Gurgaon is still here and this week I be mostly talking about Bicycles
Yep the two wheeled human powered version but in in India they have many uses apart form getting from A to B
43.2% of the polulation own a bicyle here in India and they use them in many ways
I have a theory here for the large bicyle that we see on the street
Well the bicycle saddle to ground level are all designed to be just a little more then the average indian, so his feet can't touch the ground
Why is this we ask?
Picture the scene
The egg shop delivery
All that is required is a bycycle with a rack at the back , someone who's your average height indian , one hero bicycle and 12 trays , yes trays of eggs
Load eggs one tray on top of the other , 12 trays seem the recomended load , but this may be cost driven , or some sort of risk analysis that determined the totals
Next climb onboard the bike and place your feet on the pedals
Then the shop /farm/ distributer pushes the whole lot into the Gurgaon traffic
Now there is no stopping till you reach the final destination where someone can help you get off the bike and save all the eggs
No wonder its crazy at the roads with all these people cycling with commodities on the bike.
Namaste bikers
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