An Aborigine Tribe From Philippines Is Making And Riding Ornate Bikes Made From Wood
The Igolot-Garonne tribe in the Philippines customise bicycles in the most imaginative ways possible. The tribesmen carve beautiful bikes and participate in their very own road races. The bicycles are capable of reaching speeds of up to 25mph.
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In the Philippines, an aborigine tribe known as the Igolot-Garonne has found a way to customise bicycles in the most imaginative ways possible. Showing off their excellent wood-carving skills, the tribe has been building bicycles in ornate designs.
The tribesmen carve beautiful bikes and participate in their very own road races.
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The front of the two-wheeled vehicle is noticeably designed with an animal theme from the head of a horse, dragon, lion, etc.
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Photographer Richard Haw captured the moment when the unconventional ¡°motorcycle¡± gang pulled into the town of Batad in the Philippines.
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Haw who works for a games company told Pixelated Planet: ¡°I was walking to my truck in the town when we were treated to the spectacle and it just so happens that I had my camera on hand and snapped the cowboy-inspired scooter zooming downhill. Owning a motorcycle is considered a status symbol for people of a humble background. Since most of them do not really earn enough to afford the real thing they would just make imitations of scooters by whatever means they have.¡±
The bicycles are capable of reaching speeds of up to 25mph. The racers do not wear any protective headgear and only don their traditional highlander g-string called a bahag and a dyed red robe which distinguishes the tribe they belong to.
