Archive for März 24th, 2009

Beijing Fixed Gear Night of Tricks

Dienstag, März 24th, 2009

Some of the fixed gear riders in Beijing met up in the bike tunnel between Dongdan and Wangfujing.It is huge and bright and hardly any cyclists coming through.

James Track Stand in Beijing Bike Tunnel

We had a turnout of 8 fixed gear guys! The Beijing fixie scene is growing! I took quite some pictures and uploaded them to my website. Click here to see the webalbum.

Beijing Fixed Gear Group

We did some skidding

Liu Ren Skidding

Liang Xing Skidding

And practiced backward circles and track stands. I really like Wang Xiao Wei’s all red bike.

Wang Xiao Wei Track Standing

And we did some other tricks like jumping off the bike and running next to it. And then also swapping bikes: We did a movie of that and I would love to see it soon. And other tricks:

Ji Ming Superman

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Beijing Traffic

Dienstag, März 24th, 2009

Today I did something really rare: I was in a car in Beijing. And the traffic was as expected: Totally congested.

Beijing Ring Road Congested Traffic

All I wanted to do is be on my bike instead and just fly past all the standing cars! Just ride past at high speed with a wide grin on my face. Especially as the weather was so gorgeous. We could even see the Western mountain range from the East side of the city. It is so sad that most people in Beijing are dreaming of buying a car. Why do they not admit that it sucks to waste many hours a day in traffic jams. I hope more people in Beijing get inspired to ride bikes either as a fun and environmentally friendly means of transportation, or as a sport for fitness or as a weekend leisure activity or just for the joy of having a great time. Bikes are the sustainable. Bikes are the future. I love them.

Biejing West Mountains Just Before Sunset

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