In this case someone seems to have gotten ahold of a large unicycle wheel and made their own little penny.  The only 36” manufacturer I know of is Coker, and the guys at the company say they might be bringing back the “Wheelman” 36” pennyfarthing with 3-speed internal gears, pretty much the most accessible ordinary ever made (but it’s just not authentic without that Victorian era death rate!)

In this case someone seems to have gotten ahold of a large unicycle wheel and made their own little penny.  The only 36” manufacturer I know of is Coker, and the guys at the company say they might be bringing back the “Wheelman” 36” pennyfarthing with 3-speed internal gears, pretty much the most accessible ordinary ever made (but it’s just not authentic without that Victorian era death rate!)

Posted on: Feb 3, 2012 at 10:51 AM

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