Greg says this is because it's what he had laying around, and it needed to be super extra mega strong to even begin to attempt the ridiculous feat of becoming the world's fastest penny farthing by ...

A penny farthing is a nickname for an old fashioned bicycle which had a large wheel at the front and a much smaller one behind. The penny and farthing were coins familiar to your grandparents and ...

Engineer Gregory Mitchell of Gregulations built the Super Farthing, a motorbike that has the structure of a Penny Farthing bicycle. The project took over 400 hours to finish and cost quite a bit ...

The Penny Farthing bicycle obtained its name from the penny and farthing coins of the time. The bike was made entirely of metal instead of wood and the tires were rubber. The high centre of ...

Brian Cobbold said wearing tweed "sets the scene" when riding a penny farthing Suitably dressed in tweed, a 68-year-old penny farthing rider was one of 140 cyclists who helped break numerous world ...

Aircraft dropped water and fire retardant on steep hills to stem the eastward spread of the Palisades Fire. The LA county supervisor called it "another night of ...

Before her second penny farthing world record attempt, Lizanne was worried she would fail. However, she not only smashed the women’s record but also beat the men’s. During the Burnie Carnival ...

During the Burnie Carnival on New Year’s Eve, she broke both the men’s and women’s records for the fastest speed reached on a penny farthing. She recorded an average speed of 41.71km/h ...