Pandemic meets craft Hairdressers suffer – bicycle workshops cheer

Status: 11.06.2021 2:38 p.m.

The German trade clearly felt the consequences of the pandemic at the beginning of the year. Most of the sales fell. But there were also a few bright spots. The corona crisis has left deep marks on German craftsmanship. Some areas suffered particularly badly at the beginning of the year, while others bucked the trend and even posted gains. According to calculations by the Federal Statistical Office, sales in the craft sector fell from January to March by 7.5 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. That was the first time in eight years that the industry, which had been spoiled for success for a long time, posted declines. The weak development was accompanied by fewer staff. The number of employees in the skilled trades that required a license fell by 1.7 percent by the end of March.

The comparative period was hardly affected by the crisis

It should be noted that restrictions due to the corona pandemic did not begin until the end of the first quarter of 2020 and the results of the beginning of 2020 were hardly affected, the statisticians explained. There is thus a typical case of a so-called base effect. A high baseline makes declines more likely at a later point in time.

Lockdown slows demand

Crafts for private use were particularly hard hit. Here the minus was 23 percent. In this area, the hairdressing businesses marked the highest decline with minus 37 percent.

Not enough material

In construction, too, with a decline of almost 16 percent, things did not go well. “Companies have to register short-time working when the order books are full because they have no material,” the President of the Central Association of German Crafts (ZDH), Hans Peter Wollseifer, had only recently warned. The Prices for wood and other building materials have risen sharply on the world market, partly because of the great demand from China and the USA. While the food industry complained about a decline of almost ten percent, the business in confectioneries collapsed by 21 percent.

The bicycle boom drives business

The ongoing bicycle boom apparently brought the two-wheel mechanics significantly more repairs. These branches of industry achieved almost 27 percent more sales than a year ago. In addition, only roller shutter technicians and dental technicians recorded an increase in sales.

People ride bicycles to celebrate Car Free Day in Brussels, Belgium, September 22, 2019. Photo: THX/VNA For more than two centuries, the bicycle has always been considered a sustainable means of transportation, with obvious convenience. For many people’s lives, bicycles are a simple but effective, practical, “affordable” tool. Today, the use of bicycles is also a solution to improve health and raise environmental awareness. In fact, bicycles are a tool to support the development of transport, education and health sectors. In some underdeveloped areas, bicycles are an essential means of life for people who cannot afford to own a motor vehicle. The bicycle helps people take their children to school, to work, to medical care, etc. In big cities, bicycles can become a bridge between public transport solutions. People can use bicycles to move between transit stations, bus stops or piers. For places where there is no infrastructure to serve the needs of fitness and sports, cycling is a way to help people exercise their health and flexibility. According to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO), regularly cycling can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes or cancer. In addition, the use of bicycles clearly shows the trend of “clean transportation”, being environmentally friendly in today’s time. Bicycles can send messages about sustainable consumption and production, making a positive contribution to environmental and climate protection. Cycling can also help people develop creative thinking, have more awareness about society and the surrounding life. UN calls for attention to the role of bicycles On the occasion of World Bicycle Day 3 June 2021, the United Nations General Assembly calls on Member States to support the use of bicycles to promote sustainable development and strengthen social areas such as health, education and training. sex. The UN also emphasized the role of bicycle use in the process of improving health, preventing diseases, and ensuring social justice. Based on the important and practical values ​​​​of cycling for social development, the UN encourages countries to focus on the role of bicycles in domestic development policies and strategies. , regionally and worldwide. The United Nations urges member states to strengthen road safety and develop sustainable transport infrastructure with a focus on pedestrians and cyclists. To achieve the goals of reducing emissions, improving air quality and improving traffic, road infrastructure needs to meet mobility needs and ensure pedestrian and pedestrian safety. bike. The UN encourages Member States to adopt policies and measures that encourage and support the use of bicycles in everyday life. The United Nations General Assembly actively welcomes movements to promote “cycling culture” in Member States and around the world. Bicycles in Vietnam Photo: Manh Linh/Newspapers In her speech at the celebration of World Bicycle Day 2018, Ms. Nguyen Phuong Nga, former Head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the UN emphasized that the bicycle is a close “companion” of the people. Vietnam in the past, present and future. During the two resistance wars against the French colonialists and the American imperialists, our army and people used bicycles to supply food and ammunition to the front lines. The image of bicycles on the road in support of the Dien Bien Phu campaign is a testament to the important role of bicycles in the struggle for independence of the Vietnamese people. The war ended, before the motorcycle became popular, the bicycle was the main means of transport for workers in the process of development, restoration and national construction. Currently, bicycles are still a useful means of transportation with low cost and high popularity throughout the provinces of Vietnam. In addition to the health benefits, cycling can also help young people express their own style and personality. Ho Chi Minh City has started piloting public bicycle rental systems through smart devices in District 1. This vehicle model is a solution to help people move around economically. and convenient between public bus points or in the city. According to Mr. Khuat Viet Hung, Vice Chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee, public bicycles play an important role in the development of public transport modes such as buses and trams because they can help reduce personal motor vehicles and connect railway stations, bus stations, or transit points in urban areas.

