STORY: Local media said competitors from as far afield as Germany and New Zealand had come to the small town of Knutsford, south of Manchester, for "The Great Race." Over three hours of racing, riders ...

July 23 (UPI) --A Canadian woman with a talent for riding big-wheeled bikes broke two speed records at an Australian track while pedaling a penny farthing. Lizanne Wilmot climbed her Victorian-style ...

Cycling enthusiasts gathered in West London to compete in the British Penny Farthing Championship on Sunday, September 21. Footage taken by Dave Painter of Britclip shows the competitors riding their ...

This unusual high-wheeled bicycle is on display at the Sauk County Historical Society Museum. Known as the “ordinary” it was more commonly called the penny farthing. During the mid-19th century, ...

Traffic is bad in most cities around the world, and London is no exception. Though they do have dedicated bike paths on most streets, even after those set up during the first lockdown were removed, ...

[Chris Makes Stuff] is an aptly named channel. His recent video shows how he took a kid’s electric motorcycle toy and built a “penny farthing” bicycle. You might not know the bike by that name, but ...

Although their advantages over conventional bicycles are debatable, hubless-wheel ebikes certainly look futuristic. Penny farthings, on the other hand, definitely do not. It only makes sense, then, ...

An inspirational driving instructor is taking on a festive fundraising challenge like no other: cycling over 100 miles on a penny farthing dressed as Santa Claus.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Paul Brekus is used to the gazes, the waves, the heads tilting in wonderment, eyes bulging out of people’s heads like in a cartoon, as he rides through the ...