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The safety bicycle was a big improvement on the previous Penny-farthing design which it replaced. The chain drive, coupling a large front cog (the Chainring ) to a small rear cog (the Sprocket ) 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 " or "high ordinary". The smaller wheel gave a harder ride, thus hastening the replacement of solid tires with Pneumatic Ones . The safety made cycling much safer, and therefore much more popular, especially for women. The same basic design of bicycle is still in common use today. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINK
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