Sorry if been done.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-44503724/mark-beaumont-beats-127-year-old-penny-farthing-record
Chapeau!
His aero position looks rather like the one Obree used for his first hour. Will the UCI ban him?
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Great effert & well done!
There's still the world record to go for. That's well over 120 years old.
But to be equivalent I reckon they should wear Victorian cycling gear. 🙂
I'm not sure what an effert is. I'll make an effort to find out...
The world is ok 🙂
Was at the retro ronde (van vlaanderen) last weekend and someone doing it on a penny farthing. Only saw him on one set of cobbles but it was hugely impressive if a little scary
Now I want to know what other countries called a penny farthing
It's an Ordinary Bicycle. The twin triangle design we all recognise is known as the Safety Bicycle