The old-type bicycle, which is three or four times faster than walking, was a practical machine to get one from Point A to Point B, or to carry small items on the metal back carrier, sans modern gadgetry such as multi-speeds and fitness trackers. They were also effectively used by the Japanese during World War II in their invasion of Malaya through Kota Baru in 1941, and had been a staple of postal delivery until the advent of motor-cycles. Despite a revival of interest in cycling, but with new fangled contraptions more for the yuppie crowd, the road infrastructure is still not bicycle-friendly. For good cycling routes in Kuala Lumpur, there is the Kuala Lumpur Cycling Map, created in September 2014. Artist Chow Chin Chuan, dubbed the Bicycle Man in Malaysian Art, is known for his depiction of the bicycles of various types and in different angles, against all kinds of surroundings and for all purposes. Chow has done nine solos since his Tribute to the Bicycle at the New Straits Times Balai Berita Gallery in 2002, although he has since switched from watercolours to oil. His last was at the Galeri Seni Mutiara in April 2017 called ‘Captivating Wheel of Time and Place.’ He is a double diploma-holder from the Kuala Lumpur College of Art, first in Fine Art in 1982 and then Figure Design in 1983. He has won the Outstanding Award in the Kelantan Watercolour Show in 2006 and the Galeri Shah Alam Open Incentive Award in 2009, but his biggest accolade was the Minor Award in the Young Contemporary Artists competition in 1990. He is active with the Malaysian Watercolour Society and the Sasaran International Art Festival.