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Old 01-01-11, 10:23 AM
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Size matters.
That's why the 'ordinary' or pennyfarthing had a very large drive wheel. It was fast but very unsafe. Then came the 'safety' and the pneumatic tyre/tire of John Boyd Dunlop. The rest is history.
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