The revival of the penny farthing
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The revival of the penny farthing
Postby outnabike » Fri Jan 25, 2013 4:46 pm
This from last months caravan and Motorhome. A readers contribution. Great looking bikes.
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Re: The revival of the penny farthing
Postby Clydesdale Scot » Fri Jan 25, 2013 5:42 pm
I will be a spectator on the Sat.
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Postby RonK » Fri Jan 25, 2013 6:04 pm
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Re: The revival of the penny farthing
Postby Saro28 » Fri Jan 25, 2013 7:35 pm
" I used to be a distributor for Healing" to the 50's downturn through to the cycling revival, bmx, "kids had their bikes all over the path they did" and "this bloke came up the path at such a rate and he wasn't even pedaling" (electric)
I look forward to getting back to the shop with my wheels. And what a shop it is, you CANNOT go anywhere in the shop without stepping on some sort of shop stock, it is filled full of hardware and cycling stuff from decades past and even Velocity wheels.
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Re: The revival of the penny farthing
Postby Clydesdale Scot » Sun Mar 10, 2013 4:14 pm
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Re: The revival of the penny farthing
Postby outnabike » Sun Mar 10, 2013 4:19 pm
Great pic , these blokes are really competing. I would not like to roll a tyre at that height off the road either.Clydesdale Scot wrote:and the racing was excellent.
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Re: The revival of the penny farthing
Postby Clydesdale Scot » Sun Mar 10, 2013 5:07 pm
check out the bike angle in the slalom racing
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Re: The revival of the penny farthing
Postby marc2131 » Sun Mar 10, 2013 6:03 pm
.... I heard it was someone's mother ... double eek.Clydesdale Scot wrote:the only issue was when a mouse ran from one of the hay bales and under a rear wheel, which caused the rear wheel to slide, with the rider over the bale into a spectator... eek
Apparently she was compensated by getting one of the winner's medal. Total gentleman.
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Re: The revival of the penny farthing
Postby hewey » Tue Mar 12, 2013 1:24 pm
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Re: The revival of the penny farthing
Postby Riggsbie » Tue Mar 12, 2013 2:08 pm
Looks really scary but fun as well......
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Re: The revival of the penny farthing
Postby Riggsbie » Tue Mar 12, 2013 2:09 pm
Surely tweed and top/bowler hats should be mandatory ?hewey wrote:They should have a class where you have to wear period garb too - lycra just looks wrong on a penny farthing!
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Re: The revival of the penny farthing
Postby wurtulla wabbit » Tue Mar 12, 2013 2:20 pm
Jeez, look at the teeth on that guy ! He could eat an apple through a tennis racket !Clydesdale Scot wrote:and the racing was excellent.
love the pic though, very cool !
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Re: The revival of the penny farthing
Postby Clydesdale Scot » Tue Mar 12, 2013 6:18 pm
The womens race, most took it seriously, Bell did not.
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Re: The revival of the penny farthing
Postby Saro28 » Tue Mar 12, 2013 7:58 pm
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Re: The revival of the penny farthing
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Re: The revival of the penny farthing
Postby RonK » Tue Mar 12, 2013 10:04 pm
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Re: The revival of the penny farthing
Postby Summernight » Wed Mar 13, 2013 11:59 am
But how did the unicyclist get up onto his one?
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Re: The revival of the penny farthing
Postby Clydesdale Scot » Wed Mar 13, 2013 5:59 pm
with a little help from his friends to start, then he did a full lap on the monster unicycle.Summernight wrote:But how did the unicyclist get up onto his one?
Bell raced side-saddle, and she also was standing on the seat, etc (no photos as I was in disbelief) during a parade lap.Summernight wrote:Love the side saddle but jeez she'd have to have good balance
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Re: The revival of the penny farthing
Postby find_bruce » Wed Mar 13, 2013 9:19 pm
Totally disagree, Lycra on a pf is appropriate - provided the pf is carbon fibrerollin wrote:That's very cool, totally agree Anyone wearing Lycra on a pf should be disqualified or slapped..
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Re: The revival of the penny farthing
Postby trailgumby » Wed Mar 13, 2013 10:48 pm
Thanks. I just spat my dinner over my monitor and keyboard.wurtulla wabbit wrote:Jeez, look at the teeth on that guy ! He could eat an apple through a tennis racket !
love the pic though, very cool !
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Re: The revival of the penny farthing
Postby find_bruce » Thu Mar 14, 2013 9:55 am
Plenty of room for a really deep dish rimtrailgumby wrote:... and when you have an aero rim
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