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
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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)