@@thenerdycanadian7172 first of all i have one, that specific plastic uncomf saddle design. i experienced first hand that it bends and hurts cuz im hitting the metal part of the seat. i can buy one for you straight from china. do you want the link? in fact 90+% of your stuff comes from china and all the other well made saddles like fizik etc.
There's carbon ones, for christ sake, thet don't break and grate your ass and are just as light. Tough you can still get a saddle with foam and fabric for like 30g more
Mad props to Hank for making it through to the end of this. Just watching him ride was painful enough :( Also, lots of love and huge congratulations to Chris
Hank chose to cheese grate his own perineum for 50 minutes so as not to waste 10 minute's worth of effort in pursuit of an entirety arbitrary target and all because he was trying to save 30g on his bike on a perfectly flat ride. Perfectly encapsulates the mindset of a proper cyclist. Chapeau.
watching up to 8.30 "this looks like good fun…love to have a go" watching after 8.30 "er... no, you're alright I'll give that a hard pass" congrats to chris and mark for breaking the record and my sympathies to hank for breaking his undercarriage
Note that Hank took a not insignificant fall prior to that, and was all "NBD." Then the saddle broke. The difference in his reactions tells me all I need to know (or more than I need to know) about how painful that was.
My great great grandfather John Thomas Johnson made the first recognised one hour Penny Farthing record at Aston Cross grounds Birmingham on 20/05/1870. He rode 13 miles 600 yards on a flat cinder track.
Hank! Poor guy! Way to stick with it. You can be proud of that. Mark, always great to have you around! Chris, congratulations! Way to push through the uneasiness with the bike.
Taken a while to get to this and it did not disappoint - seriously deranged as an event and incredible riding - and from initially wondering whether Hank and Chris had the GCN thing I’ve gone to being a complete fan ( Mark has always had it). ( That might mean respect to Lloydy for picking them)
At the end of the day, it's still a bike. People used these to do all sorts of things on them, right up to the 1890s, when the 'Safety bicycle' had overtaken the High Wheeler or Ordinary bicycle (common contempory names) in popularity. You can still do those things today, but without the Victorian clothes! 😁
Inspiring stuff chaps - can’t begin to imagine what that was like mentally...physically, well, Hank conveyed the pain so well for our benefit, no imagination required!
@@Bartooc No, the British weren't the first or only country to ride or race them. France and Germany were certainly there before us. The outbreak of the Franco/Prussian war temporarily stopped development on the continent, allowing Britain to become the centre of cycling for a time. Britain wasn't involved in that war, so resources and materials were still available. We did create the modern 'Safety Bicycle' though. 😁
*It's an interesting retreading of history and understanding who we were in the past as a cutting edge technological species and how we got to where we are today.* I'm an inventor and electrical/electronics engineer. I can see the clear transition of technological and scientific scholastic advancements incrementally and that it most definitely didn't come from aliens.
GCN crew are my favorite bunch of wackos on the internet 😅 You actually overtook Top Gear on my list cause, well, you have to put crazy efforts into it and you are at least as good and fun.
I think Hank kept going because they would have had to pay again for that Guinness Record evaluator to be there. Setting a certificated record cost quite a LOT, like 15k+ USD, so another day was not an option. Props to all for finishing it, and setting a world record. Beast effort.
It was a gradual process. Wheels started off relatively small, but before practical gearing came along, the simplest way to increase speed was to use larger wheels, culminating in wheels of 56 inches or more. Using intermeshed cogs or chain drive on the front wheels was tried, but it made bikes much heavier and bulkier. Still, the modern bicycle owes a lot to these early machines. Hollow metal frames and rims, tension spokes, tangential spoking, drop bars and adjustable ball bearing headsets and hubs were all innovations on the high wheelers.
Man, I think they did the whole hank plastic saddle thing on purpose. Jeeze, everybody knows a penny-farthing is not a penny-farthing without a brooks saddle LOL
I love road biking and both EuroSport /GCN. When I saw this, I was like... x) How bloody brilliant you need to be, to actually have that sort of idea, find time and actually do such silly thing? Great to watch... Well done!
As a former National Penny Farthing Champion Racer i know how hard this would have been. there is no rest when riding these things at speed and 60 mins of speed would have been tough going. i held the NZ National Title for 7 years, last competing in 2008.
