{"id":2119,"date":"2020-09-11T17:00:39","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T09:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/feature\/?p=2119"},"modified":"2021-03-10T11:25:30","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T03:25:30","slug":"biking-down-the-metro-bike-shops-and-bike-friendly-places-around-metro-manila","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/feature\/2020\/09\/11\/biking-down-the-metro-bike-shops-and-bike-friendly-places-around-metro-manila\/","title":{"rendered":"Biking Down the Metro: Bike Shops and Bike-Friendly Places Around Metro Manila"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated\u00a0as of March 10, 2021<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Pre-COVID 19, bikes have already been treading along the city roads albeit the scarcity of lanes dedicated to them. And now, more than ever, these numbers have visibly increased as the pandemic brought with it a constantly shifting landscape involving public transportation\u2014no less the need to be at an acceptable distance away from other people. Lest we forget that more than being a convenient transportation means, biking also has several benefits such as aiding in weight management, improving one\u2019s core and lower body strength, and easing one\u2019s negative emotions as you cycle.<\/span><\/p>\n

To give beginners a head start on biking down Metro Manila, Philippine Primer offers a refresher on what you need to know about it, from the guidelines involving such a mode of transport and the bike lanes you can find around, down to the bike-friendly places in the city and some of the most reliable bike shops where you can cop a unit that is perfect for you.<\/span><\/p>\n

Biking Regulations<\/b><\/h3>\n

At present, there is no law of some sort covering the use of bicycles in the Philippines. There are, instead, acts introduced by former senators that are unfortunately yet to be passed. But for the utmost safety of cyclists, basic biking etiquettes include the wearing of helmet and shoes; the use of headlight, tail light, and other reflective materials; and the strict limiting of just one (1) passenger. Cyclists, like drivers of any other vehicle, must comply with the traffic laws as well atop the general etiquette in cycling.<\/span><\/p>\n

Metro Manila Bike Lanes<\/b><\/h3>\n

Not all main roads including EDSA have bike lanes yet, but there have been initiatives both from the national and local governments to begin their establishment, more especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic that crippled public transport. As of publishing, cities equipped with said protected lanes are Quezon City, San Juan, Pasig, Manila, and Marikina. Bikes are also allowed on sidewalks but only if the bike lane is situated within them, just like in BGC.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Also read:\u00a0City Biking: All the Bike Lanes Around Metro Manila<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Where to Go Biking Around Metro Manila<\/strong><\/h3>\n

University of the Philippines Diliman<\/b>
\n<\/b>Address: Diliman, Quezon City<\/span>
\n<\/span>Entrance fee: None\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Quezon Memorial Circle<\/b>
\n<\/b>Address: Quezon Memorial Shrine, Quezon City<\/span>
\n<\/span>Entrance fee: None<\/span><\/p>\n

The Bike Playground<\/b>
\n<\/b>Address: Warehouse 1, Circulo Verde, Bagumbayan, Quezon City<\/span>
\n<\/span>Entrance fee: P100\/hr<\/span><\/p>\n

Circuit Makati<\/b>
\n<\/b>Address: Hippodromo St., Carmona, Makati City<\/span>
\n<\/span>Entrance fee: None<\/span><\/p>\n

BGC Greenway Park<\/b>
\n<\/b>Address: 3 McKinley Rd., Makati City<\/span>
\n<\/span>Entrance fee: None<\/span><\/p>\n

Heroes Bike Trail<\/b>
\n<\/b>Address: Libingan ng mga Bayani, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City<\/span>
\n<\/span>Entrance fee: P50<\/span><\/p>\n

Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex<\/b>
\n<\/b>Address: Roxas Blvd., Pasay City<\/span>
\n<\/span>Entrance fee: None<\/span><\/p>\n

Filinvest MTB Trail<\/b>
\n<\/b>Address: 1781 Filinvest Ave., Alabang, Muntinlupa City<\/span>
\n<\/span>Entrance fee: None<\/span><\/p>\n

Marikina River Park<\/b>
\n<\/b>Address: Fernando Ave., Santa Elena, Marikina City<\/span>
\n<\/span>Entrance fee: None<\/span><\/p>\n

*Accessibility of these places are subject to change due to the COVID-19 situation.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bike-friendly area in the Metro that you can go!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2123,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/feature\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/feature\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/feature\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/feature\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/feature\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2119"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/feature\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2218,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/feature\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2119\/revisions\/2218"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/feature\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/feature\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/feature\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/feature\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}