GOLDEN OLDIES

A group of cycling enthusiasts recently spent five days riding 'Penny Farthing' type historic bicycles from French capital paris to UK capital London. The hardy group braved inclement weather and serious discomfort on their solid-tyred bicycles, not to mention risking life and limb. The bicycles date from the 1880s and are notoriously hard to mount and stop.
March 1, 2012 Read time: 1 min
A group of cycling enthusiasts recently spent five days riding 'Penny Farthing' type historic bicycles from French capital paris to UK capital London. The hardy group braved inclement weather and serious discomfort on their solid-tyred bicycles, not to mention risking life and limb.

The bicycles date from the 1880s and are notoriously hard to mount and stop.

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