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Tom Davidson

'I'm just pleased I didn't die' – four penny farthing world records broken in central London

Penny farthing world record breakers at the City of London Nocturne.

In a scene that could have been plucked from the late 1900s, a smattering of penny-farthing cyclists rode through central London on Saturday afternoon, as part of a record-breaking amuse-bouche to the City of London Nocturne.

In total, four records fell, including the smallest and largest penny farthings ever ridden, and the fastest 100m while juggling.

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