Applying technology to public bicycles The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has concluded on the proposal to pilot the Mobike public bicycle in District 1. The project will be piloted by Tri Nam Group Joint Stock Company (Tri Nam Company) as an investor. invest 388 vehicles arranged in 43 locations in district 1 and along the project to organize priority lanes for buses on Dien Bien Phu and Vo Thi Sau streets (District 3). According to the HCM City Department of Transport, the city currently has 22 black spots for traffic jams, especially during peak hours. The increase in the number of private vehicles puts pressure on traffic and leads to serious environmental pollution. Contributing to solving this problem, the Department of Transport has proposed piloting the public bicycle model Mobike. According to Duong Dinh Trung – Tri Nam Group, the model is deployed for the main purpose of reducing traffic jams and reducing private vehicles, enhancing public services, and increasing connectivity with buses and metros in the future. It can be said that the public bicycle model is probably very useful in solving the problem of traffic jams and environmental pollution. However, recalling 7 years ago, this model failed because it did not meet the two words “convenience” when deployed in Hanoi. In order to avoid going into the “fallen path” of Hanoi, the HCM City Department of Transport said that it will deploy technology application in this model, in order to create the most convenience for people. “In the long term, it will be necessary to study the design of a dedicated bicycle road for circulation. The second is the application of science and technology to how to combine and integrate the cyclist software with the software of bus and metro riders and the public transport center that we manage to warn. soon the location of congestion or the risk of traffic jams to make it more convenient for users,” said the leader of the Department of Transport. Many concerns With the goal that by 2030, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City will become two civilized and modern cities, free of traffic congestion. Therefore, although it cannot replace motorbikes, experts say that public bicycles can be considered as a useful platform to promote the development of “green transport”. But how to build a cycling culture and people see bicycles as useful means? Because with the pilot of public bicycles of Ho Chi Minh City, from the perspective of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Van Hung – Southern Institute of Transport Science and Technology: If the project does not use the city budget, it is completely implemented by private enterprises. then it can be piloted on a small scale, if it fails, it will learn from experience to deploy for later stages. However, it is necessary to study the case that the number of bicycles will increase the disorder between vehicle lines, increase the risk of traffic jams, and the risk of traffic accidents in Ho Chi Minh City. Because the current state of vehicles is circulating according to the law of turbulent traffic. Cars and motorbikes are crowded, chaotic, traffic jams are constant. “Currently, Ho Chi Minh City does not have a separate lane for bicycles, which means that a large number of these vehicles will blend into the overloaded and disordered motorbike lanes, increasing complexity, causing congestion, traffic jams, and accidents. traffic accident” – Mr. Hung wondered. From another perspective, Dr. Vu Anh Tuan, director of the Viet Duc Traffic Research Center, said that public bicycle service is a suitable model in the current traffic trend. But for this service to be really useful, besides service quality, it is also necessary to support policies from the government. In addition, it is also necessary to have a specific view on the role of public bicycles in the city’s public transport development strategy, so that these types can develop together. “If we only stop at the pilot level without the support of the city, the probability of success is not high, if it is not attached to a common development policy, it will be easy to die prematurely” – according to Mr. Tuan. . Besides, many opinions also believe that it is necessary to balance supply and demand. Encouraging people to ride bicycles is a difficult but correct orientation in sustainable urban development in the future. The development of uncontrolled public bicycles in terms of quantity, maintenance, storage, parking space, dedicated lanes for users, awareness of vehicle preservation is a challenge for urban management. And it is still important to start from the people’s consciousness to build a culture of walking and cycling… Experiences of countries Looking at the experience of mobilizing people to use bicycles of other countries, we can see: with France in activities, bicycles ranked second in physical activities of the French, after walking. In order to do this, France has implemented many measures to limit vehicles in traffic, which are motorbikes and cars that do not meet emission standards. At the same time, set up 55,000 free bike stations in 42 cities; encourage and create maximum support for people traveling by bicycle, including the elderly and children. Up to now, bicycles are the last link in the chain of people’s multimedia (train – car – subway) movement. In the Netherlands, there are more bicycles than people, with 22 million bicycles per 17 million inhabitants. In which, 25% of the population rides a bicycle every day, if in urban areas, this figure is 50% and each Dutch person rides an average of 1,000 km annually by bicycle. However, these impressive numbers do not come naturally. Before the increase in automobiles from the 60s to the 70s of the last century, accompanied by the oil crisis, the Dutch government actively invested in infrastructure for the use of bicycles, changing the importance of bicycles. people’s points for them to use bicycles more since the 70s. To promote the use of bicycles, the Netherlands has developed a bicycle parking system and gives priority to bicycles over cars and motorbikes, creating the same infrastructure for bicycles as for cars. Along with that, the Netherlands also promotes communication and teaching about the benefits of cycling habits for students right from high school, encouraging people to use mobile applications to manage their work. ride bicycle. From these parameters, the Government calculates the necessary infrastructure planning for the best for cyclists. In China, the bicycle-sharing model was once seen as an opportunity to affirm its leading position in the nation’s global fight against climate change because of its compactness and friendliness. . In order to save energy and limit pollution, the Seoul Metropolitan Government of South Korea also aims to build a nationwide bicycle network by 2030.

