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Titanium
10-29-2015, 09:47 PM
Imagine my surprise when I looked through the magazine rack at breakfast at the hotel in Wuxi ,China and found this.http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/29/29f214eee606fc9632fbc8d7311ef70f.jpghttp://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/29/f475159c46de63816fccc7a1445f7aec.jpghttp://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/29/48ef02352163be5618a82816e000acfa.jpg
ultraman6970
10-29-2015, 11:45 PM
Wonder how many fakes made to china already :p
yashcha
10-29-2015, 11:52 PM
These pictures were taken behind my apt complex in Guangzhou!

+Actually, maybe not.
Titanium
10-30-2015, 01:15 AM
They look real to me and with Shamals!
weisan
10-30-2015, 05:12 AM
Trust me, they got EVERYTHING in China nowadays. They are the main supplier of everything to the rest of the world, remember? With more than a billion people, who doesn't want to break into that market?
JAllen
10-30-2015, 07:04 AM
Trust me, they got EVERYTHING in China nowadays. They are the main supplier of everything to the rest of the world, remember? With more than a billion people, who doesn't want to break into that market?

If China can correct the trajectory of heavy car ownership; you'll see a brighter future for the world.
unterhausen
10-30-2015, 08:10 AM
if they can correct the scourge of expensive car ownership among the undergrads they send to U.S., that would be a good start. I worked with one Chinese undergrad who said that of his friends at school, 8 of 10 had been in serious accidents. Kid's first car shouldn't be a $100k high powered sports car, just not prudent
summilux
10-30-2015, 08:43 AM
If China can correct the trajectory of heavy car ownership; you'll see a brighter future for the world.

If only they would buy SUVs and big ass pickup trucks like us. :bike:

But seriously, the Chinese bike scene isn't all that bad. Check out this Shanghai LBS.

https://wearefactoryfive.com/
ultraman6970
10-30-2015, 09:54 AM
Get yourself 0.1% (making up numbers for the anals :P) of the market and you are done for life :P
gavingould
11-02-2015, 06:46 PM
I'll have to check out that shop in Shanghai. I'm in Beijing right now - the % of electric scooters vs internal combustion is far higher than I'd thought before getting here
yashcha
11-02-2015, 09:55 PM
I'll have to check out that shop in Shanghai. I'm in Beijing right now - the % of electric scooters vs internal combustion is far higher than I'd thought before getting here

Go to the 798 art district, there is a really awesome bike shop there called AITA. Also a ton of cool art, and cafes.