How to buy a bike in Beijing - step 3

So - after we drove back to our area, our driver brought us to a back alley in one of the rural "villages" of Beijing. These are the areas that nobody goes that is not local.

We pulled up to a sliding metal door, Mr. Duan honked the horn, and we drove into a dusty courtyard, driving around various small dogs rolling in the dust and barking at our tires.

Mr. Duan's friend came out and said hi (I guess - all was in Chinese). He then called someone, yelled into the phone, and the bike box behind Lucas came down the conveyor. They guys (all in offical Giant shirts) assembled the bike and let me test ride it around the dogs in the courtyard. $90 changed hands and the bike was mine - saved a whopping $30 vs the $120 retail price.

I must say, the savings wasn't huge in $$ terms but was a great experience. Also - I plan to get a nice mountain bike while here - definitely will go the wholesale route and have Mr. Duan hook me up.