Not a day passes by when I do not smile with the site of all these bikes!
Bikers just look happy. Who doesn't like biking? Kids love it, adults love it, the old people here apparently like it alright. Everybody be biking!
Hopefully, soon there will be 9 million and one. I won't stay in Beijing for much longer but, no matter, I am still getting on one of these bikes. It has to be done. 
Here, you can see, there are so many bikes that sometimes people just throw them around. Just throw your bike where ever, you can buy one on the streets for 80 kuai ($12).
So many shapes and sizes of tires, some come with furry mittens to keep the driver's hands warm. Some come with flowers and plaid seats and most have baskets with butterflies on the front. There are electric ones that sneak up on you in the street and scare the poo outta you if you're not careful.Bikes got wagons and three wheels and a lot of Chinese stuff in the back and can sometimes tip over in the street with too much gusto mighty turn...be careful! And its entertaining/nerve racking to see these bikes wage traffic wars for right of way with BMWs, buses and rickshaws.
There are bike lots at every subway and shopping mall; a bike valet or closet if you will. The guards are nice, as they like all the bikes too!
Anyway, I like bikes. People in Beijing like bikes...maybe this place ain't so bad after all. I mean, its only taken me, what?, two months to find 6 things I like about this city...okay, Beijing...agree to disagree, but at least we can both appreciate bikes.
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