Amazing performances on all accounts. A mate of mine once held the world slow race record on a Penny Farthing and his father did all the PF riding scenes in the movie, Mulga Bill's Bicycle. Trivia - he actually broke his ribs as I recall, in the scene where he loses control down the hill and crashes into the creek! Cheers and thanks from Sydney, Oz - Dave
You guys are beasts!! Mad props for your records and amazing team effort. All three deserve the honor for the outdoor record! Hank, way to dig in, hat’s off mate 🙌🤙
Bloody hell. And to think when the record was first set the bikes would have weighed a tonne, the riders would probably be wearing some sort of trousers etc. No carbon fibre, no thin skin fabrics, no aerodynamic helmet. They would just have got on with it. Man we are living in truly pampered times.
that is some brutal effort pushing trough the pain without any need to do that. he could absolutelu just cut it off, wait for new saddle and try again next month
I loved the video, but I'd be interested in a weight comparison between the bikes of 100 years ago and the ones ridden here. That's taking NOTHING away from these me!
If that guy from 1880 had the chance to ride what you are riding and the same equipment you wouldn't stand a chance.That guy was just superhuman.Nice show beautifull connection between the past and present.I wish i have a penny farthing.
I feel like Hank puts into shame every Lasty's attempt at pain.... We deserve a pain competition between them! :P Seriously, congrats to all of you for this incredible weird effort, respect!!!
Amazing effort to James, Mark and Chris. Don't fancy riding the bankings on those bikes, especially with a broken hard plastic saddle digging into you for a whole hour!!! Ohhhhhhh James that must have been painful and interesting dismount! Congratulations to Chris for the new World Record. Chapeau chaps. :)
Poor, poor Hank. Bastard didn't stand a chance with the seat. I'd love to see him give it another go and get the record, but I imagine he's been through too much pain already to be convinced of getting on another Penny Farthing!
I hated my self for laughing at James hurting reactions. The haaa, haaa, haaa! really got my tickle bones. But man, I still felt his pain. So sorry mate.
Anyone who has pinched a pudendal nerve on a cheap saddle for even a few seconds knows how painful it can be, it's like sitting on the tip of a knife. James is an absolute iron man to have endured that. He may not have got the record but he was the real hero of the day.
Congratulations Hank...that will power and determination was extraordinary. I was wincing here watching you getting off the bike. Hope you're ok after it.
Hank had a bad day there, respect to him for riding through the agony.
A normal person would have got off 10 mins in and restarted with a new saddle, but a normal person wouldn't be nearly as fast
@@adanielweaver looki at that china saddle? wtf like get a fucking proper saddle mate
@@iamf6641 not sure what china has to do with a crappy saddle design? a lot of well made saddles come from there.
@@thenerdycanadian7172 first of all i have one, that specific plastic uncomf saddle design. i experienced first hand that it bends and hurts cuz im hitting the metal part of the seat. i can buy one for you straight from china. do you want the link? in fact 90+% of your stuff comes from china and all the other well made saddles like fizik etc.
@@thenerdycanadian7172 you aint a nerd chap after all eh
One pain no man will ever judge another for crying about.
I was testing a saddle before buying and after some time my arse was completly bruised i could sit very well for 3 days iknow the pain
Amen!
I'M NOT CRYING YOU'RE CRYING!!!
OnG
But some women still do.....
This easily qualifies as cruel and unusual punishment... get the man a good saddle for gods sake!
Imagine if Tom last did this
These plastic saddles, just to save a few grams. I think any other saddle would have make him faster. : (
Damn cheese grater. I had that saddle for a day. Returned it to the bike shop promptly.
There's carbon ones, for christ sake, thet don't break and grate your ass and are just as light. Tough you can still get a saddle with foam and fabric for like 30g more
@@Heleninhalinda176 exactly my thought! I think Hank could have won the record if he had a better saddle.
RIP Hank's perineum, gone but not forgotten.
Taint.
Mad props to Hank for making it through to the end of this. Just watching him ride was painful enough :( Also, lots of love and huge congratulations to Chris
me: I wonder why nobody has beaten the record.....
watches Hank suffering
me: yeah, ok that's probably why
then?
Amazing it's stood since the late 1800s. Crazy stuff.
@@KandiKlover Yeah that one technically still stands because they allowed helpers/pacers back then.
