Ok, in the last few days 2 different people (with no connection to each other) have mentioned seeing another/different penny farthing rider in #Oslo.

One of them specifically mentioned a time and location where I was not present and the colour of the penny was different than mine (white).

Anyone else seen this person?

#Veltepetter #Velociped #SykkelTut #PennyFarthing

Also is there allowed to be two of us? I feel like I should start carrying a lance with me at all times when out on my penny and if I spot this fellow I shall joust him to the ground! 🏇 

In all seriousness I would like to meet this other person. I think it is great that there might be more of us. I actually met people like @erlendloe and @unimyra because of confusion about who "the Oslo unicyclist" was (nobody expected more than one!)

I would love to see a Veltepetter revival in Oslo, alongside with the vast amounts of unicyclists we have gathered here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrZtFR1emvc

I shall semi-steal Apple's catch phrase #CycleDifferent

Riding a unicycle part 75: Unicycle Tour of Oslo 2022 / Oslo Enhjulssykkelrunde

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If you are reading this and thinking, "I am in Olso and should take up riding one of these", I can recommend you contact Per-Olof Kippel in Sweden, to sort you out with your own machine!
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Other good places to buy one are https://www.pennyfarthingdan.com.au or https://www.unicycle.com/unicycles/penny-farthings-odd-bikes/ if you aren't based on Europe.
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This could be #Olso in the future, with some hipster cycling through Grünerløkka.

And today another Penny Farthing rider in #Oslo actually contacted me via a DM on Mastodon!! 🤯

I also discovered there is a "Team Norway" at the yearly Penny Farthing event in Sweden, made up for 3 people, all from Oslo.

Ok, that is actually awesome. I would love to join then but sadly I am busy around the time of the event

https://www.sweden3days.se/registered-riders.html

#PennyFarthing #VeltePetter

registered riders

1.   James Hodges   (USA)   TEAM: Clustered Spires 2.   Christoph Dorr   (Germany)   TEAM: Alles am Bau 3.   Andreas Carduck   (Germany)   TEAM: Alles am Bau 4.   Stefan Schneider  ...

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I will not say the username or include the whole message since it was sent as a DM, so potentially it was meant to remain private but here is the opening part.
@ruari I'm still waiting for Drais’ "draisienne” or "running machine" to make a comeback.

@tido Me too… me fucking too!

I did consider it. Maybe now is the time?

@tido Also if I ever get one of these, let's be serious I am calling it a "dandy horse".
@ruari Haha, it's clearly the superior name 🧐