Can I Ride 50 Miles On A Penny Farthing?

[@gcn]

Do you want to see Hank take on another penny farthing adventure? 🤣

[@donaldmorris6482]

Didn’t Hank say he would do it on a uni-cycle, which would he be quicker on?

[@iantyson431]

London to Paris maybe........think that might break him 🤣

[@cruachan1191]

Not had Mark Beaumont on for a while, I'm sure he'd be happy to ride with Hank up Bealach na Bà 😂

[@2Neilx3]

100 miles charity ride maybe?

[@freddequina8412]

Perhaps a top 30 Strava KOM finish... Any hill of his choice

[@rogersimmons8788]

It was nice to see Hank acknowledging the peasants as he rode through the villages!

[@bookle5829]

he does have a manor lol

[@ax1066a-ghd2]

@@rogersimmons8788 I'm sure he would have spat on them were he not on camera.

[@CycletheNation]

😂

[@hondasaurusrex6998]

Quoting a line from Mel Brooks movie - " The peasants are revolting! Yes, they do smell!"

[@JIMMYHIBBS1]

Change ‘the’ for ‘his’ x2

[@BsktImp]

10:05 Can't wait for that episode!

[@OperationDarkside]

* steps out of alley way * "Ah sh*t, here we go again"

[@krishnansrinivasan830]

Incredible Ride & Super Fun video :)

[@aaronedgeart]

It just HAD to be Hank that took on this challenge... amazing!

[@philipcooper8297]

Up next: Hank does Paris-Roubaix on a unicycle.

[@Seppster58]

Wonderful video. When you think Hank has done everything, GCN finds a way to up the game. Well done Hank. Love the scenery. Was a bit concerned in a few parts, especially after watching Conor's segment on Road Rage.

[@Lantern_Matt_2814]

"as aerodynamic as Connor Dunne" 😂😂

[@Katcycle]

I'm amazed to see you on a penny farthing after the last time Hank! I just can't believe the crazy stunts you end up doing on GCN - massive CHAPEAU! 👏

[@jn1083]

Hank actually looked stylish with top hat

[@jaimerojas1969]

Interesting how Hank is so comfortable on a Penny Farthing and such a mess on a Recumbent. Well done Hank.

[@andrewmcalister3462]

I foresee a 20 minute GCN Tech video of Hank testing a LOT of saddles before agreeing to do this ride.

[@willmo1725]

That was wonderful, I find my self wanting one. No hills lol thanks hank and gcn. Happy hollidays, great show.

[@StratoJohn]

Hank takes on some right challenges! What a great spirit!

[@alethearobinson8132]

Bravo. I doubt I could ride a PF 50 feet before crashing. There is a father/daughter duo, Randy and Amy Oleynik, that rode their Penny Farthings across America. 3314 miles. 😲.

[@mrtnsnp]

The replacement was called the safety-bike for good reason.

[@stuartfreedman6854]

Good sport! At least you had a decent seat this time. Love the modern touches - nicely shaped bar with bar ends.

[@CTB2580]

Bring that to Iowa the last week of July and ride that thing across the whole state with me and about 20,000 other cyclists. It will be fun I promise! 😂

[@andrewmcalister3462]

Manor house, top hat, penny farthing? Yep, it’s gotta be a GCN Hank epic. ❤

[@tebbsy]

I saw an old gent riding one around Beckenham this morning. Chapeau

[@bubblesezblonde]

@GCN~Trying to kill Son-of-Hank's-Dad is NOT a corporate mission statement! It is nerve-shattering entertainment though. Probably the scariest 'real-life' ride I have ever seen on the Tube. SO thankful you survived...a testament to your riding skill.

[@bergerniklas6647]

thank you editor for the sound in the beginning. We all remember THAT video of Hank trying to beat the 1h record.

