I was in Shanghai for a while and bought 2 bikes there (both got stolen).
This was the first one made by Forever
Singlespeed with rod brakes and big bell.



It was stolen when I was in Hong Kong for 2 weeks. That wasnt too bad since its only $30 and
I had an excuse to buy another one
This time I went for a work bike with a massive golden rim in the rear that they also put on the
work trikes. The bike was really heavy and solid but I still managed to bend the crank on the
first day trying to pedal up a little ramp. The right technique to go uphill on these bikes is shown
here by a gentleman Hong Kong.





Cycling in Shanghai is just awesome. They still havent sold their soul to cars completely like
in Hong Kong. You can get anywhere on a bike very quickly. Nobody seams to follow any
traffic rules but it still feels safer than in lots of other cities because everybody rides pretty
much the same speed and its like being in a flock of birds.



Here on the lower right side you can see the street where I bought the bikes.





bikes rule...




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I loved shanghai. I was tempted to buy a bike there too because they were so cheap. Carrefour sells those cheapass bikes for less than 30 sometimes. I will def get a bike next time I go to china. I would never ride a bike in hongkong, thats just crazyness. Nice pics... makes me want to go visit again.

Question: what is that little bar that sticks off of the rear wheel that looks like a fallen rack mount?

kick stand.

more like a showroom stand.

roll the bike backward on to it.

I've seen video footage of shanghi traffic, it looks just insane from a standing position...

what are turnouts for alleycats like? (in the thousands?)

Got it. Thank you.

your pictures are really amazing. i wish there were more places in the world where the bike ruled the road. makes things so much easier.

Thanks for sharing images and the story.

Wow - those pictures are great!