Lost to Time S3 Ep5 - Bike Repairer

Singapore was once a city on two wheels, with bicycle repair shops dotting its streets, keeping workers, students, and families moving. But as modern transportation took over, the humble bike-repair trade slowly faded into history. In this episode, we step into the world of one of Singapore’s last bike-repairers, a craftsman who has spent decades mending punctured tires, rusted chains, and broken spokes. As we reflect on the heyday of this trade, the changes that have happened, witness the quiet satisfaction of restoring something worn and broken to life again. As we watch the repairman at work, his hands deftly navigating the tools of his trade, we come to understand that this shop is more than a place of repair—it is a living archive of a past that is slowly slipping away.

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