Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Ghetto bikes

When you buy a new bike, every inch of its life is wrapped in bubble wrap. Everyday in Beijing you'll pass a dozen folks riding their bikes that still have the tired and worn bubble wrap on them. Ghet-toe. Too bad this picture didn't come out clearly.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

that's like grandma leaving the plastic on the dinner chairs, right?

Moonbeam's Auntie said...

You beat me to it! I was going to say, that's just like my Mom leaving the plastic on the lampshades!

Unknown said...

I think plastic covered furniture is the universal image that is conjured, becaus that's what came to my mind too! Does it have a practical use, does it slow the theft of small parts?