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Cycling heat
几名北京骑行爱好者骑着山地公路车穿行在秋天的城市街头。_107563.jpg 自行车爱好者正在京郊山路上爬坡骑行_107564.jpg 商场里出售的入门级别城市公路自行车是不少普通市民的选择。_107596.png 2022年7月19日,侯瑞(左)正在给顾客调试一辆公路自行车_107561.jpg 2022年7月19日,自行车爱好者正在夜骑长安街。_107562.jpg
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  • Beijing cyclists ride their mountain bikes through the city streets in autumn
  • Cyclists ride uphill on a mountain road on the outskirts of Beijing
  • Entry-level urban hybrid bikes sold in shopping malls are the choice of many cyclists
  • A cycling-related service provider tunes a hybrid bike for a customer at his workshop in Beijing on July 19
  • Cyclists enjoy the night on the Chang'an Avenue in the heart of Beijing on July 19
  • 几名北京骑行爱好者骑着山地公路车穿行在秋天的城市街头。_107563.jpg
  • 自行车爱好者正在京郊山路上爬坡骑行_107564.jpg
  • 商场里出售的入门级别城市公路自行车是不少普通市民的选择。_107596.png
  • 2022年7月19日,侯瑞(左)正在给顾客调试一辆公路自行车_107561.jpg
  • 2022年7月19日,自行车爱好者正在夜骑长安街。_107562.jpg

China was once considered to be the Kingdom of the Bicycle, with bikes dominating city streets across the country in the 1980s and 1990s. Later, as people's purchasing power increased, cars became the main travel tool for families, and the number of bicycles on the streets decreased significantly.

However, people living in Beijing have recently noticed that more and more cyclists are appearing on the streets every night. While bicycles were once used primarily as a means of transportation, more and more people are using them socially or for fitness.

From about 7 p.m. until late at night, cycling enthusiasts gather in groups, wearing hi-tech cycling apparel and mounted on custom-assembled bicycles equipped with gadgets to measure their performance. An entry-level hybrid bicycle and equipment can cost upwards of a thousand dollars.

Together with camping and frisbee, cycling makes up one of the three most popular social activities for young people in China in 2022. The sudden popularity of the sport is closely related to the improvement of Chinese people's incomes and material living standards. More members of the middle-income group, such as doctors and people in the IT and financial industries, who are busy with work on weekdays, enjoy their suburban rides on weekends as a way to relax. 

(Text and photos by Wei Yao)

Copyedited by G.P. Wilson

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