In the early morning, my aunt sat in front of the yard, her arms fluttering in front of a pile of long, cleverly intertwined threads, thread overlapping the other, strata lay in sagging eyes. Every 4 sag eyes form a square. Then she chooses the firm ropes that are braided into a sturdy hammock. The second head is hammock, the aunt is braided into a small hole, so that when lying down, people are hooked on the female pillar, or hang on the trusses, horizontal beams, vertical beams on the tile roof. Two twins around her mother chirped and laughed. Sometimes they played around and kicked the scattered pillars. Aunty’s mouth screamed not to break, but her hands were still moving along with each sagging eye. I knit for a whole week to get a beautiful hammock, a few months a month, but it doesn’t cost much to sell, so I just have to work to make a profit. Now see, I knit hammock my whole life, I can’t get rich. The hammock, like a part of my aunt’s art, carries in it hope, expectation, and passion for the job, as if wanting to hold back a little bit of gold from a distant past. The hammock is knitted with a cool, sweat-free lying on the hot back. When I was lying in the hammock, I had a habit of turning it over, covering my back, my knees on the sides, and giggling on my back; sometimes take the momentum, swing very hard, bring me up close to the roof of the house. Howling soul. 2. In the afternoon, my mother hangs her hammock outside the summer gable, catches the wind blowing in from the river wharf, and lulls her into a baby’s sleep: Newly sewn silk clothes box / Yesterday (but ) I just wore this meal (then oh) / I lost it / Because mom (but) made a wide-sleeved shirt / I forgot (but) pressed the button (oh yeah) the wind blew (pray) down the bridge / Ah oh oh mya oh … Oh my dear, my mother sings on the background of the sky, the sun surrounded the field, the green, the curves of the Dinh River are smooth and smooth, flowing through the lives of grandparents, parents, through childhood. my own quiet but sad. The lyrics of the chants sounded fragrant with the aroma of rice, baked sesame rice paper, the scent of straw root scorched far away, the rich coconut water in the beef cake, the fish sauce that pounded with a little chili garlic to eat raw With the young mother, listening to the flock of birds calling her flock when tired to fly to the deep forest to find a place to sleep, like the sound of drums urging soldiers of the ages to go to battle, like the sound of a pestle pounding hard against each mortar to pound nem chua … 3. In modern times, the house is cast in reinforced concrete, where there are no beds, columns, rafters, longitudinal beams, horizontal beams on the tiled roof to hook the two ends of the hammock and then lie down to sleep. People bought Duy Loi stacking hammocks, which were neatly placed close to the ground. Naughty children are also not afraid of falling to the ground or throwing eraser up to the roof of the house in giggles. Aunt Pham poured debts, leaving the village to go missing and not returning. Everywhere, my aunt’s family led me to live on a plateau with immense red soil, and to earn a living to get out of poverty. My 2 daughters must now be holding their hands in their arms. The craft of knitting hammocks in Vinh Phu village has also disappeared ever since. No one wants to do it because of the effort spent too much but the profit is not much. The hammock she bought from my aunt in the past is now lying in the corner. No longer red, but please be dull, silver, termites are full of patchy mites. Hand touching, seeming a little bit of warmth from any year, the smell of perspiration is still on each thread. This afternoon, I suddenly wanted to lie in a hammock, then heard someone singing a sweet voice. Mum passed away, no one would sing to listen even if she listened. Nguyen Huu Tai

