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07-MAY-2016

Gaining speed

For a country where girls riding bikes is discouraged, if not prohibited (as in the excellent Saudi movie “Wadjda” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadjda), there seemed to be an awful lot of girly bikes in this store. It was nice to see.

Fortress across the “Wild Area,” posted earlier:


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Graeme15-May-2016 22:58
These kids bikes are very colourful with their different patterns and colours, Helen.V
Buz Kiefer11-May-2016 20:13
Colorful and interesting, if not puzzling, find, Helen. Let's hope the actually sell them. Vote.
Julie Oldfield10-May-2016 18:16
A country full of contradictions. Maybe the girls' bikes are a hopeful sign. V
Ton T.10-May-2016 11:16
Amazing! V+
larose forest photos10-May-2016 01:23
Now that is really interesting. Perhaps they can ride them behind the walls of their compounds? Have heard of the movie, but not yet seen it (want to though). V
Gill Kopy10-May-2016 01:16
I wonder how many people in SA got to see Wadja - such a cool movie which I enjoyed thanks to you Helen :)
janescottcumming09-May-2016 23:12
Wait, they don't want little girls to ride bikes…why not? If they don't want them to ride them then what do they sell them? I picked my favorite….the third one in with the flower in the front wheel! V
Colin Storey09-May-2016 19:50
Nicely composed colourful image of these bikes.
Patrick Goossens09-May-2016 19:28
They probably use them on their large estates surrounded by high walls and large gates!!
MarcViskens09-May-2016 19:18
great shot Helen
Alexander Kazakov09-May-2016 19:14
Lovely! V
chris morton09-May-2016 17:53
maybe some of those private compounds are big enough to cycle around
Jim Coffman09-May-2016 17:46
Strange indeed!! It seems a contradiction in so may ways...
Raymond09-May-2016 17:44
Now I know what all those high walls are for! Like a Russian dolls, dolls within dolls, there's the Saudi world and within all those high walls, exists another world, a world within a world.
carabias09-May-2016 17:27
I hope that many girls ride these bikes! Very nice, Helen! V
Ika Zinka Eferl09-May-2016 17:22
Oh , it is very pretty shot , Helen!V