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"The West Lake and Longjing Mountain are all 'grown' full of cyclists",
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Not only in the West Lake Scenic Area,
The Xianghu Lake Scenic Area is also full of cyclists.
Many riders shouted "Night riding is great"!
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When night falls,
Colorful mountain bikes,
Professional helmet and goggles,
Crowds of cyclists,
Appear on the streets or scenic spots of Hangzhou,
It became a sight.
And the spring ride,
has long become the new popularity of sports in the city,
It has attracted many young and middle-aged people to join.
Discover a little bit of the city
There are more and more riders by the West Lake
26-year-old Mu Shan, who is part of the spring cycling army, "I'm a beginner, I've been riding for less than 2 years. ”
After Qingming, the weather in Hangzhou is suitable, and Mu Shan will go to the West Lake every night to ride a lap. Mu Shan introduced that the route around the West Lake is suitable for novices to ride, in addition to the slope of Yanggong Causeway, the overall route is stable, "the whole journey is about 15 kilometers, ride slowly, 40 minutes a lap." ”
Photo courtesy of the interviewee
Speaking of why she chose to ride, Mu Shan smiled and said, because he was handsome.
"When I first started riding, I was a little scared, I wasn't fast or I was very good at shifting gears, but I quickly fell in love with it. Mu Shan said that cycling does not have the anxiety of commuting, there is no distraction of going to work, and you can also find the little fun of the city anytime and anywhere, "I once passed by Beishan Road and heard the saxophone from the roadside courtyard, which is not usually encountered at all." ”
Compared with many riders who travel in groups, Mu Shan prefers to ride alone, "Listening to classes, looking at the scenery, and exercising by the way, it is very comfortable." ”
Mu Shan feels that there are more and more people riding by the West Lake recently, especially on Nanshan Road, where every traffic light can "save" a few meters of riders. ”
Photo courtesy of the interviewee
Cycling is getting hotter and hotter
"I don't feel like I even have a place to put my feet"
Riding friend Xiaoai has been riding in Xianghu for nearly two years. She told reporters that the number of people riding at night in Xianghu Lake recently is a bit "exaggerated".
"Last year, there were more riders in May, June and October, but not as many as this year, maybe two or three times more. "I still remember in March, when it rained for several days in a row, and on that sunny night, I passed by Xianghu Lake at about eight o'clock, and my first reaction was how could there be so many people." She recalled that the location at that time was at the foot of the Tiger Cave Mountain, and she rode past at first glance full of people, about 200 people, "I just saw someone in the group of riders asking if there were many people, I stopped and took a photo and hurried away, I felt that there was no place to put my feet." ”
Cycling is becoming more and more popular. Not only in Hangzhou, Xiaoai also often swiped on social platforms to post her cycling vlogs from Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu and other places, which made her feel like "the whole country is playing cycling".
Her first contact with cycling was in September 2022, in order to exercise with her children. She bought a 2,000 yuan mountain bike for her children, and she rode on a little red bike. The cycling route of the two is generally around the third phase of Xianghu Lake, where there is a greenway, which is also more open, suitable for parent-child travel.
Within a month, the child was tired of it, but she fell in love with the feeling of riding: when she moved forward, the wind blew on her face, and she felt so free and comfortable.
Cycling has also opened up a new world of travel for her. It turns out that the road will not only be steel interiors and people's backs, the field of vision can be open and flowing, and the process of arrival is wonderful and free;
Safety comes first
You can ride handsomely, but you don't have to
Due to work reasons, except for weekends, Xiao Ai usually goes out at around 7 p.m., rides along the route of Jozan Square - Eewang Road - Meishan Road - Jozan Square for an hour, and returns home around 8 pm.
"There aren't many people at this time. She said that the most popular time for cycling in Xianghu is after 8 p.m. There are many people, and she has also found a lot of safety hazards. The first is not following the traffic rules. "In the first phase of Xianghu, there are motorized lanes and non-motorized lanes together, and many riders ride on motorized lanes, which is quite dangerous. She said that some riders may have just started, riding at night without helmets, nor with night lights, and the most basic safety equipment is not available, "There are also many people running at night in Xianghu, and some sections of the road are dark, and they can't see each other, so it is easy to collide." ”
She once met a rider who ran a red light in the wrong direction and did not have a night light, "The other party suddenly came out of the corner, and I was really scared when I braked and the rear wheels flew up." ”
Riding speed is also a big issue. "Now many people who ride at night in Xianghu can reach a pace of more than 30 yards, that is, they can ride 30 kilometers per hour, and even electric vehicles have a speed limit of 25 yards, which is too fast. She believes that the speed of 18-20 yards is the most suitable for ordinary people to ride in Xianghu. What's even more outrageous is that she's seen someone boast of a 68-yard pace.
"My first reaction was that I couldn't drive that fast during peak hours in the city. She didn't believe it at first, and tried it on the bridge when no one was around, "It's really achievable, I can reach 62 yards at the earliest." ”
But this feeling, she said that she didn't want to try it a second time, "It really felt like flying, and I was afraid of falling out at that time." "It's so dangerous when no one is around, let alone so many night riders. She still hopes that everyone can ride happily, rather than comparing configuration, heart rate, and speed, "Ordinary riding is for exercise, or to take a break, you can ride a little handsome, but there is no need to be so fast, safety is the first place." ”
The car of about 3,000 yuan is the best-selling
Privately customized high-end bicycles are popular
"We don't go to West Lake, there are too many people. 47-year-old Lao Zhang said.
Since the age of sixteen or seventeen, Lao Zhang has been a professional rider, and 100 kilometers a day is his standard. "If the difficulty is higher, choose the vicinity of Longjing, where there are large sections of climbing, and many people from professional teams are also riding there. In the past few days, there are many novices on the Longjing side, and the uphill is fine, but if the downhill is not well controlled, it is still quite dangerous. ”
Lao Zhang's store photo by Sheng Rui
In addition to being a veteran rider, Lao Zhang is also the head of a car shop.
In Lao Zhang's view, the age group of the main bicycle consumer is constantly going down, "For the mid-range bicycle made of carbon fiber, it was basically 30~50 years old before it would be considered, and now the young people in their early 20s will also buy it." "The best car sold in the store is about 3,000 yuan," which can have a good sense of experience, commuting and long-distance. ”
The youth slogan in the bicycle shop Photo by Sheng Rui
Nowadays, many young people are keen on high-end assembly cars, which has also led to the development of a number of bicycle clubs.
Lin Tao, the person in charge of a bicycle club on Zhijiang Road in Hangzhou, said that the brand of each accessory may be different for "privately customized" high-end assembled bicycles, and the price of each car is therefore very different, and many customers are willing to spend hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars to match the car: "But this does not mean that the choice of expensive is the best and most suitable." ”
"Riding for me means purity, experiencing happiness, strengthening fitness, and visiting beautiful scenery. In the view of club member Dahei, Hangzhou is a very bike-friendly city, "The city's tolerance, the climate is suitable, and there are mountains and rivers, and cycling is a pleasure." ”
Dahei told reporters that many people have begun to choose the "4+2" riding mode, that is, 4 wheels (cars) with 2 wheels (bicycles) to travel, "you can explore farther and more beautiful places." ”
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