In 2014, the Facebook group Freakbikers Unite held a Pennyfakething build-off. Here are the contestants:

Ed White

Greg Bamber

Jim "Chainsaw" Johnson's "Miss Pennyswerth"

Djer Horus

Tommy Adams' "Pennyliner"

Crobin Bates' "Fatpenny"

Harry Brider's "Penny Suess"

Mack Carter's "Afreaka Bammbikaa"

David Sprecher

Greg Bamber

Rick Hill's "Quarter Farther"

Deven Seymour

Corbin Bates' "Half Penny"

Rick Hill's "Cherry Bomb"

This one is my favorite. If I'd known what I was doing when I made Pickup Styx, I probably would have ended up with something like this. It pares away the excess and gets right to the perfect Rolex unity of form and function. The true spirit of a Pennyfakething, which is to say "An Ordinary bicycle without a big front wheel, made using bicycle parts". It's Mack Carter's "Penny Hardaway"

And the winnah!

Joel Wiggins' "Zeben Penny"

Here are three by Tommy Atoms, who hosted the contest:

if I've left any out, please email me with pictures!

Pennyfakething Explosion!

Ben Pitts has made this lovely pennyfakething:

He used the exact same fencing flourishes as I used to make my Emigrant! Bet this thing has the turning radius of a barge.

Reclamation Department

This one is by Fishmonger. Not sure if he's finished it yet:

Swimmin Wit Da Fishes

Jeremy from Puerto Rico says this one gets more attention than his choppers:

Atomic Zombie Blog

A very clean and sleek Pennyfakething by Rusty Box:

Rusty Box Tumblr

Arn Anderson might just be the first person to chop a bike up and put it together with front-wheel drive:

Bunnyfluffer Cycles

Do it yourself!

Here's four pennyfakethings from the Freak Bike Militia:

Junkman

Ed

January

Kenny P

Here's another one from some kids in Brittany:

Bumper Car

This pedal-powered bumper car is essentially a pennyfakething with casters on the back. It's based on Atomic Zombie's spincycle.

The Crononaut

The Mini-Winnie

The Winifred

Winifred

Winifred was based on what I'd learned from the horrid Pickup Styx. The beach cruiser is single-speed and much comfier of a ride. The curved lines and armature look more authentic. And most importantly the handlebars are underneath, making the bike far safer. It turns out you don't need your hands at all! I could sip tea riding this fake Rolex watches, and it's taken me hundreds of miles in Chicago, New York, and Black Rock City.



Here's a video of the mount:



Winifred got her name when a hipster said to me, "You win. You win the game of bike."

Klaas

Klaas of the club Klunker League Now Ghent Belgium is a master bicycle mutator. Here's his pennyfakething:

Prekarious Et Best

This pennyfakething was made by a Rat named Eric. He gave it away and it surfaced again at Bike Kill one year. It rides as you'd imagine.