STORY: Local media said competitors from as far afield as Germany and New Zealand had come to the small town of Knutsford, south of Manchester, for "The Great Race." Over three hours of racing, riders ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The penny-farthing, also known as the High Wheel, High Wheeler or Ordinary, is a cycle with a huge front wheel and a much smaller rear wheel. It was the first machine to be ...

People who ride penny farthings are weirdos, says Lizanne Wilmot — and she's the fastest weirdo of them all. On New Year's Eve, the Canadian-born cyclist broke the world record for fastest speed on a ...

About two years ago, Eric Rhodes and two friends traveled to England to take part in a penny farthing bicycle race. The bicycle, also known as a high wheeler or ordinary, is recognizable by its almost ...

July 23 (UPI) --A Canadian woman with a talent for riding big-wheeled bikes broke two speed records at an Australian track while pedaling a penny farthing. Lizanne Wilmot climbed her Victorian-style ...

Paul Salter rides with his penny-farthing bicycle outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art. JESSICA GRIFFIN TNS Paul Salter always wanted a penny-farthing but couldn’t think of a good reason to buy one ...

FOR many, the sight of a penny-farthing may be deemed slightly unusual. This, however, is not so much the case in Henley, ...

Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage than loading CBC Lite story pages. People who ride penny farthings are weirdos, says Lizanne Wilmot — and she's the fastest weirdo of ...