Penny Farthing: The First Hour | movie | 2020 | Official Trailer - video Dailymotion

No-one has ever attempted an indoor hour-record on a Penny Farthing, we're about to find out why! Not many bike riders a | dG1fa3oyc2REdjdLU00

Transcript

00:00 1886, William Rowe rode 22 miles, 150 yards, in one hour, aboard a penny farthing.

00:08 And he's done it. A quite astonishing feat of endurance.

00:11 The outdoor record has never been beaten.

00:14 Mark Beaumont, an endurance athlete, has built a new three-man team,

00:19 with ex-pros Chris Opie and James Lowsley Williams,

00:23 to have a crack at Rowe's record.

00:26 But there was one problem.

00:29 Chris, have you ever thought about riding a penny farthing?

00:31 A penny farthing? No, of course not. I was born in the 20th century, James.

00:34 Neither had ridden a penny farthing.

00:37 Push, push, push! That's not good.

00:42 They are ginormous. Don't look down.

00:44 If you fall, it's going to hurt.

00:46 The ultimate hour.

00:48 Come on, guys!

00:50 The golden lap number was 79.

00:52 World record, boys! World record!

00:54 Dig in!

00:56 Could they do it?

00:57 Pretty brutal.

00:58 Guys, I've got an idea.

00:59 We could set the inaugural indoor world record.

01:03 That's seven meters from the ground.

01:05 Basically quite nervous.

01:07 Mind over matter.

01:09 The rules were simple. Cycle as far as you can in 60 minutes.

01:14 I've got you.

01:16 I don't think many bike riders of our experience would ever go into an event

01:20 wondering whether you can actually complete.

01:23 If I am numb in places, you should not be numb.

01:27 Once you get to the 40 minute mark, that's when it really starts to bite.

01:30 That hurts.

01:32 He's a ton of pain.

01:34 There's something wrong.

01:36 Easy. Just relax.

01:39 [Music]

01:43 (whooshing)