![]() I did this until 2014 when I left to cycle around the world again.Ģ021 is going to be a change for me, as I am taking on a new workshop to start building pennies again. I worked in Formula One for 5 years before becoming going into building penny-farthing bikes. My original occupation was as a race engine builder. The craziest thing I could think of was to build a penny-farthing. Making a touring bike seemed too simple, a mountain bike too normal. Now, I do like making things, so of course I wanted to make my own bike. I did this on a 1940s BSA Parachute bike. Summerfield: My first bikepacking trip was a 5-day ride from Calais, France, to Amsterdam, Netherlands. Q&A With Penny-Farthing Cyclist Joff Summerfield GearJunkie: How did you get into penny-farthings? And when did you first get into bikepacking? ![]() But in our opinion, the sheer amount of miles this cyclist has accumulated on his penny takes the cake. Granted, he’s not the first to take on a crazy challenge while bike touring. We spoke with maybe the best penny-farthing rider in the world, Joff Summerfield, who’s cycled more than 38,000 miles around the world on his. Picture a 4-foot-tall front wheel, no chain, and solid rubber tires. This is a penny-farthing bicycle (circa 1870s, before someone invented gears, chains, or pneumatic tires). Not only did he build his very own penny-farthing, but he’s also ridden it 38,000 miles around the world - and counting. To call Joff Summerfield a bike enthusiast would be an understatement.
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