Originally Posted by centexwoody
there was an article about the famous Flying Pigeon cycleworks in China in Cycling Magazine in the past month or so - this was the bicycle for the people & literally millions and millions have been produced...
these days other manufacturers are taking most of the market share but the FP is still popular because it is so cheap, it is rarely stolen when a newer brand/model is parked next to it.
Article in WSJ about Flying Pigeon and the Chineese bicyle industry in general a while back. The brand went broke after the state pulled their support of the company. They were making something like 14 million bikes a year. Ashes of the company are now buying parts and selling some bikes. Should be quite a good workout on that thing.