Jacobe Hazzard wrote:
Marian Rosenberg wrote:

I currently live in China.

The easiest way to get around is by bicycle.

Do you know anything about cycling in Hong Kong? I am thinking about
studying there next summer, and the possibility of cycling to get around
comes into consideration.

I have not been that far south yet. Once my reading and writing skills
are good enough that I will be able to get around without relying on my
spoken Mandarin skills ... I'll try visiting places where they speak
Cantonese.

In big cities on the mainland you usually have excellent bus service.
However, the busses lines (at least up north) don't even provide you
with pinyin so you have to be really sure of where you are going. And,
I've never seen a short distance bus that had a place to put bicycles.

But, they do allow incredible amounts of luggage if you want to try the
bicycle bag trick. And taxis are always willing (here) to have a bike
jutting out of the trunk.

The traffic will almost certainly be astonishingly insane, but, as a
large city, there will almost certainly be too many cars for them to do
much beyond honking.

I'd say, unless you are thinking about taking a bicycle _and_ ttaking
hat bicycle would mean displacing other things from your luggage
allowance, go for it.

Is it dangerous? I imagine it's safe enough, if everyone does it. Would I be
able to buy a bike as cheaply as the ones you describe? Should I bring with
me multiple locks? (Living in Toronto, Canada, I know a thing or two about
bikes getting stolen).

Getting a cheap bike should probably be easy. In Hong Kong getting a
really nice bike should also be easier than here.

You can buy locks, bringing good ones probably won't hurt.

-M