[Closed] 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