||A local stray cat prowls a pile of bikes stored for parts and recycling. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)|A well-worn bicycle grip. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)|The power of the pedal. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)|Assorted old brake callipers hang in a bicycle repair workshop. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)| In Bike rack straights hang inside a market workshop. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)|A market worker inspects balances a bicycle wheel. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)|Many businesses at the bicycle market are family concerns. Layake Nge minds her family’s used bike store outside the main market. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)|For many families the pushbike remains a cheap and reliable means of transport in Rangoon. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)
A bicycle mechanic checks a wheel rim. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)
A market worker makes a comfortable seat out of well-worn bike tires. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)
Two workers assemble a new Japanese electric bike for sale. Electric bikes are steadily increasing in popularity in Burma. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)|A used children’s bicycle awaits a new owner. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)|A bicycle mechanic checks a wheel rim. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)|A market worker makes a comfortable seat out of well-worn bike tires. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)
A local stray cat prowls a pile of bikes stored for parts and recycling. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)
A well-worn bicycle grip. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)
The power of the pedal. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)
Assorted old brake callipers hang in a bicycle repair workshop. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)
In Bike rack straights hang inside a market workshop. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)
A market worker inspects balances a bicycle wheel. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)
Many businesses at the bicycle market are family concerns. Layake Nge minds her family’s used bike store outside the main market. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)
For many families the pushbike remains a cheap and reliable means of transport in Rangoon. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)
RANGOON — For Rangoon’s two-wheeled enthusiasts, the Insein Bicycle and Parts market is a one stop-shopping haven.
With the number of passenger vehicles in the city estimated to have doubled in the past year, local and foreign residents are increasingly opting for bicycles to beat the clogged roadways.
Established by the Yangon City Development Committee in November 2004, the market offers a suite of Chinese and Japanese brands. Boasting more than 250 outlets within the market itself and dozens more in streets nearby, the market offers new products and parts, repair services and an extensive range of used and renovated bikes for more price conscious customers.
