Indian Bike Story

that thread about the family planning incentive reminded me of my bike experiences in India.

Staying in Jaisalmer (search the web for pictures - an amazing town) I decided to avoid the camel
treks that every other visitor to that town seems to go on, and ride a bike around the desert
roads instead.

Once out of town it was an amazing feeling. Empty road. Not a soul in sight. the vastness of the
desert. Was riding a "hero" bike - single gear, weighed twice as much as me (felt like it anyway).
Only things in sight were the outline of Jaisalmer on the horizon and some moghul-style carved stone
tombs every so often at the roadside.

Near some of these I met a couple of local chaps walking back to Jaisalmer - they asked me for a
lift. I thought they were joking but they assured me that 3-up on a "hero" is no problem. I sat on
the saddle and got one of them to pedal - third guy went on the rack. We made it back to town with
three adult guys on the bike and no accidents

they spent the whole journey trying to beg money out of me in broken english.

RC

 

> Near some of these I met a couple of local chaps walking back to
Jaisalmer -
> they asked me for a lift. I thought they were joking but they assured me
that

Didn't I read some years ago that a survey in Bangkok found the average bicycle occupancy
to exceed 2?