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  • Bike Rental

    Bike Rental

    For our remote location, we have a great selection of quality and well loved bikes to rent from 80 to 300 RMB a day;

    Specialized Diverge Gravel Bikes

    Great for taking on everything the area has to offer combining road and offroad trails. Also great to learn how to ride a drop bar bike due to their easy gears and wide grippy tires.

    Specialized Mountain Bikes

    Perfect for the off-road stuff and shorter on-road local tours. Flat bars and the most gears! Also, the most suitable bike for beginners.

    Specialized eBikes

    Touring and MTB ebikes. These are high-quality pedal-assist bikes, not e-motorbikes. You still need to work, but they certainly help you have fun and deal with some of the hills you encounter in the area. Learn more about our ebikes and how to use them.

    We also have some peddles, helmets and shoes for you to borrow if needed. We suggest advanced riders bring their own shoes and helmets!

    Diverge Size Chart

    Rental Procedure.

    Prebook bikes online and follow the below process at the homestay.

    Bike rentals are managed at the cafe check-in and follow a clear procedure.

    Bikes are booked online. Please go to the cafe front desk. Sign the waiver, give your ID and they will give you the key to your bike. You will be taken to the bike shed to collect and fit your bike.

    Like renting a car, we ask all guests to pay for the damage they cause to the bike so please check the bike with our staff before you take it.

    Please return your bike before 6pm to check in the bike with our staff, to get for any issues and get your ID back.

    Detailed Bike Rental Procedure

  • Tanqi Adventures

    Tanqi Adventures

    Tanqi is a partnership between Specialized China and Wildhomestay to support and empower adventure cycling in China. 

    Rent a Specialized Diverge Bike
    A video introduction to adventure biking in the area!.     Also see on youtube (VPN)

    What is Tanqi

    Simply put Adventure or Exploration Cycling. Get a bike, explore your backyard, China and the World. Tanqi means “Scout Riders” “Path Finders” . We want cyclists and non cyclists to explore on bike, build the necessary skills, experience adventure with the right equipment and have great fun doing it.

    Why Tanqi

    • Reach amazing places
    • Touch and interact with nature
    • Overcome challenges
    • Experience local cultures
    • Build lasting friendships
    • Develop fitness and strength
    • Understand traditions
    • Have fun and adventure!
    • Live and Explore!

    We feel its the best way to adventure travel. You will get to places otherwise you would not get to. People will be more hospitable and nicer to you than you can imagine. You will meet goals and overcome challenges on a daily basis. You will meander through nature on your own steam exploring things at your own speed.

    Tanqi Bikes

    We don’t want the experience to be unnecessary intimidating or uncomfortable. We want it to be controllable, fun, challenging and enjoyable. 

    We have chosen the Specialized Diverge as we believe it best fits this criteria. The bike has a geometry which is a balanced between a mountain and road bike and feels very reassuring on the up and down hills. Its fast on the road and faster off! It has a front shock which means you have more control and your hands and arms don’t go numb, your neck does not get strained and your palms bruised on the bumpy downhills. It takes really big supple tires which help you float over most rough terrain and its got the gears to help you spin up steep accents. All in all it makes for a much more pleasant adventure experience than other “gravel” bikes we have tested.

    Who is behind Tanqi

    Tanqi is supported by Specialized & Wildhomestay with the goal of promoting adventure cycling and getting people out on their bikes, in nature, exploring China. We run it at or below cost and 10% of generated income goes to local projects. We hope the work we do for Tanqi is a win win for the local community, environment, gets more people cycling in diverse places, while helping to promote Specialized great bikes and Wildhomestays experiences. 

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    If you want a bit longer than go from Gaoshan up to Jinchuan. The road surface is great and you pass through a few small villages. Fill up with water and explore around. Go for a hike in some of big hills in the area.

     

    Xingzhe: https://www.imxingzhe.com/lushu/2748894/

    Check out some other local rides: