Triumph of the e-bike in China

"Amidst Beijing's gridlock and pollution, many commuters have become
nostalgic about the days of riding to work or school on a bicycle. But
those that have hopped back on a saddle, have found that riding a bike
today is much more difficult than it was all those years ago.

Bicycle lanes have vanished, and bicycle parking lots are full of
cars.

"It's so dangerous and tiresome to ride a bicycle now," complains Li
Mengyao from the eastern part of Beijing. He finally gave up cycling
after 20 years of using his bicycle. Private cars and construction
trucks are parked in the bicycle lanes around his home and work place.
On the way to work, he has to battle against buses, cars, and
scooters."

http://www.womenofchina.cn/Issues/OPINION/225180.jsp

Squashme wrote:
"Amidst Beijing's gridlock and pollution, many commuters have become
nostalgic about the days of riding to work or school on a bicycle. But
those that have hopped back on a saddle, have found that riding a bike
today is much more difficult than it was all those years ago.

Bicycle lanes have vanished, and bicycle parking lots are full of
cars.

"It's so dangerous and tiresome to ride a bicycle now," complains Li
Mengyao from the eastern part of Beijing. He finally gave up cycling
after 20 years of using his bicycle. Private cars and construction
trucks are parked in the bicycle lanes around his home and work place.
On the way to work, he has to battle against buses, cars, and
scooters."

In other words, he has finally realised that a push bike, like a skateboard,
is a kid's toy, not a viable form of transport.


--
Dave - intelligent enough to realise that a push bike, like a skateboard, is
a kid's toy, not a viable form of transport.

On 29 Oct, 23:55, "The Medway Handyman" davidno-spam-
wrote:
Squashme wrote:
"Amidst Beijing's gridlock and pollution, many commuters have become
nostalgic about the days of riding to work or school on a bicycle. But
those that have hopped back on a saddle, have found that riding a bike
today is much more difficult than it was all those years ago.

Bicycle lanes have vanished, and bicycle parking lots are full of
cars.

"It's so dangerous and tiresome to ride a bicycle now," complains Li
Mengyao from the eastern part of Beijing. He finally gave up cycling
after 20 years of using his bicycle. Private cars and construction
trucks are parked in the bicycle lanes around his home and work place.
On the way to work, he has to battle against buses, cars, and
scooters."

In other words, he has finally realised that a push bike, like a skateboard,
is a kid's toy, not a viable form of transport.

--
Dave - intelligent enough to realise that a push bike, like a skateboard, is
a kid's toy, not a viable form of transport.

Dave - too stupid to realise that a push bike, like a butterfly, is a
beautiful, delicate and efficient thing, not an armoured bulldozer.

Squashme wrote:
On 29 Oct, 23:55, "The Medway Handyman" davidno-spam-
wrote:
Squashme wrote:
"Amidst Beijing's gridlock and pollution, many commuters have become
nostalgic about the days of riding to work or school on a bicycle.
But those that have hopped back on a saddle, have found that riding
a bike today is much more difficult than it was all those years ago.

Bicycle lanes have vanished, and bicycle parking lots are full of
cars.

"It's so dangerous and tiresome to ride a bicycle now," complains Li
Mengyao from the eastern part of Beijing. He finally gave up cycling
after 20 years of using his bicycle. Private cars and construction
trucks are parked in the bicycle lanes around his home and work
place. On the way to work, he has to battle against buses, cars, and
scooters."

In other words, he has finally realised that a push bike, like a
skateboard, is a kid's toy, not a viable form of transport.

--
Dave - intelligent enough to realise that a push bike, like a
skateboard, is a kid's toy, not a viable form of transport.

Dave - too stupid to realise that a push bike, like a butterfly, is a
beautiful, delicate and efficient thing, not an armoured bulldozer.

"beautiful, delicate and efficient thing"?

Don't make me laugh.....


--
Dave - intelligent enough to realise that a push bike, like a skateboard, is
a kid's toy, not a viable form of transport.

"The Medway Handyman" wrote:

"beautiful, delicate and efficient thing"?

Don't make me laugh.....


There speaks a handyman for whom stilsons and a lump hammer are
precision instruments ;-)

--
Tony

Tony Raven wrote:
"The Medway Handyman" wrote:

"beautiful, delicate and efficient thing"?

Don't make me laugh.....


There speaks a handyman for whom stilsons and a lump hammer are
precision instruments ;-)

Neither of which I carry on the van.....


