Manhattan

Walking on 6th ave in midtown, in the 50's I heard a really strange grinding sound moving towards me. A closer inspection revealed a man riding a bike... without any tires. Right on bare rims.

I've never seen that before. Seemed to work surprisingly well*.

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• For some definition of well… In this case, riding at a reasonable speed, for a couple of hours, towards a catastrophic failure.