The Penny Farthing bicycle obtained its name from the penny and farthing coins of the time. The bike was made entirely of metal instead of wood and the tires were rubber. The high centre of ...

He has a collection of bikes that we have picked up over the years, including his own Penny Farthing. “Completing this ride together makes it extra special for us – Felix loves seeing the ...

Its first crowd-funded model, the eponymously named JackRabbit, looked like a penny farthing with its wheels reversed. In recent years, though, its models have begun to resemble the BMX-style bikes ...

In 1886, Thomas Stevens became the first person to travel across the globe on a penny-farthing bicycle. It was an astounding achievement. He published the story of his travels in the book Around ...

Radzi's penny farthing adventure 39 Comments Radzi is on a mission to get across London and deliver a Blue Peter badge, armed only with a Victorian-style penny farthing bike!

Police have issued a plea for help to find a distinctive penny-farthing bicycle that was stolen from a Nottingham home. The ...