Blog Tag - Cycling

Long Running Hutong Bike Shop Natooke to Close
Submitted on Oct 30, 2018
[CORRECTION: Oct 31, 11am] Freda Fu, the head of sales at Natooke, has since followed up to say that the shop’s team will soldier on for as long as...
First Look: Natooke’s New Digs in Courtyard 46
Submitted on Jan 19, 2018
Dongcheng’s never-settling dust has been disrupted once again, but this time for the better, with fixie favorite Natooke vacating their longstanding...
What Can Beijing Learn From Singapore's Shared Bike Parking Crackdown?
Submitted on Oct 30, 2017
Yan Chang parked by yet another cluster of abandoned shared bikes, then set to work piling them one by one on the back of his scooter. His employer,...
Cyclists Craving Coffee Should Pedal Over to This New Bike-Themed CBD Cafe
Submitted on Oct 23, 2017
Gone are the days when the CBD was a generic wasteland of nondescript chains, when feeling hungry or groggy in that neighborhood pined for the far-...
[DP] Pedal Dilemma: Chinese Phrases to Get out of Those Sticky Cycling Accidents
Submitted on Jun 11, 2017
In the lead up to our Mandarin Month mixer on June 24 June 25, where you'll be able to meet with Beijing's best Mandarin schools, we'll be dishing...
DP Beicology: Can Beijingers Pedal the Pollution Away With Futuristic Smog Cleaning Bikes?
Submitted on May 17, 2017
Though bikes have long been touted as a cleaner way to commute, Daan Roosegaarde hopes to shift such cycling into an even higher ecological gear. The...
DP Will Mobike, OFO and Other Shared Cycles Leave Old Fashioned Bike Shops in the Dust?
Submitted on May 02, 2017
Chen spins the front wheel to see if it turns smoothly, watching the spokes blur together. Satisfied, the Beijing Wujiaxing Bicycle Sale Centre...
On Yer Bike: Give Your Legs a Workout on One of Serk's Weekend Rides
Submitted on Mar 23, 2017
Top of the list of "things I always say I'll do but actually don't" is "get out of the city at the weekend" so despite my utter lack of cycling...
R Tasty Oats for Cyclists: Miss Muesli Teams with Serk for Breakfast
Submitted on Mar 08, 2017
Keen to try the breakfast of champions, or at least the favorite morning meals of some of Beijing's fittest foodies? Then this new series by Miss...
Hutong Odysseys: The Easiest Summertime Escape
Submitted on Aug 20, 2016
Beijingers need not take a long flight or flee to the suburbs to escape the sweltering concrete jungle this summer. There are endless adventures to...
OFO Bicycles: The Miracle Answer for Wudaokou's Broke and Bikeless Students
Submitted on Jul 10, 2016
They came, they saw, they conquered! No I’m not talking about the Euro Cup. Instead, I’m referring to the invasion of the Ofo bikes, also known as...
Get Set, Ride!: Beijing International Bicycle Exhibition 2016, Jul 30-Aug 1
Submitted on Jul 02, 2016
Us Beijingers love a good cycle, everyone knows it. Let's be honest, unless you're willing to compromise personal space and travel by speedy-but-...
Beijing to Add Thousands of Kilometers of Bike Lanes to Boost Cycling
Submitted on May 10, 2016
Beijing will add 3,200 kilometers of bike lanes to city streets within the Third Ring Road by 2020 the director of the Beijing Municipal...
Expat Cyclists Battle for Title of Champion Laowai
Submitted on Sep 25, 2015
Shannon Bufton wants Beijing’s cyclists to feel like world champions. The director of Serk Cycling—a bike shop and boutique cycling tour company— is...
Bamboo Bicycles Beijing Announce Summer Workshop Dates
Submitted on Jun 29, 2015
Beijing Bamboo Bicycles (BBB) is back with workshop dates this July, August, and September. The workshops run across two days (weekends) in both...