Longtime readers of Waffles & Steel will know that I’ve featured one of these bikes on the site before. But when I saw this guy the other day, I just couldn’t resist snapping a photo and posting it. I think these Styrofoam containers are used for seafood. I often see these guys riding through the city with what looks like a Styrofoam camper top. This is the first time I noticed the stabilizing strap that runs through the frame.
Here’s your mission: You need to deliver a big chunk of meat across Guangzhou in morning rush hour traffic. How will you do it? By meat bike, of course! Follow this guy’s example and just drape the meat over your top tube. Don’t bother wrapping it in plastic so the meat isn’t tainted by car exhaust, dust and other pollutants. You’re not the one who will be eating it!
I was walking to work, climbing the stairs up a pedestrian overpass when I looked down and saw this meat bike going down the road. I stopped for a couple seconds, debating whether it was worth pursuing. I wasn’t in the mood to chase after this guy, but I knew I’d regret it later if I passed on the opportunity. I thought about how it has been about six months since the last time I saw a meat bike.
So I ran down the stairs and started weaving through people on the sidewalk as I fished for my camera at the bottom of my tote bag. Luckily, the meat bike started riding on the sidewalk, and I was able to sprint ahead of him to get into shooting position. People were looking at me like I was crazy, and when I started snapping pictures of the meat bike, I’m sure they were most certain that I was insane. The basket in the back contained a set of ribs or what might have been soup bones. I’m guessing this guy was delivering the meat to a restaurant. It’s one reason why I pretty much stick to vegetables when I eat out.
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