Penny-farthing
（重定向自Ordinary bicycle）
![A penny-farthing in the Škoda Auto Museum, Czech Republic](/Images/godic/202501/31/Ordinary_bicycle015947.jpg")
![Two men ride penny-farthings in Santa Ana, California, 1886](/Images/godic/202501/31/Pennyfarthing-18865947.jpg")
![Velocipedist in Sweden](/Images/godic/202501/31/Velocipedist5947.JPG")
![Penny-farthings are still ridden today, if only for the novelty value](/Images/godic/202501/31/Ordinary_bicycle025947.jpg")
The penny-farthing, also known as a high wheel, high wheeler and ordinary, is a type of bicycle with a large front wheel and a much smaller rear wheel. It was popular after the boneshaker until the development of the safety bicycle in the 1880s. It was the first machine to be called a "bicycle".