Respect to Hank, holy mother of God mate, hope you're ok! 😱🤯 And well done Chris and Mark! 👏🏼
Mark: That was really tough
Chris: I know, such an awkward position
Hank: *Hold my energy bar*
I wanna see hank try it again without a broken saddle
Crickets ;)
Depending on what he's into removing the saddle could make it worse. Or better, I don't judge.
Yeah, I do, too. Even with all that pain, he rode a distance that was pretty nearly exactly between the other two guys.
“Congratulations, James...you don’t get anything”...not even an ice pack.
Absolutely brutal. I would have given up long before him.
We haven’t forgotten about the triple record! If only GCN knew three cyclists who are capable of riding the track for an hour 🤔
Ya I wonder who would be capable to do that challenge
Could be tuff to get Hank to come back for more.
Why do you think GCN recruited two ex pros.
"On five. Five, four..."
Okay Mr Adjudicator
Poor Hank! I felt just awful for him : ( He is incredibly tough! I hope he is ok.
Hank chose to cheese grate his own perineum for 50 minutes so as not to waste 10 minute's worth of effort in pursuit of an entirety arbitrary target and all because he was trying to save 30g on his bike on a perfectly flat ride.
Perfectly encapsulates the mindset of a proper cyclist.
Chapeau.
watching up to 8.30 "this looks like good fun…love to have a go"
watching after 8.30 "er... no, you're alright I'll give that a hard pass"
congrats to chris and mark for breaking the record and my sympathies to hank for breaking his undercarriage
Note that Hank took a not insignificant fall prior to that, and was all "NBD." Then the saddle broke. The difference in his reactions tells me all I need to know (or more than I need to know) about how painful that was.
Congrats Chris. Salute to Hank, don’t think I’ll even continue with such suffering. His mindset is so strong
Props to Hank who handled it like a boss and congratulations to Chris for the record
My great great grandfather John Thomas Johnson made the first recognised one hour Penny Farthing record at Aston Cross grounds Birmingham on 20/05/1870. He rode 13 miles 600 yards on a flat cinder track.
Hank! Poor guy! Way to stick with it. You can be proud of that.
Mark, always great to have you around!
Chris, congratulations! Way to push through the uneasiness with the bike.
Thanks Bill
Poor James. Incredible mental strength to get through it. Well done.
Outch, Pain, Suffering just watching this. Oh the pain, much much respect ... for u guys!
Taken a while to get to this and it did not disappoint - seriously deranged as an event and incredible riding - and from initially wondering whether Hank and Chris had the GCN thing I’ve gone to being a complete fan ( Mark has always had it). ( That might mean respect to Lloydy for picking them)
Thanks John!
Imagine going to the local store for some food with this
You'd get some funny looks!
There's an old fella which does deliveroo on a penny farthing in London
At the end of the day, it's still a bike. People used these to do all sorts of things on them, right up to the 1890s, when the 'Safety bicycle' had overtaken the High Wheeler or Ordinary bicycle (common contempory names) in popularity. You can still do those things today, but without the Victorian clothes! 😁
Inspiring stuff chaps - can’t begin to imagine what that was like mentally...physically, well, Hank conveyed the pain so well for our benefit, no imagination required!
Hank ... aawh Maaate, feeling the pain. Explains why we haven't seen you for a while. Well done to you, Chris and Mark. Soft cushions in post.
This has to be the purest form of sport
Edit : lose the Lycra
Top hat, tails
Woolen tweed of course
Definitely the purest British sport.
@@Bartooc No, the British weren't the first or only country to ride or race them. France and Germany were certainly there before us. The outbreak of the Franco/Prussian war temporarily stopped development on the continent, allowing Britain to become the centre of cycling for a time. Britain wasn't involved in that war, so resources and materials were still available. We did create the modern 'Safety Bicycle' though. 😁
mad respect for hank
Mark beaumont should be a gcn guest presenter
He kind of is. Every video with him has been outstanding.
Seeing this I couldn't help my self but crying
Seeing Hank in that much pain really hurt. I don't know if I would have been so tough were I in his shoes. Truly an athlete.
Hank, you are a five star *****hero***** in perseverance
*It's an interesting retreading of history and understanding who we were in the past as a cutting edge technological species and how we got to where we are today.*
I'm an inventor and electrical/electronics engineer. I can see the clear transition of technological and scientific scholastic advancements incrementally and that it most definitely didn't come from aliens.
