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@jimalex
Ah old HK! I grew up there 87 to 95. My Mum's still there and I'm going back to keep my ID active in February. I live up on Braemar Hill in North Point so never even considered cycling when I was living there as a nipper as the hills are killer, but would love to go for a burn through Wan Chai and Central now, although I'm sure it would be helluva scary and give me a new appreciation of how London drivers are aware of cyclists. Last time I was in Hk about 3 years back I was on the lookout for cyclists and spotted a couple down on the flat spots by the harbour but the riding looked pretty sketchy as motorists on thoroughfares just aren't in the habit of looking out for people on bikes on the roads. As a poster above has said, I kind of always thought that HKFG must be pretty posey as Hk really isn't built for fixed. And all the bikes that I see out of HK seem to have a lot of money spent on them and they're always on balconies and not being ridden! Having said that I'd love to go for a ride when I get back.