The shopping mall in King Lam Village, Tseung Kwan O, has been refurbished. The bicycle-themed bicycle station has become a major selling point. There are also two rental shops for former cyclists in the shopping mall to provide bicycle teaching and maintenance services.
Former Hong Kong team leader Ho Siu-lin is happy that there are shopping malls with cycling as the theme. He also pointed out that Hong Kong people once thought that "flyers should ride bicycles first." Use your own strength to help Hong Kong become a bicycle-friendly city.
Chen Youqiao, another former professional cyclist, went to foreign countries for training when he was young. He felt that the cycling culture in Hong Kong and foreign countries is very different. He thinks that the cycling facilities in Hong Kong are too scattered. He hopes that bikers will have a place to gather in the future. .
After the former Hong Kong team leader Ho Siu-lin retired in 2003, he has been committed to promoting cycling culture.
After establishing the Cycling Academy, he became a full-time coach to cultivate talents.
It turns out that Ho Siu-lin decided to establish a cycling academy. It was related to his own experience. He recalled that when he learned to ride a bicycle as a child, he did not have a coach. It was lucky to be able to walk on the road to the Hong Kong team. Cai'ai, even if she is interested, she can't do it (the arrival team)."
Therefore, after retiring, Ho Siu-lin actively prepared for the establishment of a cycling academy. He believed that Hong Kong should have his own cycling academy, so that children who are interested in cycling can learn formal competition skills from the academy and know how to become a single-cyclist.
Athletes' repeated good results in international competitions have changed the public's outlook
Although among the many students, there are not many who can eventually become cyclists, but He Zhaolin believes that cycling can help children build self-confidence and goals, and they know how to deal with difficulties in a positive manner.
Ho Siu-lin believes that Hong Kong people’s impression of cycling has changed. In the past, they often felt that "Flyers first stepped on bicycles. However, since cyclists have consecutively achieved good results in the Olympics, this view has been reversed. Now it is more viewed as a sport."
Nevertheless, there is still not much room for bicycles in Hong Kong.
According to He Zhaolin’s experience in opening classes, in the past, it was necessary to gather at the entrance of the cycling hall, but because there was no place to store the bicycles in the hall, the bicycles could only be locked on the street.
The quality of bicycles will naturally be affected under the sun and rain. Now they can be stored in bicycle stations.
Ho Siu-lin also mentioned that cyclists rarely have a single stop. If they want to find a place to rest or eat outside, there is nowhere to put a bicycle.
He believes that the one-stop package is very attractive to riders. For example, there are showers, bicycle storage cabinets, bicycle repair stations and bicycle parking spaces in the bicycle stations. These facilities can all be convenient for riders.
Ho Siu-lin hopes that more similar one-stop packages will appear in the future to help Hong Kong become a bicycle-friendly city.
Former professional athletes lament the big difference between Hong Kong and foreign cycling culture
In addition to the Cycling Academy, there are also Asian bicycles in the bicycle station that provide suitable bicycles from entry to competition level, personalized painting services and bicycle maintenance services. The bicycle shop is also managed by former professional cyclist Chen Youqiao.
Chen You Kiu grew up in Tseung Kwan O. When he was a child, he joined Ho Siu Lun's team and became a member of the Hong Kong team. In 2010, he got the opportunity to train in the French team.
Chen Youqiao, who returned from a foreign country, felt that the cycling culture of Hong Kong and foreign countries is very different. He pointed out that foreign cyclists respect and tolerate each other, but in Hong Kong bicycles, people and cars are not compatible.
In foreign countries, there will be no competition between bicycles and cars. Even if the cyclist is on the road, the car will give way to the bicycle.
He continued that in terms of space for cycling, Hong Kong's facilities are obviously insufficient, and the convenience of cycling trails is worth thinking about. "Hong Kong's cycling trails are a whole section, which is very difficult for novices."
He described that if you want to move bicycles in Hong Kong, it is equally difficult. "Foreign countries have spaces for bicycles at the rear of buses, and railways have carriages for bicycles."
Chen Youqiao thinks that this time there is a shopping mall with bicycles as the theme, which is a big step forward. I hope that the public will understand that bicycles can also be part of life. Go down, exchange, take a photo, there is a place where people stop and crouch," he hopes that the bicycle station will become a gathering place for riders in the future.
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