Cycle Lanes? Dream on. The more I ride the less plausible it seems that Seoul can accomodate cyclists on the roads. It's just well, you know, unpleasant. Chris found his time riding his Brompton folding bike on the whole good and can see a bright future however. He wrote and extensive and interesting report about it.
Costume cycle ride around Seoul's inner city. This is going to be a wicked affair. I'm working on the day but will hit it like an express train/ or perhaps a cycle courier later in the day. Info here.
I nipped out on a friend's bike and did a few pleasant KMs by the river heading East from Gapyeong on Sunday morning.
This is in case you want to call him for a ride I guess.
Spotted on campus today. 21 gears + nice thin slick tyres with styley red trim on this fast commuter. One reservation: the super wide handle bars could cause a little stress in the Seoul traffic.
This guy finds an electric bike an occasion to dress up for. Me, I find them pretty wack.
You can now get on the subway with your bike . The lines are 1, 2,3,4,5,6,7,8. Two carriages at each end are open to cyclists on Sundays and national holidays. The stations in the table are equipped with a 'slope' for bikes.
I have three recommendations if you want to go cycling in the Samseong station/Co-Ex mall area.
The Han river cycle path is only a couple of big blocks away to the North. Alternatively another nearby option is finding your way onto the Yangjae Stream Cycle Path; thirdly there is the green space of the 1988 Olympic Park.
1. The Han River Cycle paths
From Samseong it should be possible to go about 500 m East and then join a stream heading North (Left coming from Samseong station) that joins the Han River. You can cycle as far as you want then :)
2. The Yangjae stream:
The Yangjae stream cycle path is one area near to the Co-Ex mall. On this map if you went from the stop symbol to the play symbol you'd ride from near the Co-Ex Mall to the Yangjae forest. It looks about a 10 Km one way trip along the Yangjae Stream cycle path. Change the map from satellite to map mode to get some place names. This route should provide a pleasant ride to the Yangjae Citizen’s forest, which is apparently more pleasant than its rather stiff utilitarian name.3. Olympic Park
Located near to Jamshil Station (Subway line 2) Olympic Park (click for a google map) is a nice place to explore. There is a gallery, a museum, numerous waterways and sculptures, a historic site and cyclepaths leading North West to the Han River cycle way and South East to a cycle way next to a stream (according to the Seoul Bike Map).
This is definitely the best bike seat I've seen. Compare it with the flimsy basket on the bike in the background. Is it safer to carry kids in big seats like this or on your back on a bike? A long walk to green blog suggests a whole new bike: either a trade vehicle or a recliner with the baby on your chest.Nice bike seat photo from the Auckland NZ Frocks day out event
I Like the handles and helmet. Very snug. For more details on the event check the Auckland cycle chic site. The long walk blog likes this bike with this set up: 
Read more about it here.
Cycle Seoul bike and rider of the day 23.9.09. She told me she rides 20 mins from near the Cheongyecheon to school. That's longer than my commute and through more traffic I bet. Nice one.
Ricky reports on the features of the Hydrator that make it the Cycle Seoul bike of the day 18.9.09: 
In terms of putting stuff on the back of the bike: the other day our department gave us a harvest festival(Chusok)present. I managed to strap it on the back of the bike too. Big box of grapes that. 
and worse...
and worse. 
Earlier though I stopped for a rest when I found these fine bicycle racks. Best I've seen in Korea as the bike is stable and allows access to the rear bags comfortably. This was somewhere after the Guri cyclepath joined the Han
