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\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/span> \r\n\r\n\u200bShannon Bufton, one of the bicycle advocates in the city and also behind the organisation of the ride,\u00a0 says this is the first time any city has done an event that celebrates it own cycling culture. Whereas the tweet ride celebrated in cities like Sydney, Budapest, Vienna or Tokyo is just a copy of the popular London Tweet Ride, Beijing's Vintage Ride wanted to celebrate China's very unique cycling culture. \"We wanted to do something different and special\", Shannon adds. The event was a success! With an original limit of 100 people, the organisers finally accepted 140 registrations. But it could have been a ride of more than 200 if\u00a0 this wasn't a too big number for Beijing's traffic.\r\nBeijing is witnessing a transformation of its society. Bicycles were the traditional mode of transport in this mega city. However, development and an increasing purchasing power resulted in more and more people abandoning this mode of transport. Taxis and cars became the popular and convenient modes of transport. Many of the participants at the Beijing Vintage ride acknowledge the fact that for them it's impossible to cycle to their work places due to the too big distances. Still they are big supporters of this trendy, healthy and sustainable lifestyle.\u00a0 As\u00a0 Mo Mo, one of the stylish riders, puts it \"this is more than a trendy or fashionable event. I hope it will help raise awareness for bike riding. It shows that riding a bicycle can be a fashionable lifestyle that can help save the environment\".\r\nThis is just starting! As Shanon explains, within the next 10 to 15 years we'll see very interesting things with the bike coming out of this cycling culture. To keep us up to date with the new trends, 700 Bike is planning one more ride before the end of the year.\r\n\r\n \n\t\t
\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/span> \r\n\r\n\u200bShannon Bufton, one of the bicycle advocates in the city and also behind the organisation of the ride,\u00a0 says this is the first time any city has done an event that celebrates it own cycling culture. Whereas the tweet ride celebrated in cities like Sydney, Budapest, Vienna or Tokyo is just a copy of the popular London Tweet Ride, Beijing's Vintage Ride wanted to celebrate China's very unique cycling culture. \"We wanted to do something different and special\", Shannon adds. The event was a success! With an original limit of 100 people, the organisers finally accepted 140 registrations. But it could have been a ride of more than 200 if\u00a0 this wasn't a too big number for Beijing's traffic.\r\nBeijing is witnessing a transformation of its society. Bicycles were the traditional mode of transport in this mega city. However, development and an increasing purchasing power resulted in more and more people abandoning this mode of transport. Taxis and cars became the popular and convenient modes of transport. Many of the participants at the Beijing Vintage ride acknowledge the fact that for them it's impossible to cycle to their work places due to the too big distances. Still they are big supporters of this trendy, healthy and sustainable lifestyle.\u00a0 As\u00a0 Mo Mo, one of the stylish riders, puts it \"this is more than a trendy or fashionable event. I hope it will help raise awareness for bike riding. It shows that riding a bicycle can be a fashionable lifestyle that can help save the environment\".\r\nThis is just starting! As Shanon explains, within the next 10 to 15 years we'll see very interesting things with the bike coming out of this cycling culture. To keep us up to date with the new trends, 700 Bike is planning one more ride before the end of the year.\r\n\r\n \n\t\t\n\t\t\t \t\n ![\"beijing-vintage-ride-5535\"\n](\"http:\/\/earthtoiris.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/beijing-vintage-ride-march-2013-2\/dynamic\/beijing-vintage-ride-5535.jpg-nggid03929-ngg0dyn-0x0x100-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg\"\n "\\"beijing-vintage-ride-5535\\"\n")
\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/span> \r\n\r\nThe origin of their elegant outfits speak for themselves: shirts bought in Taobao (China's leading C2C e-commerce site) matching shoes, accessories and jackets they carefully picked in vintage markets from cities like London and Paris.\r\nFrom left to right (below): James, Zhang Wang, Sha Sha, Ke Bi and Mo Mo.<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u200b<\/strong>They carefully picked some of their most precious vintage pieces and combined them to create the perfect vintage outfit for the occasion. D<\/a><\/strong>iscover the outfits of the most stylish participants of Beijing's Vintage ride.<\/strong><\/a>\r\n\r\nClick the pictures below to enlarge the image gallery and enjoy the vintage ride in full.\r\n\r\n
\n \t<\/a>\n\t\t <\/div>\n <\/span> \r\n\r\nThe origin of their elegant outfits speak for themselves: shirts bought in Taobao (China's leading C2C e-commerce site) matching shoes, accessories and jackets they carefully picked in vintage markets from cities like London and Paris.\r\nFrom left to right (below): James, Zhang Wang, Sha Sha, Ke Bi and Mo Mo.<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\u200b<\/strong>They carefully picked some of their most precious vintage pieces and combined them to create the perfect vintage outfit for the occasion. D<\/a><\/strong>iscover the outfits of the most stylish participants of Beijing's Vintage ride.<\/strong><\/a>\r\n\r\nClick the pictures below to enlarge the image gallery and enjoy the vintage ride in full.\r\n\r\n