The Penny Farthing Club is a UK based group who promote Penny Farthing riding. They were started 10 years ago by Neil Laughton and this year they had a celebration in central London.
This fantastic 32 Inch Penny Farthing is a great size for kids and adults who just want a fun Penny Farthing at a great price! Just a stepping stone for the really big Penny Farthings!
We have had many requests for a video and instruction on how to mount a Penny Farthing. Here is a video that illustrates how to mount and dismount a UDC Mk4 Penny Farthing safely.
The Sweden 3 Days are 3 days of penny farthing races in Sweden in June 2020. These races should attract the best riders in the world and they will be competing in time trail, circuit race and endurance races.
Our friend Neil Laughton has set 3 new Guinness World Records for riding a Penny Farthing without using your hands: 10km - 23 mins, 23 secs; Furthest distance in an hour - 26.0 km and Fastest average speed over 100m - 29.6 kph.
Theses records were acredited by Guinness and he was presented at the track with the awards. The record used a 56" UDC Penny Farthing.
On the 20th July 2019 Richard Thoday will attempt to break the Penny Farthing world record for Lands End to John O'Groats. All in the name of charity raising funds for Children in Need.