# Backwards Penny-Farthing Bikes The Lunartic from Luke Douglas is an Update of the Classic Design By Michael Hines | Published 2010-09-07 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-lunartic References: [walyou](http://www.walyou.com/blog/2010/09/05/lunartic-bicycle-prototype-with-two-tyres-of-different-sizes/) & [myweb.tiscali](http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/jonesy889/douglas/) If you loved Penny-Farthing bicycles but didn't want to risk life and limb to ride one, then the Lunartic is the bike for you. This bike was designed by Luke Douglas, who reversed the iconic design of the Penny-Farthing by putting the small wheel in front and the big wheel in back. Apparently reversing the wheels was the key to making the original design safer and faster. I don't know about you, but I'd give the Lunartic a shot. I like to live on the wild side. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.0/10 - Popularity: 47% | Activity: 64% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Reverse-design Bicycles:** Creating new designs by reversing traditional bicycle designs - **Safer Penny-farthings:** Updating traditional Penny-Farthing bicycles to be safer for riders - **Retro-futuristic Bikes:** Innovating classic bicycle designs with modern technology and materials ### Where This Applies - **Bicycle Manufacturing:** Exploring new design possibilities within the bicycle manufacturing industry - **Tourism:** Creating unique bicycle designs for tourism and rental companies - **Sporting Goods:** Innovating classic bicycle designs for athletic performance and competitive racing ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Futuristic Single-Wheel Bicycles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-infinity-bike.md) - [Square-Wheeled Bicycles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/squarewheeled-bicycle.md) - [Unconventional E-Bike Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pendler.md) - [Tread-Wheel Geometric Bicycles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-q.md) - [Triangle-Shaped Bicycle Wheels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/triangleshaped-bicycle.md) - [Motor-Powered Diwheels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/diy-diwheel.md) - [Comfortable Electric Tricycles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/two-front-wheel-electric.md) - [Mammoth-Wheel Mountain Bikes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plussize-bike.md) - [Four-Wheeled Hybrid Bike Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/karver-cyle-concept-k1.md)