Greetings to all foreigners

calvinsonic

引用第19楼tai于2007-06-05 00:45发表的:
I just came to SH not long ago and they say it is best to look for activities on online forums.  I am lucky to have found this site so quickly.  I think it is wonderful to attempt an english forum as there are many many expats who are interested in biking around and outside of Shanghai but have no idea whereabouts to go.  As for myself, i still haven't bought my bike here in SH yet, but I am certainly interested in picking up mountain biking again.  I think it is an absolute amazing sport and I am very eager to see the country side of China.  I have a few foreigner friends who are also interested in joining short trips on the weekend to go biking out of the city, maybe it will be a start to get them to join the forum here at Bikehome.  Anyway, I think you still should offer an English registration and sign in page.  It would help getting English "speakers" in joining the forum.

Welcome my friend, we are more than welcome to have you here, i'm sure you'll be able to find what you need in here. I apologize for our lack of preparation to make this forum more friendly to foreigners. The english section is still in the testing stage and is new to most people. I hope it will develope into a place where foreigners and local riders can communicate with each other. Thanks for the friendly advise anyways. If you need any help, fastjudy, shanye and I will be more than welcome to help out.  

tai

Thank you!!!!

I was browsing around the site and I noticed there seems to be more posts for road bikes than mountain biking.  (And a lot of them seem pretty serious stuff and I don't think I can handle anything too hardcore to begin with...) Do you guys usually meet up to ride on the weekends?  

I have been out of touch with bikes for quite some time, so I guess my question is if there are any good recommendations on purchasing a mountain bike? I will definitely go check out the Trek store this week.  Thanks guys!  I am very excited about finding this site.  Can't wait to hop on a bike and hop on a trail.  Mwhahaha

lynn

Well done, CS!

Warm welcome to Tai.

For the riding activities, the organisors will post the details in ACTIVITY. You may check out there.

Regarding the bike buying, it depends on your location. There are too many dealers here in Shanghai.

calvinsonic

oops, for got to mention lynn, she will be very happy to help out as well
Road bikes are more popular in shanghai due to its geographical location, there are hardly any mountains around. if you are looking for a place for decent biking, the closest will be Suzhou, which is like an hour and a half drive away. we do sometimes organize trips to suzhou or nanjing for mountain biking. for more information, plese check out the activity forum, as lynn just mentioned

fastjudy

Welcome HK, 好丽友好朋友, and tai...

First and foremost, my sincere apologies for the late intro... Shanye and I have to juggle between work/Uni and moderating this section hence we sometimes lose track on a few post...thankfully there's C.S and Lynn to back us up.

The English forum is still in it's infancy stage and most likely, it'll stay this way for quite sometime as the general population is still trying to pick up English as their second or third language. Anyhow, i believe it's a good attempt so far... I myself am a foreigner too, well...sort of. I'm a Malaysian Chinese, meaning ethnically i'm Chinese but born and raised in Malaysia.

As CS has mentioned, Shanghai is pretty much a roadbike city.... which i too converted to a roadie' recently. I used to ride a mountian bike a year ago but finding time to travel out of the city is just too taxing.... but by all means, i hope i'm not discouraging you but just wanna' give you a heads-up before purchasing your first bike here in SH.

Last but not least, i like to extend a warm welcome to you and your friends to join us here in this section of the forum and hopefully, we could provide assistance to any questions or problems you may face.

lyfen

Greetings to all foreigners

First and foremost... On behalf of Bikehome Shanghai, Shan Ye and I, the moderators of the English forum would like to extend a warm welcome to all foreigners from all over the world.

not besides Chinese           

fastjudy

引用第25楼lyfen于2007-06-12 16:30发表的:
Greetings to all foreigners

First and foremost... On behalf of Bikehome Shanghai, Shan Ye and I, the moderators of the English forum would like to extend a warm welcome to all foreigners from all over the world.

not besides Chinese           

American-born-Chinese, Malaysian-born-Chinese, Singaporean-born-chinese and etc are all foreigners as well. We're ethnically chinese but cannot be considered as a local born chinese.

kadc

I am interested in joining China bike trips (duration 5-30 days), and you are probably the only forum in China that provides an 'English' section.

However, the posts I'm interested in reading are mostly in the 'Activity' section (and written in simplified Chinese, which I can understand only 60% of).

Anyway, I really appreciate your efforts.

goshawk

Welcome here, bbs.bikehome.net
You can enjoy here, find mates, friends, and etc.
If you need help, you can leave message here, or goshawk007s@hotmail.com

By the way, we have to design English Version for logging in, first of all.

xprobe

引用第21楼tai于2007-06-05 01:24发表的:
Thank you!!!!

I was browsing around the site and I noticed there seems to be more posts for road bikes than mountain biking.  (And a lot of them seem pretty serious stuff and I don't think I can handle anything too hardcore to begin with...) Do you guys usually meet up to ride on the weekends?  

I have been out of touch with bikes for quite some time, so I guess my question is if there are any good recommendations on purchasing a mountain bike? I will definitely go check out the Trek store this week.  Thanks guys!  I am very excited about finding this site.  Can't wait to hop on a bike and hop on a trail.  Mwhahaha

I second what Tai is saying. Youu guys are pretty hardcore averaging 35-45km/h, and I am intimated given that I just started to pick up road biking again.

Anyway, I have just brought over my road bike and is looking for something that is long distance but in a less harcore way. Where do I start?

Cheers!