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 ...

BASF, a German chemical company that specializes in manufacturing plastics, has developed Concept 1865, an e-bike inspired by the design of a penny-farthing, a 148-year-old bicycle design. BASF, a ...

As he pedaled into the First Choice Gateway stop in Pontotoc, Tim Gordon sat a good five feet off the ground. “I’m 6’3, and the front tire is 60 inches in diameter, so, do the math,” said Gordon, ...

The Penny Farthing bicycle obtained its name from the penny and farthing coins of the time. The bike was made entirely of metal instead of wood and the tires were rubber. The high centre of gravity ...

There are names in the automotive industry that only appeal to certain kinds of customers. But even if their production is limited, and the market they target a niche one, these companies are still ...

Aloha, Oregon- Hal Ballard, presented a check in the amount of $2,700 for the Pledge-a-Penny to End Polio Now Bicycle Odyssey, at The Old Spaghetti Factory, Hillsboro on October 8, 2013, to Dennis ...

Brits have been left stunned after a delivery driver was snapped transporting people's food using a rather odd method of transportation. The Deliveroo cyclist was pictured on a penny farthing, an ...