Wiibike electric bicycles can quickly turn an ordinary bicycle into an electric bike by installing a kit made by the company itself. In the recent broadcast of “Silver billion deal”, the Wiibike electric bicycle project brought by CEO Nguyen Thi Thu Hang has received the investment of Shark Phu with 1.5 billion VND for 10% of the stock. part. And committed if the payback this year will increase the investment by 10 times. Wiibike is a science and technology startup in the green transport sector with the main product of complete electric bicycle, using lithium batteries. Notably, Wiibike’s chassis is made from a variety of materials, including one that uses bamboo, an environmentally friendly renewable material. In addition, Wiibike also offers a Wiibike kit to turn a regular bike into an electric power bike within 15 minutes. According to Mr. Lai Thai Phong – product development specialist of Wiibike, these are Make in Vietnam kits manufactured by the company. This kit comes with a sizing mechanism that can be mounted on any bike, including models with different wheel sizes. “The most important thing about the kit is how the battery is in it. To achieve high performance, the kit must use high capacity cells and good connectivity. This idea is researched and learned from technologies available in the world. ”, Mr. Phong shared. However, this enterprise is only in the consulting process to register for invention copyrights. The Wiibike electric power bicycle project received an investment of 1.5 billion VND for a 10% stake from Shark Phu According to Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Hang – co-founder and operator of Wiibike, this start-up has a trial product since 2017. Currently, Wiibike is at 51% gross profit with revenue of 2.3 billion VND in 9 months, starting from July last year. “Although not yet implemented any traditional promotional campaigns, the project has attracted 300 customers to buy this car”, the project’s CEO shared. However, according to Shark Hung, this is not a new business model, it is difficult to approve that this is an invention that only stops at industrial designs or useful solutions. Vehicle design is not beautiful, does not show style, the numbers are not convincing. Therefore, the “real estate shark” has decided to ignore this deal. However, CEO Nguyen Thi Thu Hang maintains her stance when asserting that what she does will contribute to the value and make a great impact on the lifestyle and living environment of the Vietnamese people. Whether or not the capital is successfully raised, Thu Hang affirms that she will continue to fulfill this dream. “Wiibike’s orientation is not only at the product, but also to offer green transport solutions to really contribute to the transport system in Vietnam”, said founder of Wiibike. Finally, this start-up successfully raised capital from Shark Phu with an investment of 1.5 billion VND for a 10% stake.

