Originally Posted by
T-Mar
According to Katie Melua

, "There are nine million bicycles in Beijing. That's a fact". And that was eight years ago.
Given China's new found wealth and population growth, it's got to be over 10 million bikes now.
Beijing's population is 21 million, in an area of less than 6,500 square miles.
California's population is 38 million, in an area of about 164,000 miles.
Near the transit center by Tsing Hua University. More than 1/2 the bikes are unlocked, people are lazy.