JOHANNESBURG (AP) – JOHANNESBURG – After dark the bars and clubs on 7th Street in Johannesburg’s hip Melville neighborhood are heaving with partiers and thumping dance music.
Outside one bar the scene is different: A small crowd of stylish 20-somethings are fastening bike helmets and attaching lights to an array of flashy fixed-gear and single-speed bikes.
They’re setting off on their weekly “social cycle” around Johannesburg organized by a small band from Soweto who call themselves Fixin Diaries.
The group – 15-30 friends, regulars and newcomers – draws curious stares and friendly honks.
“Hey guys, what are you doing and how can we join?” a young woman shouts from a car window while the cycling group stopped for a red light.