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Gordon
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03.14.2005 5:25 am Post subject:
Need a bike in Beijing |
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Hello everyone!
I lived in Beijing for 4 months in 2004 and am headed back there this summer to study Chinese. Last time I was there my school gave me a bike but that isn't happening this summer. I was wondering if anyone knew where I could rent a bike for 6 weeks or buy a good cheap bike.
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kamal
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07.30.2005 4:38 am Post subject:
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Beijing has a large number of bicycle rental shops-especially around subway and park entrances.
Bicycling down one of Beijing¡¯s hutongs (ancient alleyways in Beijing) is a magical experience. And luckily, the city is home to a large number of bicycle rental shops ¨C especially around subway and park entrances.
Each rental shop has its own specific rental policies, but we can still provide some helpful general information.
Cost
Renting a bicycle should be a fairly inexpensive proposition. The manager of ¡°Bird of Freedom,¡± a well-known rental shop on historic Qianmen Dajie, charges 15 RMB / day for his nicer Giant brand bicycles, while only 2 RMB / day for his shabbiest, yet still functional, bicycles. Expect similar prices at other shops. If a shop is too expensive, simply go to another one. THat is just befor the Gate of Tiananmin name is: ¡°Bird of Freedom |
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orian
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08.01.2005 3:11 am Post subject:
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if you're looking for something decent then you can try a couple of the more specialist shops. in the downtown area i'd recommend ORE that's inside the grounds of the workers' stadium. they don't have any ready-made bikes there, but if you tell them what you want and how much you want to spend, they'll sort you out quickly and fairly cheaply. go in the north gate and head to the left - it's a small place on the left hand side
or you can head up xinjiekou dajie. at the point where it leads of di'an men there's a good few stores on the left, including a decent-sized giant shop, but the service there is useless. much better is one about 400m further up on the left, but can't remember the name - sorry! |
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me
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10.31.2005 11:29 pm Post subject:
www.rentbike.cn they rent bikes |
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I have rented a nice new bicycle here,it's a wonderful expirence, they can deliver bikes to the metro station.Great service!
www.rentbike.cn, |
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