I saw this guy on the Kuala Selangor trunk road sometime ago.Funny Mat Salleh! Don't you think they have got the guts and they are the adventurous lots!?
Imagine yourself riding this type of bike on an Asian road! Not too safe lah Huh? I suppose this Mat Salleh;some how or rather they possess that kind of superiority sense to some Asian people generally;may be not to you or me but to the others...may be huh? And may be due to their body size;tall and strong build physique.And some how or rather they are being look- up too! Having all these "advantages" to travel alone;without worry of being bully...though in an unknown land. I won't be surprised that some of us feel the same too:- Admiring the way Mat Salleh do...and wanted to be like one...That's why some of these people were teased as "Banana Skin" >They thought they behaved like a Mat Salleh!
Coming to the question;What if an Asian man or woman were to travel like them ; to a remote area...may be we don't feel easy and safe to travel in that manner!We always travelled / toured in a comfort zone .Everything is arranged for i.e. accompanied by a tourist guide, 8 courses meal, all indulges with money,pay& pay and get all the good treatment but unlike Mat Salleh they like to travel on a budget ( of Cause there are some of us who travel like them too-on budget) and in a way / method that we normally can't match with them!They are unique and really adventurous.
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This type of bicycle is also known as the penny farthing in reference to the big and small wheels. Hence the comparison to the old coinage currency of older England.
How this guy can get to top of that big wheel, Mr Donyoo? Do you need some acrobatic skill to do that or not since he must be able to balance 2 different size wheels and doing constant pedaling to prevent falling off, is that right?
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