Bikedan in Asia

Riding with your Wife – Part 2

The previous posting on Riding with Your Wife was a very popular article and recently Jen and I tackled an epic ride from Taipei to Taichung – 185kms with a group from the 7th Park Bike Shop. From this ride, some additional tips emerged that are worth writing about. She managed to ride 120kms before [...]

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Betel Nut Cop

This morning I had a great ride up through the Graveyard Route – the weather is looking good here again in Taipei and I took the opportunity to take some more good pictures. On the way home I had stopped to take a few pictures of the Taipei 101 building at a busy intersection – [...]

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One of the best training routes in Taipei

Today was a cloudless sunny day, but was a cool 10 degrees and colder up in the mountains. I definitely rate the route I took today as one of Taipei’s best loops that is accessible to the city and boasts two decent 30 min plus climbs amidst some brilliant scenery. Part of this route was also used [...]

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Exploring Taichung by Bike

Taichung definitely has better weather than Taipei right now with its clear blue skies and warmer temperatures! I met with Colon Lai from Champion System Taiwan and he showed me the National Taiwan Championships circuit. It was a nice circuit, 10km with a punchy 5-6 minute climb. The road was super-smooth and goes through the [...]

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Epic Training Ride with the Columbus Team

No food in the house, except for some USANA Vanilla Nutrimeal for pre-ride breakfast. Previous EPIC ride in Taiwan can be read here This was an epic ride with a group of strong riders from the local top Taipei team. Met the group at 7.30am to ride to Yilan over the hills. There was a substantial [...]

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NEW: Tour de Formosa (Taiwan) in 2010

Unique Cycling Event to be staged in Taiwan After the immense success of the 2009 Deaflympic Games in Taipei, the Chinese Taipei Sports Association in conjunction with the Chinese-Taipei Cycling Association has decided to hold a Tour de Formosa Cycling race in 2010 for all the hearing impaired cyclists in the world. It is hoped [...]

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