These Bikes Make a Handy....Tent

A tent where a bike repair stand used to be.

On a soggy afternoon, with few flats needing patching, a pair of bike repair guys on the Carrera 11 sidewalk, in front of the Universidad Pedagogica, flipped over their bikes, tied a plastic sheet between them, and retired to nap, play cards or whatever, until the evening rush hour brought more customers.

These guys are part of a growing industry of bike repair stands along Bogotá's bikeways.

Give them credit for inventing something which is just as dry as North Face, and lots cheaper and quicker to assemble.

By Mike Ceaser, of Bogotá Bike Tours