dennisbmurphy
1 min readFeb 7, 2025

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The first pedal bike with two same sized wheels was called the Safety Bicycle because they were much safer than the Penny Farthing

Also, because the penny farthing was a direct-pedal device (much like a child's tricycle) the bikes were custom made to the riders' inseem. A person with longer legs would have a bigger diameter wheel.

My first banana seat bike in the 1970s wasn't a schwinn but looked a lot like the bikes in your photo

My very first two wheel bike was a girls frame schwinn. It was painted metallic blue and my dad bought it for me for $10 around 1966. Probably similar to a Breeze model. I could not start riding it from a standstill, so I instead grabbed the handlebars and got a running start and lept onto the saddle. Stopping wasn't an issue, just starting out LOL

You can see photos of my current bikes at the medium links below:

https://medium.com/@dennisbmurphy/cycling-advocacy-2cd2463ba492

https://medium.com/@dennisbmurphy/journey-to-watopia-72b9d3c7fc08

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dennisbmurphy
dennisbmurphy

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Cyclist, runner. Backpacking, kayaking. .Enjoy travel, love reading history. Congressional candidate in 2016. Anti-facist. Home chef. BMuEd. Quality Engineer

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