Marco Fiera shows of his acrobatic skills and, main picture, rides a
penny-farthingEngineer Joff, who matched Thomas Stevens's 1887 feat, said: "I'm the first to take a
penny-farthing across the Himalayas.
A town in northern Tasmania has stepped back in time to host the national
penny-farthing competition.
MADCAP fundraiser Stuart Kettell has begun a marathon cycle ride from Lands End to John O'Groats - on a
penny-farthing.
There was also a reverse
penny-farthing, which has a large wheel at the back and a small one at the front.
ANGELA: I want the ornament of a boy and a girl riding a
penny-farthing which plays the Dr Doolittle song!
He says: "I want to show other sufferers that there is hope, that it can be overcome." His next project is a
penny-farthing ride across Australia.
Stuart's
penny-farthing averages about 10 miles per hour.
Goodness knows how he carried him on his
penny-farthing!
Anyone with pounds 3,500 to spend is encouraged to bid for the 122-year-old
penny-farthing bicycle.