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Biking Taiwan – A Puli-埔里 Century

by Michael Cannon on June 7, 2010 in Biking

Sunday morning found me and Michael Turton biking over to Dongshan-東山 to meet up with Drew, Darren, Patrick and Philippe for an easy century. Century as in 100 miles of biking back roads and mountain passes through more than 7,000 feet of vertical climbing. Ah… a lovely day indeed. Drew has a write up and [...]

Tagged as: Asia, Biking, century, Drew, Patrick, Philippe, Taichung-台中, Taiwan

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Taiwan In Cycles: Packin’ Pistola

by Michael Cannon on February 27, 2010 in Biking

My friend and biking buddy, Drew, wrote up my impressions of the Salsa Pistola that I tried out today. Besides this, I’ve got to give a very special thank you to Tom of Famous Bikes in Taichung for letting me try the bike out on a real 80 kilometer ride than just around the block. [...]

Tagged as: Biking, Pistola, Salsa, Taichung-台中

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Biking Taiwan: Taichong Weekend with Michael T and Drew

by Michael Cannon on December 15, 2009 in Biking

Saturday afternoon I took the bike and I onto U-Bus from Linkou-林口 to Taichung-台中 to meet up with Michael T and Drew K for a bike fitting and testing out some Salsa, Surly, Specialized and other custom rides. As I’m looking to buy or build up a new road bike soon, this trip to visit [...]

Tagged as: Asia, Biking, Taichung-台中, Taiwan

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Biking Taiwan: Taroko National Park-太魯閣國家公園

by Michael Cannon on October 28, 2009 in Biking

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 [...]

Tagged as: 14甲, 3, 8, Asia, Mt. Wuling-武陵山, Sincheng-新城, Taichung-台中, Taiwan, Taroko National Park-太魯閣國家公園, Taroko-太魯閣

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Riding: Over the roof of Taiwan, Oct 24-26th

by Michael Cannon on September 15, 2009 in Biking

Let’s ride across Central Taiwan. Comment below or email Michael or I to join. From Michael Turton Mark your calendars: Oct 24-26th we’re riding up from Taroko Gorge to 2600 meters, then leaving the main road for quiet single lane roads through aborigine villages, down to 1200 meters, then climbing back to 14 A and [...]

Tagged as: Biking, Hualian-花蓮, Taichung-台中, Taiwan

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