27 February 2010
More Frankenbikes
Lady driver, reprezent.
I dream of someday driving up to the grocery (or Sunday market) in a bike (tricycle, actually) like this. It's so roomy, and so much the opposite of hyper-engineered suppository cars. I do love improvised vehicles. They are a universe on their own and I wish to someday meet a Maker.
A jeepney route sign.
These larger "frankenbikes"are motorized. I suspect they are mopeds with the option to pedal if needed. Many of them have car steering wheels in place of handlebars. If I had this ride, I would take friends around, maybe have a little tree in a pot somewhere in there, and, maybe, a grill in the back for when I get hungry.
Under the fiesta colors with the token guy that has his shirt up, scratching stomach.
A parked one. Rope on the front bar for tying cargo in.
Rope ties passenger backrest down, scrap slipper rubber keeps driver backrest softish.
And some other human-powered vehicle photos from thereabouts:
Fully loaded pedicab. Note a cheetah print umbrella tucked away overhead, and handlebars held together by tape.
Deluxe ride under a beach umbrella.
Popular Posts
-
Chichiria in Binondo, Manila. The Santo NiƱo has many incarnations and "looks" . Neighborhood tailors tend to go with cutesy thing...
-
Tofu squares, with pig intestines beside it. These bowls will be filled with arroz caldo. Took a quick trip to the Alabang Public Market to ...
-
Found in the Dauin public market, on a hot day while looking for some provisions and drinks. Coco Martin is an acto...
-
A splendidly painted backdrop by the samahang Alpha Spirits. Before being dubbed "Williamsburgos", Poblacion was often refe...
-
Colorful Donut variation of ugly Philippine streetlamps. Tagaytay ( "Probably The Most Pleasant City in Asia!" ) has a Starbucks n...