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Bike - an excellent means of transportation. By itself, it has a simple design, but people around the world create their own models of bicycles to get from point A to point B, and to transport goods. Collected here are photos of bikes from all over the world - from the house of the British Prime Minister in London to the streets of Havana and Burundi.
Burundian in Bujumbura on May 15, 2010 clings to the back seat of a motorcycle, not to make an effort for the trip up the hill. Hundreds of Burundians to make a living in transportation of goods and people in the capital, Bujumbura Burundi from the surrounding hills. "Cyclists carry their load tens of kilometers in the hope to sell in the city market. Cyclists make a good day 3000 - 5000 Burundian francs (less than 2-4 dollars). About 70% of the population lives below the poverty line (1, 25 dollars a day), 90% depend on agriculture and only 2% have access to electricity. (AFP PHOTO / ROBERTO SCHMIDT)
Cyclist riding on California Street parade "Bicycle Labor Day" on May 13 in San Francisco. Thousands of cyclists took part in the 16th annual parade, which promotes exercise and help reduce environmental pollution. (Photo by Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)
An elderly Afghan man repairing a bicycle wheel schoolboy in the old district of Kabul on May 18th. (AFP PHOTO / Mauricio LIMA)
A Palestinian rides a bicycle past the separation barrier Israel in the city of Aram, on the outskirts of Jerusalem, May 24th. (AP Photo / Maya Hitij)
Mayor of London Boris Johnson poses for a photo in London on 28 May during a photo session in honor of advertising driving directions cyclists to be presented to the public later this year. Two cycling routes will be opened in London on July 19th. (AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL)
Armed police are watching, as a working ship things British Prime Minister David Cameron in a truck May 27. Cameron and his family moved into the house №10 in Downing Street, where live traditional British Prime Minister. (AFP PHOTO / Leon Neal)
A man uses a mobile phone, sitting next to his bicycle on a street in downtown Beijing on May 10th. China is already the largest mobile Internet market, and now it could become even more so as the growing middle class population is becoming more access to new technologies. (REUTERS / David Gray)
People passing by on a bicycle Colombian tank guarding the road near Corinto, Cauca province, May 28. In Colombia tightens security as the country prepares for the first stage of the presidential elections to be held on May 30. (REUTERS / Jaime Saldarriaga)
A man rides a "bicycle taxi" by parked «Ford Fairlane 500 1957," which is also a taxi. The picture was taken near the Capitol building in Havana on 17 May. (REUTERS / Desmond Boylan)
A man rides a bicycle past the image of the hero Ernesto Che Guevara and the Cuban flag in Havana on May 3rd. (REUTERS / Enrique De La Osa)
Police inspect the place where the pickup crashed into a group of cyclists, resulting in one dead and five injured, May 14 in Rougemont, Quebec. (THE CANADIAN PRESS / Ryan Remiorz)
Pink bikes are placed above the water, symbolizing the arrival cycling race Giro d'Italia in a small town Schalkwyk May 4th. In several cities in the Netherlands have been put pink bicycles in honor of the international cycling race. (REUTERS / Michael Kooren)
A woman crosses a flooded area on a bike in Frankfurt an der Oder, near the Polish border on 28 May. (REUTERS / Thomas Peter)
Sign and Schwinn bicycle in the yard of "parent" Floyd Landis home in Farmersville, Pennsylvania, May 20. Leaders of the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Anti-Doping Agency reported that Floyd Landis should provide iron evidence to refute the charges in the adoption of the seven-time champion of doping Tour de France Lance Armstrong. The American rider, who in 2006 was deprived of the title of champion, and who received a two-year ban on participation in the race, also accused Armstrong is that he not only upotreblinl doping with him, but also taught the other athletes. (AP Photo / Lancaster Newspapers, Justin Graybill)
A man rides a bicycle past the old car in a poor neighborhood in Bucharest on May 8. Romania should in the next few months to cut salaries and pensions in the public sector by 25 percent and 15 percent, respectively, to meet the demands of the International Monetary Fund. (AP Photo / Vadim Ghirda)
Sri Lankan woman rides a bicycle past the main hospital in the northern town of Kilinochchi on May 27. Government forces took control over Kilinochchi - the political capital of the rebel "Tamil Tigers" in January last year, and completely defeated the rebels four months later. (AFP PHOTO / Ishara S. KODIKARA)
