www射-国产免费一级-欧美福利-亚洲成人福利-成人一区在线观看-亚州成人

USEUROPEAFRICAASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
China
Home / China / Melting pot

Reflection of the world in a Beijing bicycle

By Matt Prichard | China Daily | Updated: 2017-03-17 08:11

One day recently, I was wheeling a very large box home on a cart when one of my Chinese colleagues passed by.

"What do you have there?" he asked.

"A bicycle," I answered. "My wife ordered it online."

"What? We don't do that."

Well, maybe not yet. But e-commerce is most certainly a trend, so much so that in some sectors, brick-and-mortar shops have suffered or closed.

Being able to go online and order what you want, without having to travel around town shopping, is an undeniable attraction. You can do it for an ever-widening group of goods.

Reflection of the world in a Beijing bicycle

But, to be honest, I still feel a tinge of guilt about buying from a disembodied entity on a screen. The experience of trying out your prospective purchase beforehand also is missing. Call me old-fashioned.

All this does not mean there isn't a place for physical stores and their employees. We asked a scooter store we like to send a mechanic to assemble the bicycle, which was missing assembly instructions or drawings needed for those of limited mechanical abilities.

The key is the right products at the right price with the right service.

Shortly after we arrived in Beijing, we bought a pair of bicycles from an independent shop. They had a variety of bicycles, lots of related products and a helpful staff. The bicycles, relatively simple models, seemed like a good value. We also bought helmets, locks, mirrors, lights and other accessories.

We would go back to get air in our tires, or have the bicycles serviced, and often buy something there. It was a big disappointment when we went back one day and the shop was gone, without a trace.

We started patronizing a mechanic who had started a business in a closet-sized space. We admired his pluck and he did good work. But not too long ago, his budding business disappeared, too.

Now we try to add merchants we like on our WeChat.

My wife just about rode the wheels off her bicycle, which she called her "mommy-mobile", taking it to work every day. She wanted to upgrade to a model with more than just a couple of gears. We found what we wanted in a good, Chinese-made bicycle online.

I'm pretty sure we would have given serious consideration to buying from our old shop, if it were still around.

I have a few leads from bicycle clubs on finding a full-service shop with a range of accessories and a friendly and helpful staff. In today's world, some of these shops are getting ahead of the pack by not only providing good products and services, but also becoming a good source of information for cyclists, even helping bring the cycling community together.

I suppose that to feel totally at home in such a shop, we need to get more serious about our cycling. That means we need to upgrade not only our equipment but also our athletic abilities.

Now, that's one thing that you can't order online.

Contact the writer at matthewprichard@chinadaily.com.cn

(China Daily 03/17/2017 page2)

Editor's picks
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
 
主站蜘蛛池模板: 一区二区三区免费观看 | 久艹视频在线免费观看 | 午夜性爽视频男人的天堂在线 | 高清国产一级精品毛片基地 | 国内精品美女写真视频 | 欧美高清视频手机在在线 | 国产偷国产偷亚洲高清午夜 | 99re热视频| 亚洲国产综合精品 | 日韩一级欧美一级毛片在线 | 九九热精品在线 | 草草影院欧美三级日本 | 色偷偷女男人的天堂亚洲网 | 中文一区二区在线观看 | 久久影院yy6080| 国产91久久精品 | 亚洲视频在线观看免费 | 欧美精品国产一区二区三区 | 国产色司机在线视频免费观看 | 亚洲黄色第一页 | 欧美亚洲国产视频 | 91视频一区 | 九九精品免视看国产成人 | 深夜福利视频在线观看免费播放 | 最近韩国日本免费免费版 | 欧美在线一级毛片视频 | 国产在线观看免费 | 琪琪午夜伦埋大全影院 | 国产精品.com | 国产亚洲欧美在线视频 | 久草在线在线 | 九九视频在线观看视频6偷拍 | 国产视频自拍一区 | 国产精品爱久久久久久久三级 | 国产精品揄拍一区二区久久 | 日韩视频专区 | 免费看欧美xxx片 | 亚洲欧美日韩国产综合 | 久久视频6免费观看视频精品 | 国产精品日本欧美一区二区 | 国产女主播91 |