{"id":10081,"date":"2012-11-05T10:30:03","date_gmt":"2012-11-05T10:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=10081"},"modified":"2012-11-05T00:20:33","modified_gmt":"2012-11-05T00:20:33","slug":"puncture-kit-busker-plays-on-a-drum-kit-made-from-a-bicycle-in-central-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/puncture-kit-busker-plays-on-a-drum-kit-made-from-a-bicycle-in-central-london\/","title":{"rendered":"London busker bashes out the beats on a drum kit made from a bicycle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10082\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/puncture-kit-busker-plays-on-a-drum-kit-made-from-a-bicycle-in-central-london\/puncture-kit-busker-london-04\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/puncture-kit-busker-london-04.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,427\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Puncture Kit busker plays on a drum kit made from a bicycle\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/puncture-kit-busker-london-04.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10082\" title=\"Puncture Kit busker plays on a drum kit made from a bicycle\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/puncture-kit-busker-london-04.jpg\" alt=\"Puncture Kit busker plays on a drum kit made from a bicycle\" width=\"620\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/puncture-kit-busker-london-04.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/puncture-kit-busker-london-04-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Seen bashing away in Hills Place near Oxford Circus on a drum kit mounted on a specially adapted bicycle is the busker\u00a0known\u00a0as Puncture Kit.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10083\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/puncture-kit-busker-plays-on-a-drum-kit-made-from-a-bicycle-in-central-london\/puncture-kit-busker-london-02\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/puncture-kit-busker-london-02.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,418\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Puncture Kit busker plays on a drum kit made from a bicycle in central London\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/puncture-kit-busker-london-02.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10083\" title=\"Puncture Kit busker plays on a drum kit made from a bicycle in central London\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/puncture-kit-busker-london-02.jpg\" alt=\"Puncture Kit busker plays on a drum kit made from a bicycle in central London\" width=\"620\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/puncture-kit-busker-london-02.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/puncture-kit-busker-london-02-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Spotted on Saturday\u00a0afternoon\u00a0spectacularly\u00a0failing to\u00a0attract\u00a0the\u00a0attention\u00a0of two passing coppers, the drummer has been plying his trade around London for some time now, and creates an impressive racket with his<em> cyclo-mini-kit<\/em> combo.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10084\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/puncture-kit-busker-plays-on-a-drum-kit-made-from-a-bicycle-in-central-london\/puncture-kit-busker-london-03\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/puncture-kit-busker-london-03.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,426\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Puncture Kit busker plays on a drum kit made from a bicycle in central London\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/puncture-kit-busker-london-03.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10084\" title=\"Puncture Kit busker plays on a drum kit made from a bicycle in central London\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/puncture-kit-busker-london-03.jpg\" alt=\"Puncture Kit busker plays on a drum kit made from a bicycle in central London\" width=\"620\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/puncture-kit-busker-london-03.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/puncture-kit-busker-london-03-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>His cunning set up involves removing the front wheel to set up the drum kit and it forms a pint-sized alternative to the kits described in this article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/building-an-extra-small-extra-nimble-super-portable-drum-kit-for-gigging-drummers\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Building and buying an extra small, super-portable drum kit for gigging drummers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10086\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/puncture-kit-busker-plays-on-a-drum-kit-made-from-a-bicycle-in-central-london\/puncture-kit-busker-london-01\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/puncture-kit-busker-london-01.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"620,374\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Puncture Kit busker plays on a drum kit made from a bicycle in central London\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/puncture-kit-busker-london-01.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10086\" title=\"Puncture Kit busker plays on a drum kit made from a bicycle in central London\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/puncture-kit-busker-london-01.jpg\" alt=\"Puncture Kit busker plays on a drum kit made from a bicycle in central London\" width=\"620\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/puncture-kit-busker-london-01.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/puncture-kit-busker-london-01-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It looks like Puncture Kit is doing quite well too,\u00a0because his\u00a0bike and\u00a0drum\u00a0kit seem to have improved a fair bit over the years.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about the fella on his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/puncturekit\" target=\"_blank\">MySpace page<\/a> (yes, MySpace &#8211; someone is still using it!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seen bashing away in Hills Place near Oxford Circus on a drum kit mounted on a specially adapted bicycle is the busker\u00a0known\u00a0as Puncture 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