Sunday, April 8, 2012

Bicycles of Indonesia

Jakarta local hipster. This guy made me want to buy a roadster, strip it down and customize it. Incredible style - both bike and self. His mates all had off-the-peg single speeds, and not half the style. Jakarta, Indonesia.
Transportation is a spread out rural town. Ubud, Indonesia.

Bicycles of the UK

Soho phone-box notice. Rainy London day. London, UK.

Bicycles of Belgium

Teveuran museum park signage. Very bicycle un-friendly area? Brussels, Belgium.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Bicycles of Djibouti

Kid (dressed in white) on stripped-down and hand painted (white) ladies bicycle in a tough Djibouti City quartier. Djibouti City, Djibouti.
Brakeless Indian or Chinese roadster with mountain bike wheel set and customized rear mudguard. A man on a bicycle is a rare sight in Djibouti. This stretch of road seemed to be the only course, with limited fleeting sightings. Outskirts of Djibouti City, Djibouti.

Two kids on a kids bike. Same rough Djibouti quartier. Djibouti City, Djibouti.

Monday, March 12, 2012

Bicycles of Nepal

Street trader. Balance on the handlebars, onions on the crossbar, hessian sacks on the rack. Mobile business. Kathmandu, Nepal.

Bicycles of Oman

Raw and worn saddle. Nizwa, Oman.
Roadster with BMX mags. Hand painted sand coloured. String on the bars. Nizwa, Oman.
Green on with with rust. Khasab, Oman.

Bicycles of Sri Lanka

Hand painted roadster with custom back rack. Galle, Sri Lanka.

Bicycles of Egypt

Delivery bicycle with human cargo. Empty road on a weekend post revolution in downtown Cairo. Cairo, Egypt.

Working bicycle. Cario, Egypt.

Bicycles of Sweden


The simplicity of this Cresent is beautiful. The frame colour with the silver chair guard. The fun green rear tire. Stockholm, Sweden.
Monark. Stockholm, Sweden.
Head-tube angle matches seat-tube angle? Formal looking Cresent. Good posture. Stockholm, Sweden.
Mix of cast metal badge laid on the paint and foiled frame. Stockholm, Sweden.
Custom build bicycle. Fairly unique set-up. Stockholm, Sweden.
German Mustang. Black and red. Stockholm, Sweden.
So many bicycles in the city that they've become a hassle in certain places and situations. Stockholm, Sweden.
Frame detail is special. With distressed paint work makes the finish incredible. Look at the crown of the fork; it is a crown... Stockholm, Sweden.

Vintage German bicycle from the 1940s. Still in daily use by an aristocratic Stockholm-er. Very proud of his bicycle, in particular the drum coaster brake back hub. Notice the wooden hand grips. Stockholm, Sweden.
Beautiful old bicycle. Frame colour with touches of rust and mudguard fade against the texture and hues of the wall. Plasticine blue hand grips. Stockholm, Sweden.  

Bicycles of the UAE

Gardener on his early morning ride to work. Hand painted bashed up Atlas. Lawnmower on the back, rake under the bottom bracket, various items over the bars. Jumeriah, Dubai, UAE.
Al Ain camel market traders transport. Great typography on the window. Red stars on the bikes. Someone went crazy with the adhesive vinyl. Al Ain, UAE.
Emulsion painted white with black electrical tape zebra pattern. Aerial on front and rear. Rado on phone speaker. Midday cruising. Al Ain, UAE.
Metallic blue Phoenix. Strained orange wall. Green vinyl seat cover. Deira, Dubai, UAE.
Laundry bicycle. Late night, Deira. Dubai, UAE.
Typical Jumeriah morning street scene. A gardeners bicycle propped outside a villa whilst his daily visit is made. Dubai, UAE.
On all my travels and thought out all the cities I've visited, this is probably my favorite bicycle. Stripped down Hero customized with trippy patterned foil and 70s-bathroom-green primer paint. Riders attire is very typical of UAE. Football shirt, below-the-knee shorts and flip-flops. Umm Al Qwain, UAE.
'The Gladiator'. Loose pink and grey custom paint job. Massive decals. Ras Al Khaimah, UAE.
'The Gladiator'. The owner was a barber. Very proud of his vehicle. Loose pink and grey custom paint job. Massive decals. Ras Al Khaimah, UAE.

'The Gladiator'. Loose pink and grey custom paint job. Massive decals. Ras Al Khaimah, UAE.
Al Quoz industrial area 're-cyclist'. Hero Jet Gold bicycle. Plastic pannier on the front, full load on the rear. Dubai, UAE.

Al Quoz industrial area 're-cyclist'. Hero Jet Gold bicycle. Plastic pannier on the front, full load on the rear. Dubai, UAE.
The Al Dhaid 'funny bike'. Odd ladies roadster with BMX rear wheel (yellow tread tire), anodized-blue coloured handlebars, psychedelic pink seat cover, hand painted frame in cream emulsion. Odd. Location added to the mystique. Bike-locked to a post in an abandoned skeleton of a warehouse in a J. G. Ballard-esque freeway junction no-mans-lands. Al Dhaid, UAE. 

The Al Dhaid 'funny bike'. Odd ladies roadster with BMX rear wheel (yellow tread tire), anodized-blue coloured handlebars, psychedelic pink seat cover, hand painted frame in cream emulsion. Odd. Location added to the mystique. Bike-locked to a post in an abandoned skeleton of a warehouse in a J. G. Ballard-esque freeway junction no-mans-lands. Al Dhaid, UAE.

The Al Dhaid 'funny bike'. Odd ladies roadster with BMX rear wheel (yellow tread tire), anodized-blue coloured handlebars, psychedelic pink seat cover, hand painted frame in cream emulsion. Odd. Location added to the mystique. Bike-locked to a post in an abandoned skeleton of a warehouse in a J. G. Ballard-esque freeway junction no-mans-lands. Al Dhaid, UAE.
Plywood patchwork fishermens' accommodation. Working bicycles. Yellow plastic rear delivery crates.  Kalba, UAE.
Fishermens' accommodation. Working bicycles. Yellow plastic rear delivery crates.  Kalba, UAE.
Aspirations of being a developing-world Kronan. Roadside snap. Kalba, UAE.

Aspirations of being a developing-world Kronan. Roadside snap. Kalba, UAE.
Fujariah ice-cream man. Fujariah, UAE.

Fujariah ice-cream man. Fujariah, UAE.
Al Shams cows and bicycle. Al Shams, UAE.
Industrial area Ras Al Khaimah. Worker clocking out. Cornflower blue on terracotta slate red. Ras Al Khaimah, UAE.
Road from Dibba to Khor Fakkan. Friday ride. Dibba, UAE