Out of their element

Location: Singapore

The most common bicycle in Singapore? I couldn't tell you. Construction workers ride mountain bikes almost rusted solid, hawkers and other "uncles" ride Mambas (Pigeons) and rich expats ride very expensive bicycles - carbon racers or mountain bikes (usually with some element of spandex or sunglasses as part of their attire).

The Mamba is referred to by the dealers as the "gentleman's bicycle" and is usually the olive green (Tianjin) Flying Pigeon bicycle, the most illustrious of the 1920's English bicycles ever copied by the Chinese. Not without reason either. It's a gorgeous bicycle (good specimen not pictured).