img_5998.jpg Oliver Briggs had a dramatic fall off his bike but wasn't injured. Despite a spectacular fall, the penny farthing rider got back on his bike to take part in this weekend'sVictorian Heritage Celebrations in Oamaru. Last week, the 30-year-old from Oamaru attempted to bike up Baldwin St, the world’s steepest, in Dunedin, but that a hill too far. Mr Briggs attempted the climb to raise awareness of yesterday’s National Penny Farthing Championships in Oamaru. Emcee for the 22nd Heritage Bicycle Championships in Tyne St, Mandy Mayhem-Bullock, of Waitati, played along when a wayward saloon accidentally entered the closed off street before the penny farthing and safety cycle races.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 19, 2016 19:19 UTC