Pick Up a Ride at These Seven Beijing Bike Shops

Crystal Li | Sep 15, 2013 2:40 pm | Add a comment | 9557 reads

Bicycling culture is alive and well in Beijing, and this list of a few top community and commerce spots provide a starting point for your entry into it. No worries – if the first isn’t to your liking, just hop on your bike and head off for the next one.

Serk
A café-bar-bike shop space which sells road bikes from RMB 9,000 to RMB 60,000. Accessories and bike repair for road and mountain bikes also available. Tue-Sun 11am-10pm. 40-2 Beixinqiao Santiao, Dongcheng District (134 2647 4634) 东城区北新桥三条40-2号

Ceecle Bike Rental @96 Café
One of four branches throughout the city, the café location is central in the city with eight models of bikes from Holland. A good opportunity to try biking the city before deciding to get one your own or not. Daily 10am-9pm. 96 Dongsishitiao, Dongcheng District (6404 4485) 东城区东四十条96号

Natooke
The best-known fixed-gear bike shop in Beijing offering starter level to high-end machines. Mon-Fri 11am-8pm, Sat-Sun 10am-8pm. 19-1A Wudaoying Hutong, Dongcheng District (8402 6925) 东城区五道营胡同甲19-1号

Wing Fung Bicycle Company
A large selection of custom-fit bikes with an average price over RMB 50,000. See p. 52 of last issue (August 2013) for the full review August. Daily 10am-8pm. 88-8 Guangqumennei Dajie, Dongcheng District (6713 8900) 东城区广渠门内大街88-8号

Continew Bicycle Co.
A new fixed-gear and single speed spot. See p. for a full review. Daily noon-10pm. F-16C, 1/F, Zhucheng Bldg, 6A Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian District (186 0021 5885) 海淀区中关村南大街甲6号铸诚大厦底商F-16C

Oryx
A space for similar-minded fixed-gear heads to gather and DIY-build a bike. A basic knowledge of fixed gears suggested. Daily 1pm-8pm. 83 Daxing Hutong, Jiaodaokou Nandajie, Dongcheng District (135 2229 9355) 东城区交道口南大街大兴胡同83号

Cycle Base Asahi
A two-floored Japanese shop packed with bicycles which also offers maintenance and repair services.
Daily 10am-8pm. 83 Xibaihe Dongli, North Third Ring Road, Chaoyang District (64602271) 朝阳区北三环西坝河东里83号

A version of this article appears in the September 2013 issue of the Beijinger

Photo: Mitchel Pe Masilun