CHINESE URBAN TRANSPORT; 2

As promised, here is another post about modes of transport here, this model is to be found all over China, and is actually quite a modest one. I have seen these with loads strapped on that were at least 3 meters tall, wobbling down the street.

They come in basically two versions, one, as in this photo, are man-powered, the other model has a small two-stroke engine, and they sort of pobble along quietly and not very rapidly.

One interesting characteristic of them all is that the chain is incredibly loose for some reason, the lower run hanging down almost to the ground... beats me why though.

Anyhow, here it is. More to follow..

Here is one I photographed in the street near home... man powered

Here is another one of those tricycles, a closer view this time. This is one we use at work to transport amplifiers, speakers and other heavy tools of our trade, in this case it is a 1300 watt amplifier and a smoke machine.

In this view you can see how loose the chain is, this is standard practice, no idea why......