Thomas Stevens rode a penny-farthing bicycle west-to-east around the world in 1884-86, followed by Frank Lenz's east-to-west attempt on a two-wheeled bicycle in

Thomas Stevens rode a penny-farthing bicycle west-to-east around the world in 1884-86, followed by Frank Lenz's east-to-west attempt on a two-wheeled bicycle in the early 1890's - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Stevens_(cyclist) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Stevens_(cyclist) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lenz_(cyclist) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lenz_(cyclist)