Penny Farthings!

[ColinOldnCranky]

...I will attack going on the straight or going up a rise or hill on q unicycle, I do not do so going down hill.

Downhill doesn't seem to bother Kris Holm too much Colin...

Kris Holm has younger bones less brittle than mine and he repairs a lot quicker.

Besides, for every extreme video he posts, KH Uni market capital goes up $$$$$$$$$$$$$$.

[find_bruce]

An "ordinary" penny farthing on ebay untill 2 September - buy it now price of only $10,000

[gordy]

Hey Lachy, I am currently doing the P-Far course with Brett. I am 173cm tall and my wheel size is 48 inches. Wheel size is determined by leg length. Though I have seen mates riding a 36 incher. My completed front wheel is sitting downstairs and I am on my way to finishing the whole bike. I will post pics when completed.
By the way, there is a Pennies by the bay later in the year at Sandgate.

My front wheel next to my Niner.

[koen]

Not for an ordinary, but have a couple of old tricycles. Anyone know where you can get solid rubber for new tryes? It needs a hole in the centre for a wire.

[koen]

Found a source I think at hiwheel.com aka Ridable Bicycle Replicas
They have various diameters of rubber by the foot. I'll start a thread when I get to putting the tyres on.

[gordy]

Here are some pics from Penny's by the Sea yesterday at Sandgate.

[ldrcycles]

Wow that's a solid turnout! Looks like it would have been a ripper day.

[gordy]

32 P-Far's in the stack.
Group ride was fun.

[ColinOldnCranky]

Perhaps I have a sick mind but the first thing that comes to my mind is a scene from one of Clint Eastwoods old Clive-The-Ranfutang movies - the bit where one Harley gets tapped and the whole lot go over like a line of dominoes.

Like I said, I have a sick mind.

[singlespeedscott]

Awesome shot Gordy. Is that Brett Richardson next to you in the shot? How many of you did the PF building course.

Not a helmet in site.

[ldrcycles]

Perhaps I have a sick mind but the first thing that comes to my mind is a scene from one of Clint Eastwoods old Clive-The-Ranfutang movies - the bit where one Harley gets tapped and the whole lot go over like a line of dominoes.

Like I said, I have a sick mind.

I thought that too .

[gordy]

Is that Brett Richardson next to you in the shot? How many of you did the PF building course.

Not a helmet in site.

Brett was walking around helping set up the stack and if you want another sans helmet, check this.
Aaron and myself before the rain today. No actual riding was done, it was all leaning on trees.

[singlespeedscott]

Great shot

[grantw]

+1. Love the matching kit!

[thomashouseman]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... tucky.html

Looks fun! Still want one...

[ColinOldnCranky]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/10144954/Penny-Farthing-bike-race-held-in-Kentucky.html

Looks fun! Still want one...

I understand that the serious distances and races are done in Tassie. I know a couple over here in WA that do distance races - things well in excess of a 100km - but I think they have to travel a fair bit to get to them.

Those things are seriously dangerous. And going down anything other than a gentle slope downright scary. Good luck to anyone who has the heavy testicles to do it.

[Clydesdale Scot]

I understand that the serious distances and races are done in Tassie.

yep, see this thread

for those in Adelaide, on Sunday, 30 June at 11am the members of the Penny Farthing Cycle Club of SA are planning on a ride starting at 11am from the Buffalo at Glenelg.
They welcome other riders, "either on pennies or safeties"