Some bicycle repairmen are believed to be deliberately spreading nails on roads near their shops, reports Beijing Daily.

Zhang, who lives in the Changping District, rides a bike to and from work every day along South Street.

A few days ago on his way home, his tyre went flat. He found two nails sticking out of the tyre, but luckily, or so he thought at the time, there was a bicycle repair shop close by.

But Zhang suddenly recalled seeing some of the repairmen spreading something on the road. Now he knew they had been scattering nails.

The stubborn Zhang carried his bike home and fixed it himself. He said he wanted to caution other cyclists to be aware of such tricks.

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