# One hour record -- on a penny farthing **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 25, 2019, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hour-record-on-a-penny-farthing/836065 "2019-06-25T20:28:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hour-record-on-a-penny-farthing/836065/1 "2019-06-25T20:28:06Z")
The UCI bicycle record was recently broken by Victor Campenaerts > **[Victor Campenaerts Beats UCI Hour Record Set by Bradley Wiggins](https://www.bicycling.com/news/a27168182/victor-campenaerts-hour-record/)** > > The 27-year-old Belgian rode 55.089K in one hour. (this for a “standard” bike – for recumbents it is higher) Anyhow, there is a record for a penny farthing, which has stood since ~1880. here is one guys attempt to break it: [spoiler]He fell just shy, but did break the British record, set in 1891 I wonder if he would do better in a velodrome?[/spoiler] I found it, for lack of a btter term, charming Brian ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hour-record-on-a-penny-farthing/836065/2 "2019-06-25T20:50:17Z")
Love it. And I’ll follow your lead But aren’t you pleased, in a way, that he failed? The old record still stands! j ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hour-record-on-a-penny-farthing/836065/3 "2019-06-25T20:58:02Z")
Missed the edit - wanted to add that I would never have guessed how the two records compare - current hour on a track bike vs (paced) penny farthing hour. Victor Campenaerts, on a track bike in April 2019, couldn’t improve on the penny farthing record by 50%! j ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hour-record-on-a-penny-farthing/836065/4 "2019-06-25T21:49:30Z")
Though the record for streamlined enclosed recumbent is ~57 miles Brian ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hour-record-on-a-penny-farthing/836065/5 "2019-06-25T21:58:08Z")
Okay, I totally misunderstood the thread title. I honestly thought some tech company was showing off its miniaturization skills by engraving grooves on a penny farthing coin and turning it into a one hour phonograph record. ---
**Author:** ![Dahu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dahu/32/3416_2.png) [@Dahu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahu)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2019, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hour-record-on-a-penny-farthing/836065/6 "2019-06-26T22:01:57Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Okay, I totally misunderstood the thread title. I honestly thought some tech company was showing off its miniaturization skills by engraving grooves on a penny farthing coin and turning it into a one hour phonograph record. Pedantically/technically, I think the penny farthing bicycle was named after two different coins:- > **[penny farthing coins bike - Google Search | Penny farthing, Bike, Penny](https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/532128512195657286/)** > > Sep 16, 2014 - penny farthing coins bike - Google Search