Comments on: The African Cyclist http://urbanvelo.org/the-african-cyclist/ Bicycles in the urban environment. A magazine about urban cycling. Fri, 25 May 2012 03:20:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Shortest Man… at Urban Velo http://urbanvelo.org/the-african-cyclist/comment-page-1/#comment-13358 The Shortest Man… at Urban Velo Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:21:04 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=1425#comment-13358 [...] readers of this site have heard about Zakayo Nderi and his quest to become a professional cyclist. Now there’s a documentary in progress called [...] [...] readers of this site have heard about Zakayo Nderi and his quest to become a professional cyclist. Now there’s a documentary in progress called [...]

]]> By: Urban Jeff http://urbanvelo.org/the-african-cyclist/comment-page-1/#comment-3069 Urban Jeff Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:04:09 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=1425#comment-3069 I've experienced a similar thing in less fortunate parts of the world, too. In Jamaica, the kids didn't even have shoes, let alone pedals. They rode coaster brake bikes with their toes curled around pedal spindles, sometimes up to five kids hanging off one bike. I saw them do nose-wheelies a block long with their feet dangling over the front of the handlebars. They would borrow our mountain bikes and pull off impressive jumps, wheelies and other tricks. Even right in my own back yard...the kids in the poor part of town can pull off some pretty slick tricks on cobbled-together BMX bikes. I have no doubt that a lot of the high-school kids could crush me on a road bike. I’ve experienced a similar thing in less fortunate parts of the world, too. In Jamaica, the kids didn’t even have shoes, let alone pedals. They rode coaster brake bikes with their toes curled around pedal spindles, sometimes up to five kids hanging off one bike. I saw them do nose-wheelies a block long with their feet dangling over the front of the handlebars. They would borrow our mountain bikes and pull off impressive jumps, wheelies and other tricks.

Even right in my own back yard…the kids in the poor part of town can pull off some pretty slick tricks on cobbled-together BMX bikes. I have no doubt that a lot of the high-school kids could crush me on a road bike.

]]> By: sumadis http://urbanvelo.org/the-african-cyclist/comment-page-1/#comment-3068 sumadis Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:50:09 +0000 http://urbanvelo.org/?p=1425#comment-3068 Awesome, and about frikin' time. In Ghana, I regularly rode with kids on what we'd consider crap box-store bikes who could maintain speeds and cadences on par with any Cat 2 or even Cat 1 racer here in the states. Bring 'em on, it will turn pro cycling on it's ear. Awesome, and about frikin’ time. In Ghana, I regularly rode with kids on what we’d consider crap box-store bikes who could maintain speeds and cadences on par with any Cat 2 or even Cat 1 racer here in the states. Bring ‘em on, it will turn pro cycling on it’s ear.

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