Grindstone Bike Hack

Reader Adam contacted us and sent along the following text and pictures.  Thanks for the "sharp" find Adam!

Walking through a fish market in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, my friend and I first noticed a shower of sparks off to our left.  Closer (but not too close) inspection showed this man sharpening a machete on a grindstone rigged to the back tire of this seriously rusted piece.  He sat and pedaled backwards, taking a couple hundred shillings from each of his knife-wielding customers.  You can see the pink string connecting the tire to the grindstone if you look really hard.

And I included another shot of a guy we saw across the street from the fish market.  Bike laden with coconuts.  Just a cool picture.

Cool pictures from various locations around the world are always welcome!

Comments

[jorge]

Here some more examples

http://forum.amigosdaspasteleiras.com/discussao-geral/profissoes/

[ffxiv gil]

And I included another shot of a guy we saw across the street from the fish market. Bike laden with coconuts. Just a cool picture.