[@telophasemusic]

"good show, chap!" Feels like something one should say anytime they dismount a pennyfarthing

[@djrlloyd]

Hank looked more at home on the PF than he did on the recumbent a few weeks ago. Well done Hank, willing to go where no other GCN presenter dares to go! 😂😂

[@nukedathlonman]

Def got a tons of smiles from me!! I know Penny Farthings aren't exactly easy to ride, let alone ride 50 miles in one go. Great job Hank!!

[@rudolphpyatt4833]

Hank, you are The Man! After what happened to you on the velodrome, doing this is absolutely epic. Good show!

[@jasehoad9397]

Dude that's risking the old chap so close to your wedding ;)

[@willardSpirit]

The ultimate kom record that no one will break

[@darrylearnshaw7102]

Anything thinking what I’m thinking? Andrew Feather doing a few hills on the penny Farthing 🤣

[@damedavidfrith55]

Yep a 100 miler pref in summer

[@cyclingpanther5758]

Well done Hank. Go for the 100 miler!

[@hondasaurusrex6998]

Hank is risking his giblets and all again for our entertainment. Out of the way peasants!!

[@martinsteele6853]

Hank you are an absolute legend , I think you and Mark should do the NC500 on penny farthings

[@Zzyyxx22]

Needs aerobars and a disc on the back.

[@jakebrakebill]

well, you got that off the bucket list early in life

[@jameschristiansson3137]

The front wheel drive channel.

[@neilgj6305]

Hank, spending a day in Conor's shoes.

[@lucitribal]

Of course it's Hank. Poor guy always gets the craziest challenges

[@coldfox7308]

"i dont think the penny farthing was made for hillclimb" Time to prove that wrong by putting Andrew Feather on one

[@newhorizons.english]

Love these wacky ideas, chiefly when it involves Hank. More please!

[@matthewbaynham6286]

Yes 100 miles on gravel and some real tough mountain bike trails, perhaps some jumps, maybe even a half pipe.

[@chinabicycle]

plus another phobia , a foot accidentally caught in a wheel

[@edhickman495]

There is a guy that rides RAGBRAI every year on a penny farthing

[@SlickCycler]

Would have liked to see how Hank got on and off of it.

[@ianmet5904]

What's the lands end to John o'groats record? Just asking

[@SystemParanoia]

Good to see you avoided a "crowning". I'll take that as a win! 😵‍💫

[@mnbv5555cxz]

gravel penny farthing - wow!

[@AyupStuggy]

My wife's great grandfather did 10,000 miles on a penny farthing

[@Paul_Spence1964]

Fantastic. I want one now!

[@FL-ym6hm]

What must the crosswinds be like that high up. Another great adventure from Hank.

[@johndebrita9013]

I’ve ridden in England a few times with friends, mostly in Devon. It’s beautiful there, but the hedgerows block your view for the most part. A penny farthing would help out a bit.

[@dickiesmithmtb1602]

Having ridden both a restored original and a reproduction penny farthing, I understand the attention you get. The restored original was so much harder to ride to the point the reproduction was almost nimble.

[@andreemurray7039]

Hank should do a show on how to make a penny fasting more aero????

[@junkieball]

I heard Hank say he'd rather do it on a unicycle. Next vid right the me thinks. 😂😂

[@kenyonmoon3272]

"I'd rather do this on a unicycle!" ... don't give the producers any ideas (and don't tell them I'd watch that video, too).

[@marvmininger1835]

Absolutely mad!

[@milian2512]

Think about the high profile carbon wheel you could get!

[@noelvelasco5223]

I am inspired to try something ridiculous like this.

[@jacksonbangs6603]

Now this shows how dedicated you really are as a long distance cyclist 🚴‍♂️!

[@Alex.R.Feyn.]

0:56 For aerodynamics, the Victorians clearly took inspiration from sprinting T-Rexes.

[@OnkelHucke]

When will the 'We try to kill Hank' BlueRay Box be available?

[@Choedron]

Well done. Fortunately Hank was not on the "onion" crusher saddle 🤣😂

[@divinemercy7036]

An e assisted farthing would be awesome

[@iberiksoderblom]

Why not put a hub gear on this thing? Someone MUST have done it...?

