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In 2023, American Eric Knight set out on a cycling trip with former college roommate and current Japan resident Mark Kennedy to cycle 1,500 kilometers from Nagasaki to Yokohama. But this was no ordinary journey — Knight planned to complete the trip using a high-wheeler or penny-farthing bicycle.
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