“Oh, really delicious”, Mr. T said, “this one of it is this. Selling price?”. “Very cheap. Not tens of thousands of a bag. This boy also came up from rice paper. Now it has been sold to several provinces. I take you to visit the factory later. See if there is any way for him to export or not.” Mr. D goes straight to the point. This trip was organized by him. The only purpose is just to ask Mr. T to find directions for some local businessmen. I still look out of the car window. And remember my maternal hometown, also a locality in the Central region. Memories of my childhood are rushing back because of the green steps on the road passing through the small window. That day, every summer afternoon, at 3-4pm, an old lady comes in (alley, alley – as called in the Central region) her grandmother sells rice paper. Children dirty from playing soccer and shooting marbles gathered around her selling rice paper. Someone who has money then cheats on his pants and takes out an odd note that is wrapped very carefully. Those who do not have money stand waiting, waiting for him to break a piece of it. And my most impressive point of the foreign country rice paper is the bright red area located in the center of the cake. It is chili sauce. Each piece of cake sold, before handing over, was scooped up a little chili sauce by the old lady with a beautiful little spoon and sprinkled it in the middle. Sun cake, I used to think. It was like a crimson sun, with an open halo of gold. And the kids kept breaking each “piece of sun” and dot the little sun. They are so talented. After three years of age, he can already eat chili. I absolutely do not dare to touch that sun, although my grandmother’s rice and soup is always spicy, as if I train me to get used to it. The way of eating banh mi in the countryside is indeed unique. It is different from the way to eat banh mi in Hanoi, where I grew up. A small street corner, group a beautiful red charcoal oven, and then whoever comes to buy them, they fan the charcoal to bake. Childhood rice cake in Hanoi is purely vegetarian, is it not dipped with spices (or because I did not eat spices that day so I can’t remember)? And the piece of cake baked on charcoal it often has “bubbles” scattered on the cake. In that “explosive bubble” is the air. The little ones often like to play with that explosive foam before eating it. True discovery is an extremely curiosity. It’s just a bubble that explodes, just squeezed it yesterday, and knowing there’s nothing inside, still stimulates the next day to continue exploring in the hope that it will be different. Oh, if only I grew up, people loved each other that way, just discovering each other every day without being bored, the world would never have separated and depressed love songs. Later, growing up and traveling a lot, I began to understand that normal rice cake was just like that, but it turned out to be in many “magnificent” delicacies of Vietnamese cuisine. What are the mussel rice cakes, the sautéed sautéed with chili peppers, the broken rice bread in a bowl of Quang noodles, the rice cake with the classic sautéed shrimp in the West … If you have to vote for a snack best in the world, I do not hesitate to nominate Vietnamese banh mi. Hey, what if we go to a pub in the West and instead of eating their “snacks”, how about we use tabasco dumplings? “Hey, Mr. D, does he make some kind of uncooked rice paper for customers to microwave themselves. I tell the truth, this cake is delicious. I can recommend to Europe, I have some clues over there. But if you pay the cake (container), it will occupy the first area and easily break the cake, lose the aesthetics is Monday “, Mr. T said. Mr. D affirmed “It is not. Because baking in the microwave it will not be as beautiful as this industrial cake, and the cake will not be as flat as this. But I will say it try.” Saying to do, he picked up the phone and called the owner of the production facility, his voice loud and loud. The wheelchair moved onto a newly renovated inter-village asphalt road, then turned into a spacious, spacious house, crowded with people in and out. “Here, its workshop. The owner is on his way from his house”, Mr. D introduced. Soon, a new seven-seat Peugeot slowly entered the courtyard. From the car, the owner of the workshop, a big, strong, black body must be cheerfully down. His hand carried a … microwave oven. “Uncle D just arrived. Just stay at the factory. Because you said the microwave oven, I ran too blood to try it. It’s delicious. You can do it all,” said the owner of the workshop. Then turned to us cheerfully: “Hello, you two. Please come in and play, I can try it immediately”. Say and do. The owner of the workshop led us into the living room, looking for an electrical outlet to place the microwave in the middle of the table while the staff was making tea. Then his hand quickly opened the bag, took the cake, turned on the oven, baked. It is really beautiful. The cake is still flat, the yellow color is still, only different from the industrial baked goods in one point is that the rim is slightly burnt brown. But I like that burnt brown color. It gives the feeling of a slice of cake that is baked with charcoal. Then the story revolves around production capacity, around the current distribution market, around the factory owner tinkering with how to make a rice cake dryer to avoid depending on the sun, rain and weather of drying methods. traditional cake. The talk lasted until they all got in the car, looking for a small riverside restaurant nearby for lunch. Also at the same lunch table, the story reached the “finale” of the intention to export the cake. “Now you can work directly with Mr. T. He promised to do it. He will help you export this cake to Europe”, Mr. D said, “if I have anything else to add, please report this S guy, It is the number one assistant, I do many things for me “. The factory owner’s eyes were filled with hope when he heard Mr. D say that sentence. And Mr. T was also open-minded, when he said that the factory owner should send samples directly to the city to quote prices. HCM for your office. The factory owner was happy to face. His face shone with pride mixed with a belief in something that could change his career. “Geez, that’s fine. If you help me, you can help the people in my commune too. They work for me if I can sell, they also add income. It’s also very tiring, bro. Please give me your address and office phone number “. Mr. T immediately read the address but after half a sentence, I saw him leaning under the table, as if he had dropped something to search. Coming back, he read the address again. But also with three words, he bent under the table again. For the third time, I found he seemed annoyed. Then he said quickly to the owner of the workshop, “Give me your phone number. I’ll text you later. Now have a drink.” On the taxi ride home from Tan Son Nhat, I kept silent, not daring to say anything. But the more silent I became uncomfortable. Remembering the boss’s overly enthusiastic, humble figure, I feel bad. And unable to bear that torment, I quietly asked “Will you help them?”. Being told as if opening his heart, Mr. T opened the phone and showed me the message. Then he said, the other three footsteps belonged to S. It was S himself who told Mr. T after that, when the group got back to the hotel, the idea was “let me worry, she wants you to help export, I have to ask for it. Color for you. There is no “how to”. “You are so mad Minh. You said that I helped people out of work and asked for money. Besides, I am not rich yet, but I want to do big things to do something about this three hundred million. Look at people being hot.” In this situation, I believe you can help people, they do not pay money for me Besides, even if you help me for free, I also help them. They are farmers like my parents. “Mr. T said. No wonder, I texted the owner of the factory the great news “Here is the address. You can contact me directly. I will help you with no penny. You rest assured. But S it says whatever you do, please don’t mind.” “. Turns out, Mr. T is much more awake than I thought. No wonder, on the way back, he definitely didn’t touch a piece of rice cake. Despite S bravely carried two barrels alone from the Central into the city. “If Mr. S brings the sample, I will say it was sent in outside the workshop. Let him understand”, said Mr. T while smiling, “It’s strange, you only like to eat people”. Rich – poor it has numbers. I can help anyone, just help me, right? What is shared with each other is extremely important. Like a piece of cake still shared childhood, there is no regret. People are better than each other in that “generous”, but where are “cunning” than each other in the “cunning” thing …

