After City Walk, why did City Ride get so hot？

With a pair of iron legs and two sleeves, the heat of City Ride is beyond many people’s imagination. What is the charm that makes bicycles once again become the new favorite of leisure? Let’s talk about it today.

Some people joked that Citylide is a young person who "has no bitterness in honing his iron shovel". In fact, in addition to physical strength, riding as a leisure can really be regarded as Xian Yi for all ages.Whether it’s the central axis of Beijing or a small border town, you can have tens of thousands of cars, or you can scan the code to pick up the car. You don’t need to be a fitness expert or have too many technical thresholds. You can be in groups of three or five, and you can walk alone. Low threshold, low cost, flexibility and sociality make urban cycling a "hexagonal warrior" for fitness and leisure.

Citizens ride in front of Beijing Drum Tower. Tuyuan network

The cycling culture in China has experienced ups and downs. In 1956, a 28-inch "permanent" model was rolled off the assembly line, and New China had the ability to independently design and produce bicycles. From "Phoenix" to "Flying Pigeon", the bicycle was not only one of the "three big things" for generations of Chinese people to get married, but also connected with the mobile China in the eyes of their parents. Later, with the gradual increase in the number of motor vehicles, overpasses, expressways and bicycle lanes that are constantly being eroded have also made the space for "seeing the world at 20 kilometers per hour" smaller and smaller.

Long trapped in a cage without freedom, I finally return to the forest today. The iron shell has been sitting for a long time, and there is a traffic jam on the wide road. The bicycle culture, which changes scenery and stops at will, has once again regained its glory among young people. This time, "Is it convenient to ride a bike" is skillfully linked with the sightseeing economy and urban renewal, which has become an important consideration for traffic upgrading and landscape design in many places. In Chun ‘an, Zhejiang, the 210km cycling track is not only the "most beautiful track" of the Asian Games, but also an ideal place for citizens to relax. In Xiamen, Fujian Province, Genting Road bicycle lane with BRT connection is located on the viaduct, and it is chic and romantic to ride a two-wheeled bicycle through the clouds. Nowadays, in many places, cycling friendliness has become a new business card for cultural tourism promotion.

Embracing City Ride has not only "face" but also "lining". Riding friendship is an advanced humanistic concept and a deep development idea.According to a report by the Institute of International Transportation Organization, the return on bicycle infrastructure investment is eight times that of the former. The reason is also very simple: in car travel, the road is a tool to pass through, and when riding, the interaction between roads, shops and passing by is also the purpose of travel itself. Denser crowds, more detailed browsing and better accessibility bring more opportunities for the real economy, especially in areas that are difficult for motor vehicles to reach. Thanks to this, many casual and elegant consumption scenes are possible, and rich and vibrant neighborhoods have more room for development.

of course，The original intention of riding is no matter how good and the experience is wonderful. Without the premise of safety, nothing can be said. Uncivilized or even illegal behaviors such as red light rushing, tortuous racing, and occupying the road retrograde not only put individuals at risk, but also brought hidden dangers to urban traffic order and travel safety. If you want to enjoy riding, it is not only related to urban planning and traffic management, but also depends on the joint efforts of every cyclist.

The world is so big that you can’t finish it when you walk; The world is so fast, and occasionally I want to slow down. Therefore, when night falls, the evening breeze blows gently, and the handlebar is held for a moment, the rider can peacefully close the scenery along the way to his eyes and hold his mind in his hand.

This is exactly what it is: men, women and children have fun together and live in a single car. East, west, north and south are accessible, and two wheels see the world.