Cool thread, I am into the bike culture in Los Angeles and I am US born Pinoy myself. I am in grad school studying about sustainability and my thesis will involve bicycles as the transportation mode for local areas. As a former car dependent I am trying to break the habit. Believe me I was into cars quite a bit (from noisy rotaries to gas hogging caddies). I've owned up to 10 cars and have seen no benefits only contributing to the social inequities (social status, car jackings, and drive-bys), pollution, traffic, and on and on…and now I have a modest car and don't plan on buying one after this one retires. I hope that they implement a “car free” day in Manila just like they did in Bogata, Columbia. Bicycles are the tool that we can strive toward “livable cities.”
These are they bikes I have:
1999 Santa Cruz Heckler
2000 Schwinn Circuit Reynolds 853 road bike (full ultegra)
1992 Specialized M2, turned it into a commuter
2005 Bianchi Pista