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A fellow in New Zealand has been building a replica of a ca. 1888 Geared Facile bicycle- with pretty much a Myford and a box of files. This is a bike from a period where there was an insane amount of experimentation going on, and this was not a design that rose to the top. Still penny-farthing looking, but with the front wheel driven by friction clutches and geared up to a larger size. He has a blog at:
http://geared-facile.blogspot.com/
Which is profusely illustrated and realy shows how much you can get done in a small shop and stretch your equipment to the limits. It is well worth checking out. I'm very impressed!
http://geared-facile.blogspot.com/
Which is profusely illustrated and realy shows how much you can get done in a small shop and stretch your equipment to the limits. It is well worth checking out. I'm very impressed!