A participant balanced on a high-wheel bicycle during the annual penny farthing race in Prague, Czech Republic November 2, 2019. /VCG Photo

Bicycle enthusiasts gather every autumn for the race of penny farthing, a type of bicycle with a large front wheel and a much smaller rear wheel. /VCG Photo

The tradition became popular in 1993, when Prague hosted the first annual "Mile of Prague" penny farthing festival. /VCG Photo