Bikedan in Asia

The official count for the Rapha Festive 500 riders has topped 2,250 on Strava.com, brilliant stuff. It really looks like the Rapha fever has caught on and people are being inspired all over the world to take part in this brilliant challenge. Definitely is a stroke of genius that Rapha dreamed up this unique world-wide [...]

Up for early morning short 30km ride to get myself going and open the Rapha Festive 500 Challenge account for 2011. Early Xmas lunch was had at the Hyatt on the West Lake, ate plenty of juicy lamb chops and lots of toffee ice-cream. Certainly gave me the need to burn it all off with [...]

Wow, its that time of the year already! Rapha Festive 500 is back! The time for relaxation and indulging on great tasting foods during the festive season is beckoning… but for some of us, the challenge of completing 500kms or more during the last week of the year can give you justification to eat those [...]

I have been riding the mountain bike a little more often these days and during the last few weeks of 2011, I have been attending mountain bike races. Attended the Merida Cup in Taiwan and most recently the Nanning International Mountain Bike Race in Southern China. I flew down from Hangzhou with my Orbea Alma [...]

The 29er is now very popular in the US and Europe and is catching on quite rapidly in Australia and New Zealand as more riders increasingly adopt the newish mountain bike trend. The 29er phenomenon in the Asia region is still a very fresh concept, however we are on the cusp of a 29er explosion. [...]

The Merida Cup demonstrated the popularity of cycling in Taiwan, both road and mountain biking. Thousands of fans turned out to watch the mountain biking and there were hundreds of racers across all the grades. It was also my first race representing WTB -Wilderness Trail Bikes in the newly made custom-uniform by Champion System. It [...]

I always love coming to Taiwan, its a great little island with an abundance of riding opportunities for the discerning road cyclist. This past week I have been here in Taichung, attending the annual Bike Week and getting in quite a few early morning rides in the nearby mountains. Since I’ve been quite busy at [...]

I recently wrote a review of the Scicon Aerocomfort on Cyclingtime.com and was focused on reviewing it from a roadie perspective  it is a bag that is designed specifically with the road bike frame in mind.  However, it is possible to pack a large 29er mountain bike into the bag. It does require the trusty [...]

The elite category of the MTB event at the Shimano Cycling Festival only consisted of 35 riders but it was a fiercely contested race with attacks coming thick and fast throughout the 30 minute race. I got a good result coming in second place, in a very close sprint for the win.  The MTB race [...]

I went down to Shenzhen to take part in the 2011 Shimano Cycling Festival with two bikes in tow – a first for me! I had my Velocite Magnus road bike and an Orbea 29er mountain bike. It was manageable as I packed the road bike into the Scicon Aerocomfort Plus bag rolls very well, [...]