Having just opened the service on Quote Sai Street (Tay Ho, Hanoi) for 4 months, Mr. Trong Dat – the owner of the store – said that since the Covid-19 translation, people’s demand for on-site fitness and travel has increased. . “Grasping this trend, I opened a bicycle rental service and attracted a lot of customers,” he said. At the store, he has about 50 cars for rent, each one costs 40,000 VND / 3 hours weekdays and 50,000 VND / 3 hours on weekends and holidays. “Customers often rent in the early morning and late afternoon. Weekends are always ‘burned’ cars, many people often have to wait for their turn,” he said. Bicycle rental services in West Lake can bring in revenue of up to several million / day. Photo: Thanh Thuong. According to Mr. Dat, in order to ensure the quality and the needs of customers well, after the customer’s trip, he must inspect each part, repair and maintain. “To rent bicycles, guests only need to leave ID card or citizenship ID, return the motorbike,” he added. His shop is open from 5 am to 24 pm, in addition, his shop also rents bicycles for 100,000 VND / 3 hours for weekdays and 120,000 VND / 3 hours for weekends and holidays. Similarly, Mr. Nguyen Hai – the owner of a bicycle purchase, sale, repair and rental shop on Quote Sai Street – said that in spring and early summer, the weather is nice, so cycling in West Lake is an activity to attract people. Tourists experience, exercise, take pictures. At Mr. Hai’s store, there are about 70 cars, most of them are imported from Japan. Car rental is calculated by the hour with a fixed price of 40,000 VND / 3 hours excluding weekdays and weekends. “On weekends, with nice sunny weather, I rent out 150-200 cars at most. In addition to renting, I also repair, buy and sell bicycles for customers in need”, he shared. With an average price of 40,000 VND / time about 3 hours, West Lake bicycle rental service attracts all ages from young to old. Photo: Nhu Nae. According to Mr. Hai, doing this service on a crowded day can earn a few million dong, but on a weekday, in bad weather, it only earns a few hundred thousand dong. “Bicycle rental is rarely risky, since I rented a bicycle until now there have been no cases of car theft or money loss,” he added. Also on Quote Sai street, another bicycle rental shop has just opened. The owner of this store said that on average, his shop can rent 80-100 cars per day. “At first, the number of cars at the store was small, I plan to import more cars in 1-2 months to meet the needs of customers,” he said. Since knowing that there is a bicycle rental service in West Lake, Nhung (Dong Da, Hanoi) and friends often invite each other to cycle on weekends. “Because my house is far away, I often come here by motorbike and rent a bicycle. This is a sports activity that helps to relax the spirit very well after a hard working week,” said Nhung. In addition, in West Lake there is a rental service for SUP, Kayak boats at a cost of about 200,000 VND / boat without time limit, attracting visitors to participate in the experience.

The brake pad is a part that needs to be replaced periodically Ask: I am using a 2010 Volkswagen Scirocco. Lately when I step on the brake pedal, the pedal is deeper than when I first bought it. Is it a sign of brake wear and must be replaced? Le Huyen Chi (Thanh Xuan, Hanoi) Reply: Based on the conditions described initially, it is possible to predict that the brake pads of the vehicle are worn out and it is time to replace them to ensure safety. For vehicles, brake pads are a very important part of reducing vehicle speed, ensuring safety. If the brake pads are worn deeply, it will directly affect the slowdown or stop the vehicle. How fast or slow the brake pads wear depends on the way each person runs. However, the brake pads will wear out faster when used by a car in crowded cities, where the brakes are always pressed, constantly checking due to traffic congestion. Conversely, if the road is open, wide, less using the brake, the brake pads will wear longer. Some signs of discernible brake pads wear such as: Brake pedal often hits the floor, when the brake has phenomenon of vehicle or steering wheel shaking, hissing noise or metal sounds colliding due to worn brake pads … Then, it can be found through the brake warning lights that light up on the dashboard. It is recommended that the brake pads need to be replaced periodically, usually for 2 years or 50,000km, whichever comes first. If you regularly check the brake or move continuously in crowded road conditions, the time to replace this part will be sooner. However, because the safety system is very important, when there are strange signs related to the brake system, it is best to immediately take the car to a warranty center, genuine maintenance or a reputable garage for inspection. and soonest remedy.

