Taking a drive around the plateau, we were 
constantly confronted by guys taking fire wood down to Zomba town. Here they would sell the wood and earn money for food.
Their mode of transport for this was bicycles. They cycle up the plateau in the morning, chop the wood, pack it onto the bike and then make their way down again.
We met one guy along the way whose bike had broken, fully loaded. Chris helped him fix his bike and off he went again.
The pictures speak for themselves… These guys are STRONG!
 
how does he rride that thing.
Hey
You don’t. they use it purely to transport the wood down the plateau into Zomba. Its about 800m altitude. Though work!! And the breaks are critical….