One Mean Machine

The 67-year-old retiree happily showed off his pride and joy, a decked-out motorised tricycle that he has converted into a sort of roving Olympics advertisement, covered in stickers of the Fuwa (the official mascots of the Games), official slogans like “One World, One Dream”, and a fair share of Cadillac emblems for good measure.

He told me, glowing, how his grandson enjoys being picked up from school in the mean machine, techno blaring on the speakers he’s installed on it; how it’s helped him meet many people, folks like me who were just curious; how he swaps ideas on new designs with other enthusiasts; how he plans to upgrade to an aluminium frame from the heavier steel.

Source: Reuters