Another highlight at the expo included a high-tech tricycle dubbed "China Wind." This particular contraption is equipped with a propeller to help increase speed while a rider uses the pedals. The exhibitor says the bike's speed can match that of an automobile.
With mobile phone applications widely used now, bikes have been updated to connect to cell phones.
A smart bike at the show has sensors on its wheels so that riders could download an app on their cell phones placed in the middle of the handlebars to display information from their bikes, including speed, distance, time, calories burned and heart rate.
A carbon fiber bicycle was also on display in the expo, it's only half the weight of an aluminum bike, so the power that riders exerted would not be wasted on moving the bike's own weight.
Jia Gang, deputy director of the China Bicycle Association, says such extremely light bikes are custom made for people with special needs.
"Coal fiber bikes are used in high-end bicycle races. The coal fiber bike stretch lets riders make the best use of their strength. It's more suitable for athletes in fierce competitions."
China Cycle 2013 runs four days until May 9th.
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