Great effort and very well done. I'm riding the NC500 right now on my Penny Farthing😃
Hank....That was a serious gut check. Well done to push through!!! Congratulations on the record, Chris!!!
I saw this being filmed it was really interesting to see how a video is actually filmed
Kai what was some of the equipment used?
@@flambo1234HD , cameras. 😜
Robin Larner lol
GCN crew are my favorite bunch of wackos on the internet 😅 You actually overtook Top Gear on my list cause, well, you have to put crazy efforts into it and you are at least as good and fun.
I didn’t think the big boy sprinters of GCN fresh off retirement could cry from a GCN video
Utter lunacy!
Great to see Roger there assisting you guys.
Hope hank finds a nice nurse to give him some tlc after this. He sure earned it
Whats tlc?
@@Hopinmypony Tender Loving Care.
I think Hank kept going because they would have had to pay again for that Guinness Record evaluator to be there. Setting a certificated record cost quite a LOT, like 15k+ USD, so another day was not an option. Props to all for finishing it, and setting a world record. Beast effort.
Well done all! That was seriously impressive! Really hope hank has recovered and is still able to...................!!!
I am in pain after watching poor Hank... hope you are okay mate! Congrats Chris, next step, recumbent world records
0:10 "Narrowly missed the mark by 35.55 km"? Did you mean meters maybe?
unless they meant the mark OF 35.55km but id not be sure without seeing the first attempt
"Of", rather than "by"
As they say in Wimbledon Hank, “new balls please”
When do we get to see the power numbers?
Won't be complaining on my indoor bike anymore after seeing true suffering.
Great job!
It still amazes me that someone came up with the penny farthing as a concept let alone a genuine form of transport.
It was a gradual process. Wheels started off relatively small, but before practical gearing came along, the simplest way to increase speed was to use larger wheels, culminating in wheels of 56 inches or more. Using intermeshed cogs or chain drive on the front wheels was tried, but it made bikes much heavier and bulkier. Still, the modern bicycle owes a lot to these early machines. Hollow metal frames and rims, tension spokes, tangential spoking, drop bars and adjustable ball bearing headsets and hubs were all innovations on the high wheelers.
I should really try riding on of these i to school
Man, I think they did the whole hank plastic saddle thing on purpose. Jeeze, everybody knows a penny-farthing is not a penny-farthing without a brooks saddle LOL
I love road biking and both EuroSport /GCN. When I saw this, I was like... x) How bloody brilliant you need to be, to actually have that sort of idea, find time and actually do such silly thing? Great to watch... Well done!
7:07
are you ready?
As much as i can be.
Ok, so after five. Five, four... XDXDXD
Hank should get a diploma for most pain endured in 1 hour. Just watching him sitting on the floor in utter pain, makes me uncomfortable. Respect!
Big wheels - Wasn't the standard size 48 inches ? - Were these machines a racing version with larger wheels ?
Mark looks like an absolute giant compared to Chris and Hank at the end of the film!
Innit true! Do the longer legs translate into an easier hour record, I wonder... Would Emma Pooley have attempted this??
No wonder, because he is a giant. 1,91 m and 90 kg of muscle and steel. That's pretty huge for anyone, let alone for tiny endurance athletes.
As a former National Penny Farthing Champion Racer i know how hard this would have been. there is no rest when riding these things at speed and 60 mins of speed would have been tough going. i held the NZ National Title for 7 years, last competing in 2008.
I saw the thumbnail and thought: wtf did i just see?
Amazing performances on all accounts. A mate of mine once held the world slow race record on a Penny Farthing and his father did all the PF riding scenes in the movie, Mulga Bill's Bicycle. Trivia - he actually broke his ribs as I recall, in the scene where he loses control down the hill and crashes into the creek! Cheers and thanks from Sydney, Oz - Dave
Damn can we all just agree that they're all evenly matched
I think GCN need a new suffer meter, Hank's suffer face beats even Lasty's Muro de Aia climbing face.
Haha imagine doing one of the stages of the tour de France
Now THERE'S a good GCN video idea!!
A queen stage
No. Just no. Those things are waaaayyyyy to unsafe for any categorized climbs.
@@dennisuerling899 there are plenty of flat stages in the tour de France
But a mountain stage would be a challenge
@@HeathyRoidz indeed worth a Guinness world record
You guys are beasts!!
