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A gentleman who traveled to China back in 2002 posted a bunch of pictures of bikes that he took on his trip. Many of the pictures reminded me of sights I saw while I was in Kenya, especially this one:
While in Kenya I remember passing several roadside repairs shops. A quote from the page is also classic:
In June 2002 I traveled to China to bring home our adopted daughter, Mona. Along the way I saw many, many people bicycling, and not a one of them wore lycra.
Somewhat related, I heard an NPR Interview on Tuesday night with the author of the book, The Long Emergency. It’s definitely going on my “to read” list. It’s all about how an oil shortage will cripple transportation as we know it today. There was a classic back and forth in the interview about the thought of Americans having to bicycle to get around.
The basic thought was that Americans are simply too “advanced” to rely on the bicycle for transportation but with oil possibly reaching $200 a barrel, we might return to a time when air transport and daily driving were only for the ultra rich.
Perhaps we need to start learning from China now - the bicycle can be realistic form a daily transit . . . and fun too!
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1 Bicycle Tutor // Mar 14, 2008 at 1:09 pm
Thanks for the interesting photo. People in China definitely know the value of the bicycle for transportation, and I agree that we can learn something from them.
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