bike sharing vs. bike sales

I saved notes for this post back in Sept 2010! Wow, I am so behind. Here’s a quick recap and a few thoughts: Beijing may not have bike sharing, but they sure sell bikes at very reasonable prices. At the beginning of the typical school year, September, I added 500RMB to my phone card at […]

Scooter Armor

Marc Graells, inspired by animals with natural defenses like an armadillo, proposes a new type of protection and anti-theft alarm for the scooter: Protect 486. Protect 486 is an anti-theft armor with burglar alarm, and also protecting your scooter from sunshine and rainwater. It would certainly be an interesting site to see multiples of these […]

view from a Rickshaw

These men work really hard… especially when there’s 3 of us in the back! As a passenger, the view is very different from this angle compared to biking on your own or in a taxi or bus. It’s totally enjoyable to be a passenger on the back of a bicycle.. your attention doesn’t have to […]

biking in the rain

Blury photo alert! Even biking in the rain, the Chinese use umbrella’s.. I saw many more umbrellas on this rainy day than raincoats. And how sweet of this girl to hold the umbrella as a passenger. Another thing I noticed was that there were very few black umbrellas, if any. In the west, we’re used […]

this city needs a bike rental system

It’s been about 2 months since I’ve arrived in this sprawling city of Beijing. I find myself keeping quite active with exploring and meeting some great people. Though, I continually wish for a more walkable city and more manageable scale. I wonder how long it will take me to fully adjust, or if I will. […]

cute bike

Just made me squeal like a teenie-bopper :)

parking sign: bikes

Yup. Designated area for parking your bike: “zi xing che cun fang chu” A utilitarian sign:

handlebar covers keep hands warm

It’s cold in Beijing, but the easiest way to get around is still on a bike. Many of the bikes and mopeds have these handlebar covers that keep those hands warm during a cold winter ride. I thought it funny to come across the Canadian company to sell the BarBra. Have they copied the idea from […]