I can't say enough good things about penny farthings,or highwheels to the wheelmen. I bought a RBR Boneshaker a few years ago and absolutely love riding it. I'd never even seen one before,but by watching a few YouTube videos (especially one by Highwheelin Martin Barnes,Brit ex-pat in Canada) , I felt confident...... It's easier than you would think. Treat it like a scooter to get going,pushing it along to get your speed up (3-4 hops), then just step up and on the saddle. It's the original fixie, so be prepared to pedal immediately. It's easy to ride slow,as a large wheel balances easier than a smaller one...... Physics,you remember that class ,right?..... To dismount ,just take your left foot ,reach back and fish around for the rear step and as soon as you find it, it's a scooter again..... You can even use your right foot as a brake on the rear wheel in this position.....I've had it for 2 1/2 years ,no falls yet ,and I ride often...... Ridden in Manhattan with some Wheelmen.....try it , you'll like it. Princeton