Video: Ding and Friends Ride Southern China

Oct 4, 2015 at 3:19
by KonaChina  
Views: 1,480    Faves: 2    Comments: 1


Dongguan, a small city located in southern China, is the place where Ding Zaigang and his friends live and work. Ding is a Kona dealer and a mountain biking enthusiast. He and his friends are from different regions of the country and are working towards their own goals here. Mountain biking brought them together and it took them countless weekends to build their own "bike yard" from scratch.

In China, mountain biking has just become popular in recent years. There are still many people who don't understand why these young bikers love riding so much, not to mention a downhill bike that costs nearly the yearly income of many people. The stress and pressure of life doesn't kill their passion for riding, but makes them love this sport more and more. Furthermore, like many riders all over the world, they have built up solid friendship from riding.

Ding and Friends Enjoying Riding in South China
Mountain biking has taken nearly all their time in every weekend. Luckily, their trails and dirt jump yard are not far from the urban area.

Ding and Friends Enjoying Riding in South China
UTV and ATV are also on their list for fun. They would find some off-road trails to enjoy the excitement of exploring nature.

Ding and Friends Enjoying Riding in South China

Ding and Friends Enjoying Riding in South China
Shredding bikes among the hills and trees takes away all your troubles.

Ding and Friends Enjoying Riding in South China
Practice makes perfect, and great photos.

Ding and Friends Enjoying Riding in South China

Ding and Friends Enjoying Riding in South China
Ding and friends have been finding their own way to learn new skills, which makes them love riding even more.

Ding and Friends Enjoying Riding in South China
They also have built many trails and dirt jumps in their spare time. No dig, no ride for sure.

water fun
...and sometimes, it's no drink, no ride.

Ding and Friends Enjoying Riding in South China
Ding and Friends Enjoying Riding in South China
Ding and friends' bike yard can be counted as stylish and leading edge in MTB area in China. They have been focusing on jumping, freeriding and skills from the very beginning. There are also many riders from other parts of China to enjoy the fun here. Above is Xue Weihao, the KonaChina Team rider "showing off" on Ding's playground.

Ding and Friends Enjoying Riding in South China
Ding and friends' riding and trails may not be as good as western riders, but their spirit and passion are the same. They also would love to welcome more friends, even international riders to share the fun with them.

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29 Comments
  • 6 0
 People with true passion to this sports are awesome. Terrains for mtb are limited in China but mountain biking IS getting more popular over the years. As long as there are people who love this sport with their true heart, it will survive, it will grow.
  • 1 0
 That's true. As long as there is people who love this sport, it will have a brilliant future.
  • 1 0
 That's what I am thinking about, one day in the future, Chinese mtb rider will stand on the podium of UCI and RedBull Rampage.
  • 1 0
 Tong zhi men hao! Happy to see you guys shred. On my last visit to China I did some mountain biking in Hainan, that was already pretty sweet. In the future I hope to visit some of the relatively new bike parks, like Lindao Bike Park etc. Maybe next year... Smile
  • 2 0
 Nihao! There are more and more bikeparks in China recently and more and more people start to participate in this sport. You are always welcome to China any where, any time.
  • 1 0
 I'm from China by the way, currently studying in US...no idea why my account has an American flag.
  • 1 0
 因为帐号是美国注册的吧 ,哈哈
  • 1 0
 You can set up your region in your personal profile I think.
  • 1 0
 向世界展示中国的山地车发展,走出去引进来,共同发展!awesome!
  • 1 0
 Honey, we r so proud of u. Nice rider
  • 1 0
 awesome,moving to china next year so this is on the to visit list
  • 2 0
 You're always welcome buddy!
  • 1 0
 很难得国人能在PB首页上出现 为他们喝彩!
  • 2 0
 f*ck yeah ! Smile
  • 1 0
 yeah baby!
  • 1 0
 Seems like a great riding scene.
  • 1 0
 Yeah. Welcome to China my friend!
  • 1 0
 希望在PB看到更多中国车友的article
  • 1 0
 顶一个,这文章,教主写的吧?
  • 1 0
 是滴。献丑啦。
  • 1 0
 nice!
  • 1 0
 流弊~
  • 1 0
 6666666
  • 1 0
 进步越来越快了
  • 1 0
 6666666
  • 1 0
 路况很复杂的样子
  • 1 0
 bangding
  • 1 0
 nice V
  • 1 0
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