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Bombay Bicycle Bar & Bistro; advertising logo
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DescriptionUsed in advertising; theis version copied from the October 19, 1982 'Leader' advertisement, worded 'Opening this Friday, October 22'.
Not a practical vehicle; imagine trying to crank without affecting the steering, for a start. A conventional 'penny-farthing' was pedalled directly, and its main wheel would be up to 1.3 metres in diameter; one revolution would travel 4 metres, compared to a modern bike with 70-cm wheels travelling around 6.6 metres in a 3:1 middle gear; so the penny-farthing was quite low-geared; chain drives were invented for them. And spokes were mainly needed for the large wheel, which carried most of the load.
Date TakenOctober 1982
Not a practical vehicle; imagine trying to crank without affecting the steering, for a start. A conventional 'penny-farthing' was pedalled directly, and its main wheel would be up to 1.3 metres in diameter; one revolution would travel 4 metres, compared to a modern bike with 70-cm wheels travelling around 6.6 metres in a 3:1 middle gear; so the penny-farthing was quite low-geared; chain drives were invented for them. And spokes were mainly needed for the large wheel, which carried most of the load.
Date TakenOctober 1982Part of
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Reference1982 10 19 1FormatScanned from newspaper advertisement; print removedSize90 x 74 mm
FormatScanned from newspaper advertisement; print removedSize90 x 74 mmScanned byDon McLeod
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Bombay Bicycle Bar & Bistro; advertising logo. Upper Hutt Libraries, accessed 21/04/2026, https://uhcl.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/28084