--
Dave - intelligent enough to realise that a push bike, like a skateboard, is
a kid's toy, not a viable form of transport.

On 29 Oct, 23:32, Squashme wrote:
"Amidst Beijing's gridlock and pollution, many commuters have become
nostalgic about the days of riding to work or school on a bicycle. But
those that have hopped back on a saddle, have found that riding a bike
today is much more difficult than it was all those years ago.

Bicycle lanes have vanished, and bicycle parking lots are full of
cars.

"It's so dangerous and tiresome to ride a bicycle now," complains Li
Mengyao from the eastern part of Beijing. He finally gave up cycling
after 20 years of using his bicycle. Private cars and construction
trucks are parked in the bicycle lanes around his home and work place.
On the way to work, he has to battle against buses, cars, and
scooters."

http://www.womenofchina.cn/Issues/OPINION/225180.jsp

What does this have to do with e-bikes, which I gather is responsible
for a revival in cycling in China? Seems though that Chinese
cyclists have similar problems as us.

Doug.

Doug wrote:
On 29 Oct, 23:32, Squashme wrote:
"Amidst Beijing's gridlock and pollution, many commuters have become
nostalgic about the days of riding to work or school on a bicycle.
But those that have hopped back on a saddle, have found that riding
a bike today is much more difficult than it was all those years ago.

Bicycle lanes have vanished, and bicycle parking lots are full of
cars.

"It's so dangerous and tiresome to ride a bicycle now," complains Li
Mengyao from the eastern part of Beijing. He finally gave up cycling
after 20 years of using his bicycle. Private cars and construction
trucks are parked in the bicycle lanes around his home and work
place. On the way to work, he has to battle against buses, cars, and
scooters."

http://www.womenofchina.cn/Issues/OPINION/225180.jsp

What does this have to do with e-bikes, which I gather is responsible
for a revival in cycling in China? Seems though that Chinese
cyclists have similar problems as us.


That the majority of the population are irritated by cyclists? wow, that is
a lot of people.

On 30 Oct, 16:27, "Mrcheerful" wrote:
Doug wrote:
On 29 Oct, 23:32, Squashme wrote:
"Amidst Beijing's gridlock and pollution, many commuters have become
nostalgic about the days of riding to work or school on a bicycle.
But those that have hopped back on a saddle, have found that riding
a bike today is much more difficult than it was all those years ago.

Bicycle lanes have vanished, and bicycle parking lots are full of
cars.

"It's so dangerous and tiresome to ride a bicycle now," complains Li
Mengyao from the eastern part of Beijing. He finally gave up cycling
after 20 years of using his bicycle. Private cars and construction
trucks are parked in the bicycle lanes around his home and work
place. On the way to work, he has to battle against buses, cars, and
scooters."

http://www.womenofchina.cn/Issues/OPINION/225180.jsp

What does this have to do with e-bikes, which I gather is responsible
for a revival in cycling in China? * Seems though that Chinese
cyclists have similar problems as us.

That the majority of the population are irritated by cyclists? *wow, that is
a lot of people.

Yes, they are called 'car users', who don't like to be impeded at all
by cyclists who are slower than them, that is why they spend so much
time criticising cyclists.

-- .
UK Radical Campaigns.
http://www.zing.icom43.net
A driving licence is a licence to kill.

On 30 Oct, 16:27, Doug wrote:
On 29 Oct, 23:32, Squashme wrote:

"Amidst Beijing's gridlock and pollution, many commuters have become
nostalgic about the days of riding to work or school on a bicycle. But
those that have hopped back on a saddle, have found that riding a bike
today is much more difficult than it was all those years ago.

Bicycle lanes have vanished, and bicycle parking lots are full of
cars.

"It's so dangerous and tiresome to ride a bicycle now," complains Li
Mengyao from the eastern part of Beijing. He finally gave up cycling
after 20 years of using his bicycle. Private cars and construction
trucks are parked in the bicycle lanes around his home and work place.
On the way to work, he has to battle against buses, cars, and
scooters."

http://www.womenofchina.cn/Issues/OPINION/225180.jsp

What does this have to do with e-bikes, which I gather is responsible
for a revival in cycling in China? * Seems though that Chinese
cyclists have similar problems as us.


Apparently so, despite the alleged revival. I think that e-bikes are
an addition to motorcycling myself, and may partly stave off the
"inevitable" rise of the motor-car there. Hopefully they can charge
them up with solar, once they get over their grey skies.