Mad props for your records and amazing team effort. All three deserve the honor for the outdoor record!
Hank, way to dig in, hat’s off mate 🙌🤙
Hanks saddle was so broken it gave his shorts a camel toe....
Bloody hell. And to think when the record was first set the bikes would have weighed a tonne, the riders would probably be wearing some sort of trousers etc. No carbon fibre, no thin skin fabrics, no aerodynamic helmet. They would just have got on with it. Man we are living in truly pampered times.
I have to admit, this was hard to watch
that is some brutal effort pushing trough the pain without any need to do that. he could absolutelu just cut it off, wait for new saddle and try again next month
I loved the video, but I'd be interested in a weight comparison between the bikes of 100 years ago and the ones ridden here. That's taking NOTHING away from these me!
Still can't beat that record. That guy was a beast on that penny farthing.
If that guy from 1880 had the chance to ride what you are riding and the same equipment you wouldn't stand a chance.That guy was just superhuman.Nice show beautifull connection between the past and present.I wish i have a penny farthing.
I sorta felt bad when I heard hank yelling then after he started yelling every lap j couldn’t stop laughing!!!
That was amazing, total respect. Poor Hank, looked like unspeakable levels of agony, but true grit!
How could anyone not like that? who are these people who thumb down the great content that GCN provide for free?
I feel like Hank puts into shame every Lasty's attempt at pain.... We deserve a pain competition between them! :P Seriously, congrats to all of you for this incredible weird effort, respect!!!
Much respect for Hank... ❤️
The real record is for Hank. Absolute bad ass
Amazing effort to James, Mark and Chris. Don't fancy riding the bankings on those bikes, especially with a broken hard plastic saddle digging into you for a whole hour!!! Ohhhhhhh James that must have been painful and interesting dismount! Congratulations to Chris for the new World Record. Chapeau chaps. :)
Poor, poor Hank. Bastard didn't stand a chance with the seat. I'd love to see him give it another go and get the record, but I imagine he's been through too much pain already to be convinced of getting on another Penny Farthing!
Hank is the best in my book. Now get him on an M5: attempt an hour record with a guarantee of no injurious saddle whatsoever.
I read penny farting (hour record
Me: 😱😳
Also congrats to Chris and Mark for their achievements. Great work guys!
I've never laughed this much during a GCN episode! Hank! What a absolute beast!
Thanks Jonathan
Dude rode Mr. Garrison's IT mobility invention across the finish line.
Looks like someone used Matt's devious and naughty tricks on hank
Dude, that hurts even through screen. Dont do this again))) save ur future kids. Respect for finishing it no matter what!!!
I actually use those saddles, & haven't had a problem. I thought the steel rails would be a plus on durability.
More of this please. Excellent viewing. Also, Hank is such a beast.
Top effort all round but Hank - top man!
Not a fair contest, most likely a smoother track, and a modern Penny farthing with sealed ball bearings. It's going to roll easier
I hated my self for laughing at James hurting reactions. The haaa, haaa, haaa! really got my tickle bones. But man, I still felt his pain. So sorry mate.
Hank, you are the man! THE MAN! Respect!
Sometimes you should know when you're beaten but what amazing mental toughness to keep going to the end. Congrats.
This is awesome...
Congratulations guys for just attempting it
Thanks Alexander
Fantastic ..well done brutal, amazing
56 inch wheel? This is the future of MTB!
LOLZ I have ridden one. Getting on and off is a challenge. It is no small wonder the "safety bicycle" is just about the only kind sold today.
Chris congratulations you did amazingly. You all were beast
Bike enthusiest: How hard could it be?
Penny Farthing: Let me introduce you to this thing called Saddle Soares.
Anyone who has pinched a pudendal nerve on a cheap saddle for even a few seconds knows how painful it can be, it's like sitting on the tip of a knife. James is an absolute iron man to have endured that. He may not have got the record but he was the real hero of the day.
Holy wow! Very impressive chaps! Hank, I was in agony watching you - your created a new definition of saddle sores!
Chapeau fellas!
I'm marvleing over the fact that two records was set in derby and the fact that despite the imence pain you guys went though to set it, well done guys
1:21 who else sees a fidget spinner under his shoe lol
Congratulations Hank...that will power and determination was extraordinary. I was wincing here watching you getting off the bike. Hope you're ok after it.