Cuban impresses with the height of his bicycle on the streets of Havana

"He's been pedaling for 5 months and still hasn't been able to get off, poor thing," joked a Facebook user.

Bicicleta gigante en La Habana © Facebook/Nidia Rodriguez
Giant bicycle in HavanaPhoto © Facebook/Nidia Rodriguez

A Cuban caught the attention of a social media user while riding a tall bicycle down a street in Havana.

"Curiuosities! Knows how to time the traffic lights, how will he get off?" wrote internet user Nidia Rodríguez in the Facebook group "BUS & TRUCK ACCIDENTS for more experience and fewer victims!".

Facebook screenshot/Nidia Rodríguez

In the shared video, you can see the Cuban man pedaling down a street with some potholes and carrying a bag, typically used for running errands.

Although the man's identity was not revealed, an internet user mentioned in the comments section that he has been in that role "for years, and keeps raising the bar all the time."

"He goes wherever he wants. I have seen him a lot in Central Havana," she pointed out.

Jokes were also present in the comments on the post.

"He's been riding the pedal bike for 5 months and still can't get off, the poor guy," joked another user.

Despite not revealing his name and the publication being made out of curiosity, since 2012, it has been known that there is a Cuban who rides a giant bicycle in Havana.

His name is Félix Guirola and he built his first giant bicycle with the idea of raising money for his disabled sister, but the project turned into a hobby and then his goal became to enter the Guinness Book of Records.

"I was never a cyclist, what I like is riding bicycles at heights," says Guirola to AFP in 2012.

Born in Ciego de Ávila, Guirola started providing advertising services in 2015 after riding a 6-meter-tall bicycle.

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