Global cyclist records capital's lost culture

Pedal power no longer a moving force in city

Beijing's bicycling culture is on its way to extinction. This is the stark appraisal of cycling expert Anthony Siracusa, who has spent the last eight months studying different bicycling cultures around the world.

"It's not extinct here, but I would say the bicycle culture is an endangered species in the Chinese urban environment," Siracusa told METRO.