Thankfully, it finally happened, I got back on the bike for a serious ride in late October after being convalescent for three weeks due to too much work and surgery. Of course, a little wimpy ride would be no good. A major, hard pulling ride would be needed to get my enthusiasm and juices flowing [...]
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Saturday morning, Michael Turton and I headed out for a ride to the north east of Taichung. We rode out towards Dongshi and into the hills a little to overlook a reservoir and the remains of a Japanese viaduct. The initial tree lined bike path riding was some of the prettiest I’ve been on here [...]
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A 5 AM wake up in Taipei-台北 started off a great bike ride adventure over the Northern Cross Highway. Five of us expat locals; Michael Turton, Michael F, Max, Ralph and myself rode from Tucheng-土城 MRT up into Baling-巴陵 via highway 7 on Saturday for 60 kilometers with over 2,000 meters of climbing. The trip [...]
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