The identity of a lycra-clad cyclist seen riding a penny farthing bicycle and towing a stuffed animal has been revealed after she was spotted in Perth on Google Street View.
The rider, photographed on Marine Pde in Cottesloe in 2009, is Nicky Armstrong, a champion penny farthing rider.
The Fremantle woman tows a toy penguin, called “Peng”, behind her to help stabilise her bike and stop it flipping over if she has to stop suddenly.
The images of Ms Armstrong were spotted on Google four days ago by a Reddit user, sparking discussion on the site about what led to the strange scenario.
Google Street View is a feature of Google Maps that enables users to navigate 360 degree horizontal and 290 degree vertical panoramic street level images of various cities around the world.
It has snapped a number of unusual scenes from around the world, including a
woman falling over
right in front of the car-mounted camera.
The day the feature was launched in Germany, a naked man was spotted climbing out the boot of a car ...read more
Two days after it launched in Brazil, two dead bodies were spotted lying on busy streets in cities Rio De Janeiro and Belo Horizonte...read more
In central England in 2010, the first kiss of two teenage lovers was immortalised on the site ...read more
While Street View has caught out many unsuspecting bystanders, plenty of pranksters have used the site for their own fun.
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Scuba men chase down Google van
Pranksters draw penis on lens
Germans stage birth on street
Girl feigns death for Street View
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