[@cb6866]

AND....you need to upgrade that sucker , Carbon frame and wheels , tubeless , disc brake , the works ! Come on lads !!

[@trevejenkyn9888]

well done

[@robhales5938]

Fair play Hank You Nutter😁

[@jesuscruz836]

This is what you call hurting for content

[@adamrudling1339]

Calling Mr. Feather .....

[@johndef5075]

Aerobars?

[@gurkpojken]

Next: is penny farthing better than gravelbikes? 😂

[@davidsclapp]

Hank the Penny Farthing Tank!

[@evanmclean4893]

10:05 said it himself… GCN make it happen 😂

[@raleighkellyc9375]

Luv ya hanky old boy taking one for the team sore bums and all

[@billlane7486]

I think Hank said the next challenge - if it is safer on a unicycle, prove it by repeating the trip on one! :D I notice too that while we saw Hank on, off and getting off the bike we never saw him get on. Is this because the camera 'car' had a hoist to lift him on? :P

[@kenyonmoon3272]

He climbs on during the credits in the outro, ostensibly to do the reverse ride in the dark!

[@billlane7486]

Ah yes, when all the KZbin 'rubbish' is cluttering the screen and you can't really see any more. :S

[@Pep8691]

"One Ball Hank" decided he didn't need the other one either? Or it has been long enough he forgot just HOW bad the ride on the velodrome was perhaps...

[@ZanderJam]

OH how we do like a nice little trip on the ordinary, wouldn't you say?! 50 miles you say, sir?! Alrighty then! 😂

[@wildsurfer12]

I wouldn’t trust myself on a penny fathering, but I have seen people ride them out of tradition and novelty in Essex.

[@JanneRasanen2]

Road rageist: "I did not see you you were so low". Is a common comment recumbent riders hear, not this time I hope 😂

[@gavinm717gkm]

I would have really loved have seen this ride done with a power meter.

[@drj7352]

If you had to do this more unsupported, where would you attach a bottle cage?

[@ralzalychhoeng7893]

i feel inspired to do an ironman with one

[@marklydall8635]

victorian gravel bike................

[@cadawson10]

Should have taken it to your local bike shop pre ride for a bike fit….

[@dimrub]

Do not ask what it took Hank to ride this penny farthing. Ask what it took him not to utter the word "Chavenage" - even while standing in front of it, on top of a penny farthing and wearing a top hat.

[@martsmith63]

They look like short cranks. Im guessing they most be the most efficient (for his height, but wouldn't a longer lever make it a bit better uphill?

[@markmueller5081]

6:00 I think the riders were drafting you

[@BOONERBOYO]

would be difficult to pop a wheelie on that bad boy

[@wuppieigor]

Last year someone rode the elfstedentocht on a penny farthing, 235 km

[@MrAustrokiwi]

rohloff hub!

[@iwnicholson]

Did I miss it? How long did it take?

[@flipfonte4069]

the first fixed gear

[@ByronBury-nx7zh]

Need to unlock it on Zwift lol

[@iancuk]

10:05. 50 miles on Unicycle? 🎉🎉🎉

[@10ktube]

What the heck, no power data? Come on!

[@markkorondi5983]

Sonafterall Hank didn't leave GCN? 😊

[@dalis994]

A czech cyclist Josef Zimovčák did in 2005 a complete Tdf route on it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZnLoqF9dpZ_aKMsi=Jp9wBqSTZK0s4KJf

[@livy1962]

What I want to know is . . . WHY, why is Hank being punished like this?

[@alfkh]

i think u shd go 4 a coffee b4 "folding" yr bike into a taxi 😁 i've been asking my mates, do u hv a freewheel or did u hv 2 match the speed of the crank when going downhill?

[@tomcosgrove7240]

We all heard Hank promise that his next challenge would be doing the same ride on a unicycle, right? kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWnTqYVrjK-Ioac