World – bicycle culture
A photo gallery of some of our favorite bicycle culture pictures from around the globe. These images show how bikes… are used for
Bicycle culture photo gallery
Bangladesh – bicycle culture
A photo gallery of bicycle culture in Bangladesh. Rickshaws vastly outnumber two-wheelers in towns, whereas bicycles are more common in… the countryside.
They’re used to travel to outlying places from where you can’t flag down a three-wheeler to get back home.
Bangladesh rickshaws
A photo gallery of Bangladesh rickshaws. If there’s one thing that’s a symbol of Bangladesh, it has to be its colorful rickshaws… These moving works of art are everywhere.
Myanmar – bicycle culture
A photo gallery of Myanmar bicycle culture. In this country, sidecars are attached to standard bikes. The trishaws carry everything… from goods to passengers. They even make comfy spots for a bit of shut-eye.
S.E. Asia – bicycle culture
A photo gallery of South-East Asia bicycle culture. In South-East Asia bikes aren’t only used to get from A to… B. They appear in shop windows, parades, and are even painted on garage doors.
China – bicycle culture
A photo gallery of Chinese bicycle culture. Their two-wheelers and cargo bikes are workhorses. They’re used to transport goods and… also function as restaurant stalls that can be set up on any street corner.
North India – bicycle culture
A photo gallery of North Indian bicycle culture. Here they are used to transport goods and people. They even use… them as market stalls.
South India – bicycle culture
A photo gallery of South Indian bicycle culture. Here bikes are a prized possession which help you earn money. Rickshaw… rider, ice cream vendor, coffee salesman, you see bikes everywhere.
Nepal – bicycle culture
A photo gallery of Nepal’s bicycle culture. The Nepalese use them to help earn a living. They use them to… transport passengers and goods. Some rickshaw chauffeurs even sleep in their machines.
East-Africa – bicycle culture
A photo gallery of East African bicycle culture. For East Africans bikes aren’t just for personal transport. They’re also used… to haul goods, passengers and are often an undervalued workhorse. We asked an old Tanzanian villager why we kept seeing young men cruise around on motorcycles in the evenings yet during the day we only came across cyclists. “For young guys, motorcycles are for showing off,” he said. “But when they need to go to work in the fields or get somewhere, then they grab their dependable bicycles.”