TACLOBAN CITY–In this city, you see them everywhere: bikers and bikes of all shapes, sizes, and colors.
Mountain bikes, road bikes, touring bikes, single-speed BMX replicas, commuter bikes with front baskets, and, of course, huge, antiquated–and usually rusty–pedicabs, all driven by young and old Taclobanons alike.

You step out of the apartment and barely a minute passes without a two-wheeled vehicle passing you by, weaving in and out of crowded streets, tight corners, and the few open inches remaining between jeeps, cars, trucks, and tricycles.

Indeed, biking in general and biking to work in particular has taken off in Tacloban City.

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