Quote Originally Posted by Lao Jia Hou View Post
...learning MC riding in Beijing is a little bit of trial-by-fire...
...especially with colder weather looming. LJH's advice is excellent and you could do a lot worse than mentoring with him.

As for which bike, check out the fahni/filipu thread on the Jialing 150. Fahni found his second-hand with very low mileage and it cost him 7k all-in. Looks like a nice first bike, with limited power, good upright riding posture, very practical for getting around Beijing, and an excellent fun factor.

Welcome to the forum, and feel free to keep us posted about your progress.

cheers!