Greg had a dream that he built the world’s fastest penny farthing out of a superbike, and decided to make that dream a reality through careful engineering, less-careful error correcting based on ...

This form of bicycle revolutionised our ability to travel ... to the need for a 'safer' bicycle than the large wheeled Penny Farthing bicycle in common use at the time. Cycle makers experimented ...

It looks like a miniature nineteenth century Penny Farthing bike that has no pedals and a backwards handle bar. But once you go beyond the looks of the YikeBike, the engineering is pretty interesting.

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 ...

Two men have completed a challenge to ride penny farthings from their ... left Henley-on-Thames on 8 June, riding a modern version of the Victorian bicycle. The five-day trip, in memory of Mr ...

This form of bicycle revolutionised our ability to travel ... to the need for a 'safer' bicycle than the large wheeled Penny Farthing bicycle in common use at the time. Cycle makers experimented ...