[Weekender] ‘Two wheels good, four wheels bad’
TravelOct 16, 2015
As with most Western inventions of the 19th and early 20th centuries, bicycles landed in Korea relatively recently. Although it has not been confirmed, Korean independence fighter Soh Jai-pil, also known as Philip Jaisohn, is credited to be the first Korean man to ride one on local soil in 1896. After the 1950-1953 Korean War, bicycles gradually became more commonplace and gave rise to a thriving industry with local manufacturers punching out nearly 1.2 million bikes in 1994. Over the years, b