In Chains

In chains!

When I first saw this scenario in Amsterdam, NL,  assumed that the bike, and its lock, had been abandoned, but I had only just taken this picture when a smartly dressed woman emerged from out of a shop, she mounted this steed (Navajo), and gamely road off on it.   I was too surprised to take any more photos.    
   As one can see, if one looks a bit carefully one can see that it wasn't actually locked ; this padlock and chain carried around as a race horse might a weight handicap; like some poor creature with a growth ~ I really felt sorry for it ~ and I guess it had done so for some time.

No sign of a bike, but we have a 'Rolls-Royce of a lock and chain here.  The chain looks almost as of it was gold-plated.  It might even be worth more than the bike!   It might almost weigh as much as a highly priced lightweight machine.  Whatever, it is going to be some-thing of a burden to have to lug around.   

  Our bikes that have taken us around for thousands of miles, cost less than 200 Euros each; a bike is a bike.