Wagga cyclist Bob Reynolds raises a few eyebrows while cycling throughout Wagga's streets

Like a scene from yesteryear, he uses pedal power on his travels, perched on top of a penny farthing.

Enjoying the scenery from his two-wheeler, Mr Reynolds feels more safe on the penny farthing he bought eight months ago than on a mountain bike.

"I think it's because you're sitting up higher and can see things better and be seen easier by motorists. " he said.

"It's amazing when I'm cycling - I get people giving me the thumbs up and asking to take a picture."

Mr Reynolds clocks up about 100 kilometres each week on his bike which was built in Thailand by an English company which mainly produces unicycles.

"It's much cheaper to buy than the antique ones and its modern seat makes it quite comfortable," he said.

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Watching instructional videos on how to ride the penny farthing had Mr Reynolds on board quickly.

"The hardest thing is not riding it - it's getting on and off it, but they are so much fun to ride," he said.

The retired farmer combines a love of cycling, coffee drinking and origami and his dexterity in the art of paper folding has led to him to leaving his "calling card'' at a handful of his regular haunts.

"I've got fidgety hands so I pick up a piece of paper and start making them and I'm a bit of a loner, so when I go for coffee I start making figures and if they're any good I'd leave them at the cafe."

Word of mouth once led to Mr Reynolds receiving an unusual request.

"I made a bouquet of flowers for one bloke who asked me to make it for a first anniversary present to give his wife as paper is that anniversary's traditional gift, " he said.

The Caffeine Co. owner Ally Berlow is impressed with Mr Reynolds' origami talent.

"He makes us feel special and bring a bit of brightness to our day- he's very talented." she said.

Mr Reynolds often visits his local cafe, Mock Orange in Lake Albert.

Owner Roslyn Mitchell likened Mr Reynolds to Arthur Stace, the man famous for writing 'Eternity" throughout Sydney's streets.

"Bob is like the Eternity man in the way that he leaves his little blessings around to brighten people's day," she said.

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