Shanghai Bike Massive

These pictures were taken by a French photographer, Alain Delorme in Shanghai throughout 2009 & 2010. He called the series, Totems.These couriers - mostly migrant workers from other parts of China - not only need strong legs but also acrobatic skills to balance these massive loads on their tricycles & bicycles while on the move. A lot of you must be wondering where the centre of gravity is in each case.

contrasts.

Reminds me of a friend of mine who once said, "Ahhh, now to have a cigarette to cancel out that healthy bike ride I just did."

Thanks, Mom...

... for sending me this image from the 'nets.


Photo credits: unknown.

Pedal People

Thanks to my bud, Miles for turning me on to an amazing coordinated effort of pedal powered *BikeHauling* in the US:

From their web site:

"a human-powered delivery and hauling service

for the Northampton, Massachusetts area"

From the faq: 1. What is Pedal People?
Pedal People is a human-powered delivery and hauling service for items under 300 pounds in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA. It was started in December 2002 by Ruthy Woodring and Alex Jarrett. We are now an incorporated cooperative business with eleven active workers as of June 2007.

Amazing!

Where there's a will, there's a way, A.K.A:

When you can't buy your solution, you have to get creative. Perhaps there's a reason that all of these scenes would be shocking to an american viewer. We wouldn't think of such simple, elegant solutions to hauling stuff. We wouldn't have to. With that in mind, check out this photo series, and realize that carrying things by bicycle is still an option. Always! The choice is yours. Be a bike hauling trend-setter!









(These images are reposted from this blog. )

Human powered human vehicle.

Livin' large!

Tiki my bike trailer ...

... and sell me a smoothie from it.

5/6/07 - How Weird Street Festival.
San Francisco, California.