And the third most watched bicycle on ebay is...

[synchronicity]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/223704531851
I had no idea there was that much interest in these old bikes.

 

[7Speed]

check out the 1935 Orbea below it…thats big price…but wow.

 

[novocaine]

an ordinary is on my list of stupid ideas to build. given that this is the price of one, I think the build idea is the only way I'll ever get one.

 

[Mod-Master]

Awww shucks.

If only it was a 20”

 

[Gtpulse]

Can’t beat a penny for sheer riding enjoyment. Surprisingly the most comfortable bike I’ve ever ridden. With one revolution of that big fixed wheel you appear to be moving sedately while actually getting up some decent speed. You end up seeing loads more of the countryside from up there too!

 

[M_Chavez]

Penny farthing racing is getting more popular I hear.

 

[Gtpulse]

Penny farthing racing is getting more popular I hear.

It’s certainly entertaining to watch if it’s on a track. I never got to participate in a race, I’d have jumped at the opportunity in my teens. These days I’m much more aware of my own mortality/fear of broken bones!

My Grandad is in the group in the photo below from back in the ‘70s. He was pretty nifty on all types of bicycle in his prime and raced a Penny at Herne Hill a few times.

 

[M_Chavez]

That's the thing. I'd love to try riding a penny, but falling off a safety bike onto tarmac is enough for me.

 

[jim haseltine]

Guy who did my wedding photography regularly used to ride a penny (not to the service - I might be old but I'm not THAT old).

 

[synchronicity]

I saw a someone out riding a penny farthing a few months back here in Australia. It was... odd.