Workhorses

For East Africans, bikes aren’t just for personal transport. They’re also used to haul goods and passengers and are often an undervalued workhorse.

Curious about why we saw young men riding motorcycles in the evenings but only encountered cyclists during the day, we asked an elderly Tanzanian villager.

“For young guys, motorcycles are for showing off,” he explained. “But when they need to work in the fields or get somewhere, they grab their dependable bicycles.”