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The safety bicycle was a big improvement on the previous Penny-farthing design which it replaced. The chain drive, coupled with Gear s to multiply the revolutions of the pedals, allowed for much smaller wheels, and replaced the need for the large, directly pedaled front wheel of the penny-farthing. The safety made cycling much safer, and therefore much more popular. The same basic design of bicycle is still in common use today.


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