Editing Penny-farthing (section)

=== Modern usage ===
[[File:Höghjuling - Ystad-2020.jpg|thumb|right|Two highwheel cyclists at a press conference in [[Ystad]] ahead of the "Sweden 3 Days Highwheel Race" 2020.]]Today, enthusiasts ride restored penny-farthings, and a few manufacturers build new ones with modern materials.<ref>{{cite news
| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/frederick-hosts-high-wheel-bike-race/2012/08/19/c295e334-ea2b-11e1-a80b-9f898562d010_story.html
| title = Frederick hosts high-wheel bike race
| author = Tomi Obaro
| date = August 19, 2012
| newspaper = [[The Washington Post]]
| quote = An original can cost $29,000, a well-made replica $4,000 to $5,000; cheaper, newer examples can be had for less than $1,000.
| access-date = 2012-09-10}}</ref> Manufacturers include Richards of England (Hull, UK), Rideable Bicycle Replicas (US), Trott & Sons (UK) and UDC (Taiwan).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Terrence |first1=Houlahan |title=Buying a Penny-Farthing |url=http://www.penny-farthing.org/equip-buy-pennyfarthing/ |website=Penny-Farthing.org |publisher=Terrence Houlahan |access-date=6 July 2024}}</ref> One of these manufacturers, UDC Penny Farthings, the largest penny-farthing retailer in the United Kingdom, recorded record sales of penny-farthings in 2020 during the [[COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 lockdown]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Butterworth |first=Benjamin |date=2021-01-12 |title=Sales of penny-farthings double in a year as the Victorian bike enjoys lockdown revival |url=https://inews.co.uk/news/consumer/penny-farthings-lockdown-sales-surge-demand-doubles-827047 |access-date=2022-09-03 |website=inews.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>

The Penny Farthing Club is a [[cycling club]] that was founded in 2013 by Neil Laughton. The club offers rider training, bike tours of London and other UK cities, and hosts club events such as [[Cycle polo|penny-farthing polo]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://pennyfarthingclub.com/ |access-date=2022-09-03 |website=Penny Farthing Club |language=en-US}}</ref>

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