Oldtimers, Youngtimers and Vintage Motoring

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A community for everything old and youngtimers! That includes Cars, Bikes, Trucks, Bicycles and all other old Personal Vehicles!

Oldtimers are Defined as Vehicles 30 years or older, whereas Youngtimers are between 25 and 30 years of age!

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Bikes used to be the real big wheels around' (i.imgur.com)

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[–] JimmyBigSausage@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

A boneshaker they called it.

[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

No, those were the predecessors to penny-farthings. Closer to modern bikes in design but no suspension including solid tires made the ride very rough.

Interesting video on the topic

The most surprising thing is how small a penny-farthing can be, the pictures you see are usually of ginormous ones.