A woman rides a bicycle past the burned-out bus in downtown Bangkok on May 20. Thai authorities restored order in Bangkok after a night of chaos and fire when soldiers finally managed to take control of a camp of anti-government demonstrators who confronted them for six weeks. (REUTERS / Sukree Sukplang)
Tyke rides a bicycle past the gate in Chiang Mai, 700 kilometers from Bangkok, May 23. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said that the country returns to normal, and schools, streets and government agencies are now open. (AFP PHOTO / MANAN VATSYAYANA)
Burundian cyclists sitting on the football goal over parked bicycles at a political rally of the ruling party in Bujumbura on 11 May. About 3, 5 million registered voters went to the polls on May 20th 1935 municipal officials across the country. These elections will be an accelerator for legislative and presidential elections. It will be the first full elections since the end of a bloody civil war in 2006. The French government has allocated to Burundi 90 000 euros for the organization of the elections. (AFP PHOTO / ROBERTO SCHMIDT)
Chinese trader pushing a bicycle laden with brooms. Photographed in one of the districts of Beijing May 8th. (AP Photo / Muhammed Muheisen)
Member of the 15th European Championship for cycling is compared with the map in Budapest on May 23 during the three-day competition for the best Velokurjers Europe. This championship - a city race for Velokurjers. Once a year, carriers are going to find out who is the fastest, intelligent and cunning. (AFP PHOTO / STR / BALINT PORNECZI)
37-year-old Briton Kevin rides a bicycle in the air among the flying ash from the volcano Eyyafotlayokudl May 8 Hvolsvoefyule, Iceland. When asked how was your day, Kevin said: "It's hard, because he has not yet ended. And I still have to drive 20 kilometers into the wind. Ash only gets, I can feel it on your face. It feels like I'm burning. " Hundreds of flights were canceled due to the volcanic eruption in Iceland. (AFP PHOTO / Halldor Kolbeins)
A man suffering from polio, riding on a homemade bike in Kano, Nigeria. At the annual meeting of the World Health Organization experts have discovered a new strategy that could be their last chance for a cure for this disease, which causes paralysis. (AP Photo / Sunday Alamba)
Cyclists Karl Menzies (left), Tom Bonnen (center) and George Hinkapi (right) faced only a few meters from the finish line in the first stage of the Tour of California on May 16. (Randall Benton / Sacramento Bee / MCT)
Burundian in Bujumbura on May 15, 2010 clings to the back seat of a motorcycle, not to make an effort for the trip up the hill. Hundreds of Burundians to make a living in transportation of goods and people in the capital, Bujumbura Burundi from the surrounding hills. "Cyclists carry their load tens of kilometers in the hope to sell in the city market. Cyclists make a good day 3000 - 5000 Burundian francs (less than 2-4 dollars). About 70% of the population lives below the poverty line (1, 25 dollars a day), 90% depend on agriculture and only 2% have access to electricity. (AFP PHOTO / ROBERTO SCHMIDT)
Cyclist riding on California Street parade "Bicycle Labor Day" on May 13 in San Francisco. Thousands of cyclists took part in the 16th annual parade, which promotes exercise and help reduce environmental pollution. (Photo by Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)
An elderly Afghan man repairing a bicycle wheel schoolboy in the old district of Kabul on May 18th. (AFP PHOTO / Mauricio LIMA)
A Palestinian rides a bicycle past the separation barrier Israel in the city of Aram, on the outskirts of Jerusalem, May 24th. (AP Photo / Maya Hitij)
Mayor of London Boris Johnson poses for a photo in London on 28 May during a photo session in honor of advertising driving directions cyclists to be presented to the public later this year. Two cycling routes will be opened in London on July 19th. (AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL)
Armed police are watching, as a working ship things British Prime Minister David Cameron in a truck May 27. Cameron and his family moved into the house №10 in Downing Street, where live traditional British Prime Minister. (AFP PHOTO / Leon Neal)
A man uses a mobile phone, sitting next to his bicycle on a street in downtown Beijing on May 10th. China is already the largest mobile Internet market, and now it could become even more so as the growing middle class population is becoming more access to new technologies. (REUTERS / David Gray)
People passing by on a bicycle Colombian tank guarding the road near Corinto, Cauca province, May 28. In Colombia tightens security as the country prepares for the first stage of the presidential elections to be held on May 30. (REUTERS / Jaime Saldarriaga)
