Originally Posted by
Mike Mills
I was reacting mostly to the first photo. I will state that the vintage bike collector rally implies a situation like the first photo in some earlier era. The costumes reflect the HEAVY British empire influence from that era.
In addition to the monster chainring, it appears the rear sproket is quite large. Even so, it looks like gearing for a land speed record, hence the siren. :-)
Rrrrrrrrr...rrrr! <here I come at 60 mph, I can't stop with these stupid rod brakes. Get out of my way!> Rrrrr...rrrr! :-)
I could see the Three Stooges or Laurel & Hardy on that back-to-back bike, too. THAT would be funny. Hey, Moe! :-)
In Indonesia it is far more likely to be Dutch influence rather than British. The Dutch colonized much of what is now Indonesia for at least 200 years IIRC.
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