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Meet the Man Who Was the First to Travel the World on a Penny-Farthing

May 7, 2020 at 1:11 pm5 min reading

Road cycling

Thomas Stevens was born in England. At the age of 17, he moved to San Francisco – a city that introduced him to bicycles. The young fella then learned how to tame a penny-farthing; skill that would change his life for good. In 1885, Thomas…

Cyclist Breaks Penny Farthing Record from Land’s End to John O’Groats

November 20, 2019 at 12:14 pm3 min reading

Road cycling

55-year-old Richard Thoday completed the 874-mile famous route in 4 days and 12 hours. He beat the record set in 1886 by GP Mills who did the journey in 5 days and 1 hour. The cyclist from Matlock, Derbyshire, raised £10,000 for Children in Need…

Breaking the Chain

June 19, 2019 at 2:41 pm5 min reading

Socialising and Culture

Your bike chain is greasy, noisy, and it stretches. It falls off and sometimes breaks – just because you wanted it to skip three gears up to the big ring. Chains – do we really need them?

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Meet the Man Who Was the First to Travel the World on a Penny-Farthing

Cyclist Breaks Penny Farthing Record from Land’s End to John O’Groats

Breaking the Chain