Summerfield said he had always wanted to cycle around the world, but it was only in 1996 when he started -building penny farthings that he decided the big wheeler would be his vehicle of choice.

• 萨默菲尔德说他一直都想骑自行车周游世界，不过直到1996年他开始动手制造前轮大、后轮小的古董自行车时，才决定用它作为自己周游世界的交通工具。