Bicycles in Shanghai

Bicycles play an important part in the Shanghai transport ecosystem. While using a bicycle will put you on the bottom of the traffic food chain compared to buses and cars that turn without looking, bicycles are a cheap and efficient way to travel if you can manage to zigzag through the traffic.

There is a wide variety of bikes used here such as the eerily quiet electric bikes (you never hear them coming!), the regular pedal bikes, the electric and motorized scooters and even traditional motorbikes.

Most major streets in the new area such as Pudong even feature dedicated bike lanes that are used by pedal bikes, electric scooters, motorcycles and sometimes even cars that are in a hurry!
If you don't have a bike, it's usually easy to find somewhere to rent one with some high tech rental systems.
And once you reach your destination, it should be pretty easy to find a bike parking, you just have to hope that there is space left. Most areas have supervised bike parks that will ensure your bike is not tampered with while you are away.
If you happen to have mechanical problems or need some air in your tires, not to worry, there are repair stations peppered throughout the city. I've seen these operate late into the night.