Thursday, August 23, 2007

Afghan Bike Bling


Afghan Bike Bling
Originally uploaded by gaikokujinkyofusho

I have noticed in various countries that bikes are the American lowrider car equivalent, that is, they get dressed up with all sorts of non-functional “bling”. Another observation is that the grand majority (there are of course always exceptions) of the bikes in a given country are all from one place. This bike is pretty (really) standard and I am told it is probably either Chinese or Indian (most manufactured things here are either Chinese, Pakistani, or Indian) and as usual some color has been added which can take the form of ribbon, stickers, or in this case stars and reflectors and even a light with a mini-generator (back wheel).