Penny-Farthings:
After 150 years, riding 5 ft high bicycles is still a thing!
Beating London's Congestion Charge!!!
20220522 Olympic Stadium
Penny-Farthing cyclists sticking two fingers up to London's tax-mad Mayor!
Agressive Driver speeds past a Penny-Farthing rider (Terrence Houlahan) cycling at ~20 MPH and breaks sharply. Illustrates the importance of being able to moderate speed & dismount quickly when road cycling a Penny-Farthing
Road Cycling & Aggressive Drivers
"It's not the journey that matters, but how one arrives [at the pub]..."
Mad Dogs & Englishmen...
It’s a dirty lie that people who ride Penny-Farthings are eccentric!
Why I Started Riding Penny-Farthings
How Penny-Farthings have changed my life
"I will not make any deals with you. I'm [retired]. I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered."
Ed Knight
"Number 6"
"I read on FB that Bill Gates & the UN's 5G mind control signals don't work above 5 feet, which is exactly the height of a PF. Coincidence? I think NOT! Take that GCHQ!"
Terrence Houlahan
Internet Conspiracy Theorist
"I felt my life as a firefighter wasn't dangerous enough. Riding a 5 foot high bicycle therefore seemed the sensible thing to do."
Essex Dougie
Firefighter
You know that you want to buy a Penny-Farthing.
Just do it and worry about explaining to the wifey (or hubby) later…
Penny-Farthing
Racing
Photo: The 2022 British Open Penny-Farthing Championships