Cold, cold cold

Having read Petes article on winter in Urumchi (spelling?) it will be interesting to see how his summer rides go in the extremes of the Gobi desert. There is a whole new world of riding to be had out in China I think, with 4000 years worth of peasant (spelling?) built singletrack waiting to exploited by the brave (ever seen a Chinese hospital?) and the imaginative.
The reason for this post that anticipating what Pete has thought himself I got myself a job in Jiangxi province and took the liberty of posting the bike off to my new place of work, it arrived safely in mid-January. The landscape is much more gentle that the Tien Shan, more Massif Central than Haute Alpes which will hopefully make for interesting cross country.
If anyone else is doing the same out there then get it down on here and spread the word, information is the way forward.

Kirmonkey

Up the Jiangxi, eh?

No cycling here at present - a fresh fall two days ago has rendered everything lethal. I've been over on my arse three times just walking about, cycling would be suicide.

There is a MTBing scene here during the summer - I'm now in contact with the English speaking club sec, one of the emerging middle/upper class with money to burn and a taste for the 'new' adventure sports. More interestingly, while drinking in a bar last week, I got talking with the CEO of a development company who wants to start up a winter/summer ski/MTB park. Time to put my consultant's hat on...

Englishwildman will be passing your way in the spring, maybe you can help him out.