Losing your temper when detecting a brake problem will only make it harder for you to handle the brake loss. So, you need to be very calm. Always observe and turn on the emergency lights Not panicking and not attentive to reducing the car speed. Instead, the first thing to do is to observe what is happening in front and behind the vehicle to avoid a collision. Immediately turn on the emergency lights, flash your headlights and use the papyrus continuously so that the vehicles traveling together pay attention to actively give way. Reduce the accelerator A vehicle that loses brakes is when the brake can not be used to control the vehicle’s speed. The most recommended treatment when the vehicle loses brakes is to remove the accelerator or reduce the accelerator pedal. However, if you are traveling in a busy road or going downhill, the driver should not remove the accelerator, just reduce the gas pedal. Because leaving the gas pedal to let the car run freely makes the car more likely to collide with other vehicles, causing more serious consequences. If the car loses brakes while Cruise Control is on, the driver should immediately turn off Cruise Control and reduce the throttle. Absolutely do not turn off the car engine When the car loses the brakes, never turn off the engine. Because turning off the engine will make the car lose steering power, making it difficult for the driver to control the car to avoid obstacles on the road. What’s more, turning off the engine means the car is no longer braked by the engine and transmission. It is even more dangerous for a car to fall into a free-flowing state under the force of inertia. Shift the car to low gear The driver can take advantage of the engine brakes by shifting the vehicle to low gear. For automatic transmission vehicles, the driver only needs to switch to semi-automatic mode, low gear mode or switch gears through the gearshift pad on the steering wheel. For manual gearboxes, the driver only needs to change the gear lever to 1 or 2. But a problem posed is that if the car is running at high speed suddenly, being forced to low gear can cause the car to break down, destroying the transmission system even more dangerous now. Some experts share, when dealing with a lost car, the car should not be put in low gear in the first place. Instead, switch the number by level or 2 levels. For example, if the car is in 5, it can go to 4 or 3, after feeling a more stable speed, continue to gear 2 or 1. Depress the brake pedal continuously Even if the vehicle loses its brakes, try to brake continuously. Because the vehicle may lose its brakes just because the vehicle only loses brake fluid pressure temporarily. Depressing the brake repeatedly can help regain the brake fluid pressure. When the soft feel brake pedal is pressed and the brake pedal is low, it is likely that the vehicle will lose its brake due to a malfunction of the oil line. At this point, you should depress the brake several times. Use the hand brake The handbrake is designed for use when the vehicle is stopped. But in an emergency, you can also use the handbrake to create braking force. However, if you use the handbrake, be careful that you only use the handbrake to brake when the vehicle is traveling at very low speeds. Because using the handbrake while the vehicle is running at high speed can cause the vehicle to lock, lose grip, slip long, leading to dangerous situations such as the vehicle being thrown, the vehicle loses control. Actively collide When the car has lost the brake, the driver should try to put the car on empty roads, rough roads, many stones … so that the vehicle can slow down or combine using a sagging method. In case of force majeure, the driver should choose to handle the last brake, which is to actively let the car crash into a safe obstacle to stop the car.

Model was born as a memory of the early development of the company Triumph.

Triumph’s Trekker GT, founded in 1889, combines performance-enhancing techniques and a host of updated Shimano battery and powertrain technologies. The Trekker GT is the first electric powered bike in Triumph’s history.

Triumph Trekker GT uses Rockshox hydraulic enemas.

The Triumph Trekker GT is built with narrow widths for natural ride feel and superb comfort, while components elegantly integrate into the chassis.

Shimano brake system combined with Deore M6000 brake disc with front / rear dimensions of 180mm and 160mm respectively make the car really safe.

Vehicles using Alex Volar 27.5 inch wheels, accompanied by Schwable Energier Green Guard tires 2 inches wide. The brake clamp from Shimano is combined with the Deore M6000 brake disc with the front / rear dimensions of 180mm and 160mm, respectively, to help the car operate quite safely.

The Trekker GT adjusts the speed of the electric powered motor via the left switch.

The speed of the electric auxiliary motor can be adjusted via the switch on the left side. When fully charged, Triumph says, the Trekker GT – powered by a Shimano E6100 250W engine and a Shimano E8035 504Wh battery combined – can travel 90 miles (145km).

The car is quite compact when carrying or putting on the trunk of the car for a picnic.

Similar to motorcycles, the center handlebar of the Trekker GT is equipped with a small screen that displays information such as speed, time … In addition, there is a built-in button on / off lights.

The screen control system and lighting can be used on / off.

Triumph Trekker GT bikes are designed in the UK, elegant chassis combined with wide, narrow handlebars and extremely comfortable Selle Royal Vivo saddle.

The Triumph Trekker is powered by an electric motor that can travel 90 miles (145km).

The price of the Triumph Trekker GT is 105 million VND, which is more expensive than the Honda SH 150i 2021 ABS brake version (at the proposed Honda price is 96 million VND).

Weasel coffee or mink coffee is the name of a special coffee, a beverage that is ranked among the rarest in the world.

Experts in this article: Comprehension Exam, PhD student at Huodong University of Science and Technology, China.

Reviewer of this article: Professor Ph.D. Liu Shaoi, Associate Director of the Research Center for Food and Drug Administration at the East China University of Science and Technology, PhD in Food Science from Pennsylvania State University, Postdoc at Kansas State University, United States States.

This type of coffee is found in Indonesia, on the islands of Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi. The word Kopi Luwak is used to refer to a type of seed which is eaten by the spotted civet that eats the fruit of the coffee and then disposed of the feces, dried and processed.

