The answer is the world’s fastest penny farthing. Swindon-based engineer, Greg Mitchell created the ‘Super-Farthing’ in his spare time from the ashes of his former business assets ...

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 ...

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 ...