Perched atop a penny farthing while playing classical guitar, Simon Weir is something of a local celebrity in Canberra — and now he's preparing to compete at the National Penny Farthing Championships.

Brian Cobbold said wearing tweed "sets the scene" when riding a penny farthing Suitably dressed in tweed, a 68-year-old penny farthing rider was one of 140 cyclists who helped break numerous world ...