Although the Vietnamese language mentions weasels, the animals involved are civets, not weasels. Meanwhile the name Kopi Luwak comes from the Indonesian word kopi meaning coffee. Luwak is the name of an area on the Java island, as well as the name of a civet that resides there.

The spotted palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus belongs to the Viverridae family), which is scattered in Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and southern China.

In Vietnam, civets are raised to make this special coffee.

If you’ve ever seen some shows run by PETA and BBC, the stories behind mink coffee are told in great detail. Some cups of mink feces coffee can even be sold for the equivalent of 64 million VND / kg.

Why is there such expensive coffee? Is there any difference in nutrition compared to regular coffee? We will analyze the relevant factors and understand more about the nature of weasel coffee.

Is weasel coffee really made from mink feces?

First of all, the animal that actually produces the marketed mink coffee is not a weasel, which is called a “civet”, or civet coffee in English. It is a very cute animal.

However, mink feces coffee does not use mink waste to directly brew coffee, but it goes through a more elaborate processing process than regular coffee.

The essence of weasel coffee stems from the civet that likes to eat the coffee cherry, the fruit of the coffee tree and the seed in the cherry coffee is the coffee bean that is still fresh on the tree.

In the dung released by the civet, the beans are still intact, but they all undergo a unique fermentation in the civet’s digestive system, which saves a lot of coffee making.

After that, they are picked up and the civet dung is cleaned, dried, and directly roasted to get the finished mink coffee product.

So when it comes to your brewing stage, the civet’s manure has long been removed, and what you use is an ordinary cup of coffee with a slightly unique and very clean taste.

Is the nutritional value of mink coffee high?

According to some scientific studies, the Indonesian civet’s digestive system will destroy the protein in the coffee beans, reducing the bitterness of coffee and increasing the roundness of coffee.

The beans generally undergo fermentation of the outer shell, in the intestines of the civet special bacteria that provide a unique fermentation environment, thereby making the weasel coffee flavor unique. unique, thicker and softer.

The assessment of the modern coffee industry is: Weasel coffee is poor quality coffee

Weasel-based coffee is dubbed the second most expensive coffee in the world, mainly due to the hype of a commercial dealer who packaged a product too ordinary and inflated it to “premium”.

After the animals eat the coffee fruit, the undigested seeds are fermented and then passed out of the body through the intestinal tract. These “natural” processed beans are initially collected from the soil and processed by farmers and kept for themselves “to enjoy”.

But after purposefully requiring commercialization, packaging and beautification by the media, it has now become a specialty drink. The reason that people fall into the trap of traders is nothing but the lack of awareness about high quality authentic coffee.

What flavor of mink coffee?

To describe the taste of mink feces coffee with the words “great aroma” and “masterpiece” will only explain the legend of mink feces coffee.

According to expert Lilly Kubota, communications director of the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA), wrote an article in early 2011 and listed three conclusions:

1, The best mink feces coffee is not as good as the specialty coffee with the lowest score.

2, Genuine Weasel Feces Coffee is produced from a civet locked in a cage.

3.Most of what consumers can buy is counterfeit, because real goods are rare.

Coffee taster Stephen Vicks has published a coffee test report on the coffee website saying, “Two out of the four samples smelled of yeast and phenol respectively. it smells of alcohol, raw oysters, and has a rough feeling “.

It can be seen that consumers buy mink coffee not to buy quality, but to buy advertising gimmicks.

How should we treat mink coffee?

Due to the scarcity of commercial goods, mink coffee has become a sought-after commodity in the international market and is considered a “golden” coffee variety.

Now, for-profit mink coffee traders are no longer satisfied with the small yields that are freely sought from the forest, so in order to increase yields, they have industrially produced by imprisonment. civets are just for feeding the coffee berries and taking their droppings.

But the civet is actually an extremely free-loving creature that has gone on a hunger strike and opposed this brutal captivity, but traders are not afraid to torture the civet for manure in order to obtain a pricey civet coffee. high.

According to the British Daily Mail, in some parts of the Philippines and Indonesia, in order to obtain high-priced civet coffee beans, people ruthlessly locked civets into a cramped and dirty cage, causing the civet. Huong was extremely irritable and and almost depressed.

They are fed large amounts of coffee fruit per day to produce more coffee beans.

The civet faces serious health problems due to lack of vitamins and other nutrients.

Actually, it is just a cup of coffee, but it is the civet’s destiny

The West discovered and promoted mink feces coffee for the first time, and they are now fighting it.

In fact, compared to ourselves as humans, is this civet’s lifestyle synonymous with life imprisonment for free-loving creatures?

And what did the civets do wrong to be treated like this? That’s what we need to know about mink coffee, or to be exact, the coffee made from civet dung.

• According to The Paper, Weixin