Yes indeed... During my recent *(and first)* trip to Beijing I was deeply
disappointed to see cars clogging the roads *(and noticeably absent were
the Flying Pidgeons that for years supposedly outnumbered the cars)*. It's
actually quite telling of how the growing Chinese economy has changed
If I ever go again, I will try wearing seersucker.
It was hot, and I mean hot. 90's with massive humidity. No A/C 24/7.
Just sucks the life outta ya.
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Rayon is the material of choice -- wonderful stuff. I just picked up 4 new
Hawaiian shirts at Goodwill, all as new, at $4.59 each -- and I'm picky as
to quality and design. For me, cooler than seersucker and don't stink as
quickly.
But it's back to wool this morning -- ~45* when I left early for
I was so impressed with the bikes there.
I just realized that I didn't get a pic of what I thought were the
prettiest bikes there to be seen - The Guangzhou made bikes that look like
old Raleigh three speeds. They had cassettes, though. But were those pretty
black, dark green, and dark
Michael: thanks for the photos -- very interesting indeed. To my own eyes,
the very striking thing was the total absence of Flying Pigeons -- those
imitations cranked out by the 10s of millions of the WWI-era British design
and that used to be like ants in pre-capitalist China; the English rod
Great pictures and fascinating observations. Thank you, Michael.
With abandon,
Patrick
On Saturday, September 28, 2013 9:22:10 AM UTC-6, Michael wrote:
Just came back from visiting family there. Always cool to see the bikes
there, and the interesting add-ons and problem solvers people come
@ Patrick,
I saw some of those old looking, Guangzhou made bikes that looked like
Raleigh 3 speeds.They were gorgeous, and my favorite bikes that I saw over
there. The matching fenders are awesome.
*Since RBW is adding their own chainrings now (hopefully with logo built
into them, like
