Bikes at 798 Beijing
11-02-19, 08:58 PM
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Bikes at 798 Beijing
I am here in Beijing with my students and wanted to visit the "798 Arts District" in Beijing. When I used to travel to China there were many bikes to be seen but not a lot of high-end stuff.
I did not expect to run into anything bike related but my interest was increased when we first started our journey, there was an art bike on display in one artists windows.
Imagine my surprise when I found the AITA bike shop among all of the galleries. They had a lot of newer style bikes and some imports from Japan.
I struck up a conversation with the sales manager and he said there was always a brisk sale for newer bikes as well as high-quality Japanese bikes.
Japanese imports.
While showing them my collection of bikes I met Wie the person in the middle of one of the shots and he showed me his collection of over 80 really vintage bikes from the early 20th.
Best, Ben
1st stop
Wei in the middle, sales manager to the right
Japanese imports...lots more upstairs, but phone went dead!!!!!
I did not expect to run into anything bike related but my interest was increased when we first started our journey, there was an art bike on display in one artists windows.
Imagine my surprise when I found the AITA bike shop among all of the galleries. They had a lot of newer style bikes and some imports from Japan.
I struck up a conversation with the sales manager and he said there was always a brisk sale for newer bikes as well as high-quality Japanese bikes.
Japanese imports.
While showing them my collection of bikes I met Wie the person in the middle of one of the shots and he showed me his collection of over 80 really vintage bikes from the early 20th.
Best, Ben
1st stop
Wei in the middle, sales manager to the right
Japanese imports...lots more upstairs, but phone went dead!!!!!
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11-03-19, 06:16 AM
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Cool stuff, Ben.
11-03-19, 07:06 AM
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Wow Ben, I worked in the PRC 2005 to 2010 the closest thing to a high end shops were Giant factory stores.
11-03-19, 09:59 AM
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I see a Bike Friday Pakit folding bike - this is a store that offers variety! BF is very big in Japan, where living space is at a premium, but I didn't know this extended to China.
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