all psyched up for the big hills, we forget about these seemingly innocuous slopes and we're not ready for them when they pop up. Consequently, they are positively soul destroying.

Did I ever tell you about the time I did the 200km Audax UK event in the Peak District? On a single gear. 67". Freewheel. And rode the 20 miles from home to the start of the event. And the 20 miles back.

It were tough when I were a lad!

[fullyautomatix]

Can admin do the needful and cull this tedious sockie?

[OwlHoot]

There are mitigating factors

Looks to me like a high speed prang on that would very likely crack the rider's sternum and at least a couple of ribs

[Pip in a Poke]

Just. No

'tis often said.

Once you've gone 'bent, you'll never go back.

[glebe digital]

There are mitigating factors

Just. No

[Pip in a Poke]

As for ball-breaking rear hanger probs, it's nearly always user error.

There are mitigating factors