Graveyard Ride in Taipei
This ride I did today was a combination of serious training and exploration of new areas for me in Taipei. This was a ride that was recommended to me …
Graveyard Ride in Taipei
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Xindian ride and Eating Delicious Street Foods
Yesterday my wife and I headed out on our bikes for a nice Sunday afternoon ride. It was the first day that the sun had come out after a …
Living in Taipei
Have been living here in Taipei now for just over a month and enjoying the new lifestyle here. We live in the Shi Da area, a nice quaint and …
Epic ride in Taiwan
I remember picking up a book one day when I was visiting a cycling friend in San Antonio and reading about what defined a truly “epic ride”. There were …
Selle SMP Composite saddle – does it live up to its claims?
My previous posting was geared to educating others about the issue of numbness associated with cycling. It also provided several top tips on how to help alleviate the issue, …
Cycling causes numbness but does it lead to impotence too?
The statement “Cycling causes impotence” took the world by a storm in the late 1990s and it was largely based on research by Irwin Goldstein who believed that there …
Deaflympics
DEAFLYMPICS UP-DATE94km Roadrace – Jinshan areaThis was a race I had high hopes for and had prepared well for it. But sometimes things happen that stop you in your …
35km Individual Time Trial
It was an overcast, windy and rainy day for the 35km time-trial out at the Jinshan area. However, the rain had eased off by the time the first rider …
6th in the 1000m sprint
Today was my first event at the Deaflympics and I finished 6th out of 34 competitors. This was still a respectable result but I could not help feeling disappointed …
Deaflympics in Taipei
Deaflympics opened in spectacular style last night with over 16,000 spectators crammed into the new Taipei Stadium. More than 4,000 athletes from 91 countries are here to compete in …
