Penny Farthing day, Wilberforce

[Kraeg]

I wasn't sure whether to put this in the retro (vintage) area, but then the event seems to be more than just about penny farthings.

http://www.theaustralianapioneervillage ... ts_13.html

August 28th (Sunday)
Penny Farthing Day and everything on 2 wheels
children's Penny Farthings,races, bike maintenance
and all things pedal powered.
Kids bring your bikes and pedal around !

I'm only 15km away, so I'm hoping to get out there.

[find_bruce]

Thanks Kraeg, sounds like a bit of fun, but I suspect other commitments are going to conspire against me

[Kraeg]

I dropped in today, and ended up trying a penny farthing. A guy held it so I could climb on, but as I was trying to set off and get some momentum I crashed to the ground sideways. So I asked if any had training wheels (it was balance I had difficulty with). I might try one another time.

The four seater bike some kids had built was fun (though far from my ideal bike height).

[CommuRider]

Any pics? Good weather too so hope the crowds were good.

[Kraeg]

I didn't think to get pics of any bikes until I got home. There were lots of kids riding the kid-sized penny farthings (I tried one of those but couldn't make a full pedal revolution due to my shin coming up against the handle bar).