Those little cues that divide here (in this instance a traditional Shanghai lane/cul-de-sac) from there.
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Japanese postal bicycle, complete with short string ties tucked into the handlebars. Wonderful form.
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“We supply tax-free bikes for work here” on the door of the Tokyo Fixed Gear shop, Soho. Related: bicycle sticker design elements and Sexon Super Pista, …
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This is innovative. But if you think its innovation – you’ve not travelled outside your little bubble.
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Lest we forget, it’s the Shanghai Alleycat kicking off tonight… more here. Just don’t assume you can rely on mobile maps.
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I’ve had the very good fortune in the past month to witness three very different accidents: two colliding motorbikes in China; two cars in Afghanistan; …
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Apartment hunting in any culture is a day-by-the-seaside for any amateur anthropologist: with glimpses of lives in progress, empty shells pitched as life-style choices; and …
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Visitors to Tokyo looking something a little more, shall we say fixed should point their headset in in the direction of Sexon Super Peace a …
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Despite LA’s all-year-round fair weather my morning bike commute is perky enough to snap fingers. It’s not the ride down to the ocean that does …
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