Originally Posted by
Kevindale
Never seen one of these. What's the rationale?
It's
British, they're not supposed to make sense.
From what I've gathered,
upright tricycles were invented as a safer alternative to early bicycles, which were themselves invented as a safer alternative to high wheel penny farthings. They're ridden today to celebrate their heritage, and possibly thin the cycling herd of eccentric but less skillful riders.