For those interested in bikes, China, and the human side of global business, this travelogue of a trip to Beijing is a fun read. The traveller is the designer of the Stokemonkey, a tremendously nifty electric assist gadget.

Imagethief today links to a PBS documentary, “The Tank Man,” which makes for interesting watching. I’d like to respond, for those of you who might be reading.
The China that I see every day is worlds away from the China shown in the film. You could put this down to my living the sheltered life […]

An early morning ride to the Summer Palace was marred by the remnants of the worst sandstorm I’ve seen in a year and half. I felt particular sympathy for the men engaged in the largely futile task of sweeping sand off the streets with large brooms. Their work succeeded in liberating the sand for a […]

I’ve seen photos of bicycle commutes from around the world, and felt that it was time to make my contribution. My commute is a short one — 15 minutes each way on a normal day. The pollution today was terrible, so I decided to take it very slowly. That had the advantage of making it […]

As seen yesterday morning under “Current Conditions” on Weather Underground’s Beijing forecast:

As of this posting, the Light Rain has left us, but the Smoke remains.