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Cyclists at a park in Shenzhen.Many ride yellow bikes owned by Ofo, a popular bike-sharing service.. Cycling is a common form of transportation and recreation in China, although use of bicycles has significantly declined since the 1970s and 1980s, when the country was nicknamed the "Kingdom of Bicycles" (自行车王国; Zìxíngchē wángguó).
ofo (/ ˈ oʊ f oʊ /) was a Beijing-based bicycle sharing company founded in 2014. It used a dockless system with a smartphone app to unlock and locate nearby bicycles, charging an hourly rate for use. In 2017, the ofo company had deployed over 10 million bicycles in 250 cities and 20 countries.
Phoenix exports bicycles to more than 50 countries and earns more than US$60 million annually. [1] Since then the trademark Phoenix, one of the first top-ten well-known trademarks in China, has been registered in 104 countries. Phoenix bicycle is the Chinese Nation’s special-supported export product. When foreign leaders visited China they ...
This page lists notable bicycle brands and manufacturing companies past and present. For bicycle parts, see List of bicycle part manufacturing companies.. Many bicycle brands do not manufacture their own product, but rather import and re-brand bikes manufactured by others (e.g., Nishiki), sometimes designing the bike, specifying the equipment, and providing quality control.
On 28 March 2007, The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, announced a voluntary recall of the Triax PK7 and Vertical PK7 Bicycles. This affected about 32,000 units manufactured by the Shun Lu Bicycle Company, of Guangdong, China, whose frame can crack while in use, causing the rider to lose control and suffer injuries from a fall or ...
According to the company, each of the system's bikes costs about NT$10,000 (US$330) because they are designed to withstand frequent use. The bicycles are built to be used 13 times a day on average, much more often than the twice daily use that most other bicycles average. [11] Each bicycle has an RFID tag for vehicle tracking and theft ...
'Hello travel') is a transportation service platform based in Shanghai, China. Founded in 2016, the company merged with Youon Bike the following year. [1] Hellobike first focused on building market share for its bicycle-sharing service in China's second- and third-tier cities, before shifting its focus to China's largest urban regions. [2]
Bicycles are used for transportation, bicycle commuting, and utility cycling. [43] They are also used professionally by mail carriers, paramedics, police, messengers, and general delivery services. Military uses of bicycles include communications, reconnaissance, troop movement, supply of provisions, and patrol, such as in bicycle infantries. [44]