Now THAT Is a Work Rig
Submitted by Christopher Curnutt on December 22, 2010 – 8:51 pm2 Comments
I was driving down the road the other day and spotted a guy riding this bike, I had to turn around and learn more about him and his ride. It’s a Raleigh mountain bike (hard tail) with front suspension and I can’t even begin to describe his wagon/rack/container set up, but it was pretty amazing.
His name is Reece and he’s a scavenger/junk dealer so this is his work rig that he uses every day to make his living. It’s amazing what you can do with bicycle and I have seen some loaded down touring bikes in my day but this was more like filling the entire back of a pick up truck with gear and then transferring it to a bicycle.
Yet another interesting something you might see, if you’re biking in Dallas.
That’s truly amazing. I see a lot of crazy bike rigs downtown and in Old E. Dallas, but that one really takes the cake. I wonder what it weighs?
Guys like him are recyclers and re-users, and I’m all for it. There are a lot of different ways to be “green”.
-H
[...] the former owner) and then sells them to those who see the value. Coincidentally I last wrote about Reece a year ago this month; and while I often see him pedaling around Greenville avenue I seldom have [...]