If ever you needed proof of the shocking levels of crime that plague Britain these days, just cast your eyes on the clip above. Yep, that's an older man riding a penny-farthing through a red light.

British cyclist Mark Beaumont has beaten the English record for the furthest cycled in an hour on a Penny Farthing. ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) 27,944 people played the daily Crossword recently.

A recent event in London has been home to several Guinness world record-setting and breaking attempts. Neatly enough, it all revolves around the penny-farthing bicycle. It's also the largest ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The penny-farthing, also known as the High Wheel, High Wheeler or Ordinary, is a cycle with a huge front wheel and a much smaller rear wheel. It was the first machine to be ...

There was a touch of the late 1800s in Brisbane this weekend when the state's top penny-farthing racers wheeled out their distinctive bikes for the Queensland championships. Named for the British ...

A penny farthing is a nickname for an old fashioned bicycle which had a large wheel at the front and a much smaller one behind. The penny and farthing were coins familiar to your grandparents and were ...