Tiananmen Square

[PpPete]

Now that's what I call a slack chain.

 

[Pottsy]

Tsk tsk.

Tyres are a bit flat too.

 

[Joe]

Black socks.

 

[Dayvo]

Brakes would help, too!

 

[Browser]

Nice big accessory bar above his handlebars though! I can just see him with an AVO computer, a pair of Ayup lights, seventies-style bottle rack and GPS, just set the rest of the machine off nicely

 

[Trumpettom001]

that must be a great feeling though, when you get onto a road bike compared to that "thing"

 

[PpPete]

That does seem to be the "basic model"

I've since seen some with a double chain ring, with a foot long gear lever projecting from down tube, up past top tube, looks lethal.
No rear derailleur or other chain tensioning device, slack chain in high gear, slacker chain in low gear.

And I've yet to figure out the accessory bar - none of them use lights even in full darkness.

 

[Pottsy]

He appears to have a bust of a grey haired man in one of his boxes too.

 

[Globalti]

I had a ride on one of those bicycle rickshaws in Bangladesh once, it was bloody terrifying. And when we got stuck in the mud and hopped off for a moment and I put out a hand to help the poor sweating driver to push it my Bangladeshi colleague bollocked me!

 

[Archie_tect]

Mind you when he drops the clutch on the left lever the Chevy engine in the blue box kicks in it and it really shifts!

 

[brodie]

Found some photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bricoleurbanism/sets/72157617860997830/

The "accessory bar" is obviously not for mounting stuff on lol, it's probably just an extra/different place to put your hands.

I think these bikes do have a rear brake. You can see there's a cable or rod running from the down tube going to the rear, seems to be operated with a lever, or by pressing your foot directly on the cable.

 

[Trumpettom001]

I've got a similar sysem with one of my bikes... i have to pull on the brake cable to get the rear wheel to stop because of brake lever/brake type issues...