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 ...
The stroke of midnight that ushered in New Year’s Day 1961 tolled the funeral bell for the farthing. Originally a fourthling, or fourth part of a penny, Britain’s tiniest coin had a history stretching ...
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Brett Richardson turns heads as he rides to Bracken Ridge TAFE in Brisbane's north. His mode of transport is a penny farthing bicycle. The device was popular in the late 1800s, and stood out due its ...
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 ...