With trees budding, longer evenings (and sunny ones too) and milder climates finally gracing the capital, it's a perfect time to hop on a bike and go for a ride.

Although the days of the bike as the most popular form of transportation in the city are long gone and nostalgic images of flocks of riders pedaling en masse through intersections as the lights change are a thing of the past, the bicycle is still an excellent way to experience Beijing.