China's bike lanes are mind-blowing. But there's a problem. https://video.canadiancivil.com/videos/watch/6406e16a-05fa-40f6-8647-94465fd52ee2 I had some preconceptions about what it might be like to ride a bike in Chinese cities, but I wasn't prepared for what I saw. Bike thanks to David Wang of Brook & Breeze: https://brookandbreeze.com ━━━ ABOUT THIS CHANNEL ━━━ Shifter is about urban cycling, bike commuting, and the ways we get around our cities. Hosted by Tom Babin, author of Frostbike: The Joy, Pain and Numbness of Winter Cycling. ▶ Support the channel + get bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/Shifter632?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=video ▶ YouTube channel memberships: https://www.youtube.com/@Shifter_Cycling/membership ▶ Frostbike (the book): https://amzn.to/42EBzO6 ━━━ BIKES I RIDE ━━━ I rode Priority bikes for years before they sponsored the channel. Low-maintenance belt drives, honest value. 🚲 Priority Eight - My daily summer ride: https://alnk.to/1XWoxFO 🚲 Priority Continuum Onyx - My Canadian winter commuter bike, with hub dynamo lights and Enviolo internal gearing: https://alnk.to/gKS5Jlw 🚲 Priority Gemini - Super-fun gravel bike with Pinion Smart-Shift gearbox for longer adventures: https://alnk.to/44ZOsvc ━━━ NEW TO BIKE COMMUTING? ━━━ ▶ My course: The Ultimate Guide to Bike Commuting and Urban Cycling. Check out the new Starter Pack: https://shiftercourses.thinkific.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=video ━━━ GEAR I ACTUALLY USE ━━━ Some are affiliate links — they support the channel at no cost to you. ▶ Light-up pedals (Redshift): https://redshiftsports.com/collections/all-arclight-products-accessories?aff=40 ▶ Turn your clip-in pedals into flats for quick errands: https://redshiftsports.com/products/mousetrap-pedal-adapters?variant=47202186264829&aff=40 ▶ Phone mount (Peak Design Universal Bar Mount): https://peak-design.pxf.io/c/5749368/1664050/18669 ▶ Bike lights (Lumos Firefly): https://collabs.shop/3uodbz ▶ Pannier-backpack (Two Wheel Gear Convertible 2.0): https://twowheelgear.com/collections/pannier-backpacks ▶ Saddle (Brooks): https://amzn.to/4ulz1Ba ▶ Bell (Crane Bells): https://amzn.to/4tABohW ━━━ REGISTER YOUR BIKE TO STOP BIKE THEFT ━━━ 529 Garage: https://project529.com/garage Bike Index: https://bikeindex.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombabin Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tombabin.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tombabin #cycling #bike #commuting #bikecommuting #urbancycling Archival footage and stills are from Wikimedia Commons, Pond5, National Archives, the Raleigh Museum, Virtual Shanghai, and National Film Board of Canada. 0:00 Introduction 0:27 How China Got Here 3:07 What I Saw Riding a Bike In China 7:35 A Local's Perspective in Shanghai 11:14 Some International Context 11:58 Opportunity for the Future 14:36 Thanks to Members Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:59:55 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://urbanists.video China's bike lanes are mind-blowing. But there's a problem. https://urbanists.video/lazy-static/avatars/5e1b0dd4-c5ba-4867-a44e-929495166d35.png https://video.canadiancivil.com/videos/watch/6406e16a-05fa-40f6-8647-94465fd52ee2 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://urbanists.video/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder. <![CDATA[China's bike lanes are mind-blowing. But there's a problem. - nieebel]]> https://urbanists.video/w/dmpgHjCyiRT9Dccp5vNUw7;threadId=20598 https://urbanists.video/w/dmpgHjCyiRT9Dccp5vNUw7;threadId=20598 Sat, 03 Oct 2026 17:35:57 GMT @shifter oh wow that #bike #navigation app which shows #shaded #cycling routes in #shanghai looks nice!

It reminds me of @mobimapr and their walking route planer which includes shading information from #openstreetmap

https://digitalcourage.social/@mobimapr@social.bw-im.de/117116891794875702

#osm #cycling #mastobikes #china #bicycle #mdrza #urbanism #heat #hitze #hitzewelle #shade #trees #tree #peertube

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