There are cyclists who’ll leave essentials behind in a bid to ensure that they and their bike are as light as possible – then there are cyclists who’ll happily provide two sheep with a lift. Well, we say cyclists – so far we only know of one.
Recorded in Amahara State, Ethiopia, the footage brings to mind other great videos of fully laden cyclists.
The guy with a goat on his back – which was again in Ethiopia – was one that immediately came to mind. Just the one goat though. With hindsight this was a disappointing performance.
Another favourite was the Brazilian cyclist riding with a fridge-freezer on his back. There’s an extra frisson of excitement in that one in that he also sees fit to take on some cobbles. Will he come a cropper? Spoiler alert: no, he doesn’t. Somehow. Or at least he doesn’t in the footage.
In Brazil again, there was the guy who rode with a gas canister balanced precariously on his head. This chap clearly felt that his feat was the height of stability though as another video shows him riding with a watermelon balanced on top of the gas canister which is again on his head.
Carrying stuff on a bike: what’s your favourite example of the art?
9 thoughts on “Video: Man rides bike… with two sheep hanging onto him”
Ewe must be joking. He wooldn
Ewe must be joking. He wooldn’t have been able to see anything and imagine if he rammed into something – he’d definitely be feeling a little sheepish and probably quite sore if he lambded on his [insert further sheep puns…]…
If it were pigs, I’d make a
If it were pigs, I’d make a cheap crack about it being Dave, finally able to return to enjoying cycling again after resigning as PM. But as it is sheep I’ll take the high road and avoid such vulgarity.
This is what is known as
This is what is known as sports wool.
Maybe they heard lamb goes well with mint.
Probably heard that Merino on
Probably heard that Merino on your back is the new hotness in cycling apparel.
The most I’ve ever carried
The most I’ve ever carried was the (2nd row) skipper of the RAF rugby team and half a dozen large pizzas…
I’ve carried a lamb. It was
I’ve carried a lamb. It was lost and a quick recce down the road revealed which field it was from, so I went back and fetched it. Clipping into my pedals while carrying it under my arm was easier than expected, poor thing was happy to get home.
That’s really really baaaaaad
That’s really really baaaaaad.
We may well mock, but at the
We may well mock, but at the end of the day he’ll be eating a nice lamb kebab, while we suck on power gels to get us round.
Aye, but you should see his
Aye, but you should see his Strava segment…
Joking apart, it shows just what a flexible means of transport that the bicycle really is.