Despite penny-farthings having no gears, enthusiasts yesterday completed a ride of more than 300km from Aoraki/Mt Cook to Oamaru in just three days.
Oamaru Ordinary Cycle Club captain Graeme Simpson said 27 riders from the club set off from Aoraki/Mt Cook on November 10 - half of them on penny-farthings - to raise awareness of the Oamaru Victorian Heritage Celebrations by completing the Alps 2 Ocean cycle trail.
Mr Simpson said the 312km cycle trail had been ''challenging'', but ''doable on a penny-farthing''.
''Some of the loose surfaces make it a bit tricky, and also there are some steeper parts. We rode most of the way without any problems at all.''
The Oamaru Victorian Heritage Celebrations officially begin today and run until Sunday.
