6 May 2025

Clocking up the k's - on a Penny Farthing!

From Nights, 10:45 pm on 6 May 2025

Don Speden is an experienced Penny Farthing rider, it's something he's been doing for three decades but his latest ride pushed his skills and endurance to the limits. 

As part of a world-wide celebration marking the achievement of Thomas Stevens, the first person to cycle around the world on a Penny Farthing - Don cycled 110 kilometres from his home in Canvastown to the Omaka Heritage Aviation Centre near Blenheim and back.

Don joins Emile to tell him how he did it! 

A man dressing in Victorian era clothing stands next to his Penny Farthing, with a wooden lined wall in the background.

Don Speden put both his endurance and balance to the test when he rode his Penny Farthing 110km from his home in Canvas Town to near Blenheim and back. Photo: Don Speden