Just down the street from the Wash Cycle Laundry center city laundromat, I found this unassuming yet extremely intriguing Rustcycle:
So what's the big deal? It's a rusty bike. But look closely, and you can see that it's got two different tires, one of which is definitely not suitable for this sort of frame. The lock is attached to the rear tire and one of the seat stays, but not both, and I'm not sure how (or why) you would do such a thing when locking up. And finally, check out the green pole back and to the right of the bike:
That's an old cable style bike lock that was PAINTED OVER quite some time ago. Not that anyone is really going around with a set of bolt cutters removing old locks, but still...it made me ask, "Really?"
Rustcycles is a series of abandoned bikes and locks I've stumbled upon throughout Philadelphia.
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