VeloNews' gallery

I was having my usual look through VeloNews and decided to peruse their 'photo contest' section.

Being one who gets great pleasure from looking at bicycles, it's hardly surprising I found a couple of photographs there to please me.

Although I do enjoy looking at pictures of racing (primarily the 80's ones, even though I had absolutely no interest in cycle racing then) , I'm more attracted to the likes of odd or ropey looking bicycles in foreign lands. Well, to be pedantic, I don't think a single photo was from Ireland or the UK, so they were all foreign to me. Anyway, I thought I would post these couple of photos for you to have a quick scan of for yourselves. If you left-click on the photo, it'll take you to the proper, full size version on VeloNews itself.

I thought the load being carried in each picture was exceptional. In particular, the photo on the left impressed me. To think I, at times, grumble inwardly about the weight in my rack pack. What a wuss I am.