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Sharebiking Dandong

From the bridge on approach to Hushan Wall Dandong has been a disappointment. The hotel owner answered my request for a rental bike by referring me to sharebikes.  I had already determined via one of the travel wikis that these were available and in advance registered for the bikeshare company with operations in Dandong, but I was hoping the hotel owner could help me out with something a little better. ZXBike with basket and broken bell but no hand grips. Seat at maximum extension, To its credit, ZXBike (智想单车) offers simple registration.  All that is required is to download the app (only in Chinese, but easy enough to figure out) and verify your mobile phone number through an SMS code. You don’t even have to provide your name or passport number.  Unfortunately, ZXBikes are crap.  I used perhaps a dozen different bicycles in my three days in Dandong and only one had a bell attached -- and it was broken.  Others had no baskets or hand grips on the h...

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