Riding a Penny Farthing Down a Mountain Bike Track
Professional freeride mountain biker Sam Pilgrim took his newly purchased Penny Farthing to a rolling pump track to test it out.
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Man Teaches Himself to Ride a Penny Farthing Bicycle
The rather tenacious Mike Boyd, who is on a mission to teach himself new things at all times, took on the challenge of riding a…
Historical Footage of the ‘Farthing Penny Donkey Bike’
1966 archival footage from British Pathé spotlights the “Farthing Penny”, a miniature version of the famous penny-farthing bicycle that sported one giant wheel in front…
A Walking Bicycle That Uses the Mechanical Design of Theo Jansen’s Kinetic Wind-Powered Strandbeest
A craftsman for The Q science channel quite skillfully built a walking bicycle that employs the same mechanical design pioneered by Theo Jansen (previously) for…
Unique Couple in Port Townsend, Washington Happily Live As If They Were in the 19th Century Victorian Era
Sarah and Gabriel Chrisman of Port Townsend, Washington a unique couple in that they prefer to happily live their lives as if they were in…
How the Autonomous Mobility of the Bicycle Empowered Women to Speak Up for Equal Rights
In a very insightful video essay, Vox producer Dean Peterson recounted the history of the penny farthing, the invention of the safety bicycle, the concerns…
The Sport of Penny Farthing Bicycle Racing Is Alive and Well
A video by Great Big Story revealed that the sport of penny-farthing bicycle racing is still alive and well. Forget lowrider bikes, the O.G. bicyclists rode…
Boneshaker Big Wheel, A Penny-Farthing-Style Cycle With a Pedal-Powered Walking Drive System
The Boneshaker Big Wheel is a wooden kinetic sculpture that combines the big front wheel of a penny-farthing bicycle and an articulating “walking” drive system…
Rideable Bicycle Replicas, Beautiful Working Replicas of Antique Bicycles
Boneshaker Boneshaker Standard Excelsior Standard Alameda-based company Rideable Bicycle Replicas makes beautiful working replicas of hiwheeler bicycles (aka penny-farthings) and other unique bicycles, tricycles, recumbents,…
Killhouettes, Morbid Victorian Style Paper Art Silhouettes
Touted as the Victorian silhouette cutter’s nightmare, John Fair’s Killhouettes are as imaginative as they are morbid. Inspired by classic Victorian paper silhouettes, Fair has…