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India On Two Wheels - Mumbai Exhibition

13 images Created 11 Jul 2010

India On Two Wheels

Gregg Bleakney's "India on Two Wheels" project was initially conceived on assignment at the 2010 Tour of Mumbai for VeloNews Magazine. During the pre-race Cyclothon, he met some of the city's Dabba Wallah delivery cyclists and became fascinated by the country's cycling culture. After the race, he postponed his return flight home, rented a bicycle and mini-van, and self-funded a two-month photo-tour around India--making over 16,000 portraits of cyclists. Gregg considers India's 300 million "common man" cyclist a cultural treasure at risk of extinction because of the emergence of a new class of inexpensive motorcycles. By partnering with the Tour of Mumbai and ID Sports for this exhibition, he hopes to help preserve and share this fascinating bike culture while encouraging future bicycle transportation, health, and sport initiatives in India.
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  • Bundi, India - A cyclist in the town market rides below a monkey crossing a wire.  In this part of India, people who rely on the bicycle as a tool for daily transportation are increasingly replacing them with inexpensive motorcycles.
    Bundi India 17.NEF
  • A young boy teeter-totters past a broken sewage line that has submerged the street with raw sewage.
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  • Cyclist at night-the bicycle is often in close contact with India's holy street roaming cows.
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  • Bicycle shop owner/inventor - Rajasthan, India (ask for detailed location)
    India Cylist 406.jpg
  • A street scene.  The abundance of bicycle components and easy repair access has led to bicycle-based designs for disabled people throughout India.
    BundiF_Bleakney 65.jpg
  • Massive payloads often lead to frame damage which is easily repaired since most of India's bikes are made of steel.
    BundiK_Bleakney 198.jpg
  • Farmer - Khatgarh, India
    Bundi_Bleakney 130.jpg
  • The old wheel of a weaver's bicycle finds a second life in his workshop.
    BundiR_Bleakney 387.jpg
  • Child living on the roadside - Rajasthan, India
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  • Historical first open road stage race in Nashik, India - UCI 1.1 Nashik Cyclothon - Tour of India
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  • Cycling milkmen gather on the fringe of Bundi city from their village outposts to trade milk with local, door-to-door milkmen.
    BundiG_Bleakney 377.jpg
  • For a family working and living in a grain factory, the bicycle is an integral part of daily life.
    BundiE_Bleakney 111.jpg
  • A bicycle often shares a more intimate space with its operators in the west--in this case alongside the owner's bathing facility.
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