November 2, 2024, Prague, Czech Republic: Enthusiasts dressed in historical costumes ride high-wheel bicycles during their traditional meeting ”Prague Mile”, the 30th annual edition, in Prague, Czech Republic, on November 02, 2024. The Czech high-wheel bicycles club was founded in 1880, and its members meet up for this race yearly. The penny-farthing 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’ (Credit Image: © Slavek Ruta/ZUMA Press Wire)
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