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 ...

Imagine—it's the mid-1800s, and you're riding your high-wheeled, penny-farthing bicycle down a dusty road. Sure, it may have ...

A cyclist who rode a penny farthing bike from Land's End to John O'Groats in four days and 12 hours has been told he has broken a 133-year-old record. Richard Thoday, of Matlock, Derbyshire ...

Now, before I go, allow me to bring a few traits of a penny-farthing to light. That way, you can pull some "did you know" over dinner. While the signature traits of these bikes are the front wheel ...

There have been very few attempts to break the Penny Farthing time trial records since they were set in the 1880s. The bike went out of fashion when more efficient and more convenient bicycles ...