A man rides a "bicycle taxi" by parked «Ford Fairlane 500 1957," which is also a taxi. The picture was taken near the Capitol building in Havana on 17 May. (REUTERS / Desmond Boylan)
A man rides a bicycle past the image of the hero Ernesto Che Guevara and the Cuban flag in Havana on May 3rd. (REUTERS / Enrique De La Osa)
Police inspect the place where the pickup crashed into a group of cyclists, resulting in one dead and five injured, May 14 in Rougemont, Quebec. (THE CANADIAN PRESS / Ryan Remiorz)
Pink bikes are placed above the water, symbolizing the arrival cycling race Giro d'Italia in a small town Schalkwyk May 4th. In several cities in the Netherlands have been put pink bicycles in honor of the international cycling race. (REUTERS / Michael Kooren)
A woman crosses a flooded area on a bike in Frankfurt an der Oder, near the Polish border on 28 May. (REUTERS / Thomas Peter)
Sign and Schwinn bicycle in the yard of "parent" Floyd Landis home in Farmersville, Pennsylvania, May 20. Leaders of the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Anti-Doping Agency reported that Floyd Landis should provide iron evidence to refute the charges in the adoption of the seven-time champion of doping Tour de France Lance Armstrong. The American rider, who in 2006 was deprived of the title of champion, and who received a two-year ban on participation in the race, also accused Armstrong is that he not only upotreblinl doping with him, but also taught the other athletes. (AP Photo / Lancaster Newspapers, Justin Graybill)
A man rides a bicycle past the old car in a poor neighborhood in Bucharest on May 8. Romania should in the next few months to cut salaries and pensions in the public sector by 25 percent and 15 percent, respectively, to meet the demands of the International Monetary Fund. (AP Photo / Vadim Ghirda)
Sri Lankan woman rides a bicycle past the main hospital in the northern town of Kilinochchi on May 27. Government forces took control over Kilinochchi - the political capital of the rebel "Tamil Tigers" in January last year, and completely defeated the rebels four months later. (AFP PHOTO / Ishara S. KODIKARA)
A woman rides a bicycle past the burned-out bus in downtown Bangkok on May 20. Thai authorities restored order in Bangkok after a night of chaos and fire when soldiers finally managed to take control of a camp of anti-government demonstrators who confronted them for six weeks. (REUTERS / Sukree Sukplang)
Tyke rides a bicycle past the gate in Chiang Mai, 700 kilometers from Bangkok, May 23. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said that the country returns to normal, and schools, streets and government agencies are now open. (AFP PHOTO / MANAN VATSYAYANA)
Burundian cyclists sitting on the football goal over parked bicycles at a political rally of the ruling party in Bujumbura on 11 May. About 3, 5 million registered voters went to the polls on May 20th 1935 municipal officials across the country. These elections will be an accelerator for legislative and presidential elections. It will be the first full elections since the end of a bloody civil war in 2006. The French government has allocated to Burundi 90 000 euros for the organization of the elections. (AFP PHOTO / ROBERTO SCHMIDT)
Chinese trader pushing a bicycle laden with brooms. Photographed in one of the districts of Beijing May 8th. (AP Photo / Muhammed Muheisen)
Member of the 15th European Championship for cycling is compared with the map in Budapest on May 23 during the three-day competition for the best Velokurjers Europe. This championship - a city race for Velokurjers. Once a year, carriers are going to find out who is the fastest, intelligent and cunning. (AFP PHOTO / STR / BALINT PORNECZI)
37-year-old Briton Kevin rides a bicycle in the air among the flying ash from the volcano Eyyafotlayokudl May 8 Hvolsvoefyule, Iceland. When asked how was your day, Kevin said: "It's hard, because he has not yet ended. And I still have to drive 20 kilometers into the wind. Ash only gets, I can feel it on your face. It feels like I'm burning. " Hundreds of flights were canceled due to the volcanic eruption in Iceland. (AFP PHOTO / Halldor Kolbeins)
A man suffering from polio, riding on a homemade bike in Kano, Nigeria. At the annual meeting of the World Health Organization experts have discovered a new strategy that could be their last chance for a cure for this disease, which causes paralysis. (AP Photo / Sunday Alamba)
Cyclists Karl Menzies (left), Tom Bonnen (center) and George Hinkapi (right) faced only a few meters from the finish line in the first stage of the Tour of California on May 16. (Randall Benton / Sacramento Bee / MCT)
