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Xiao Getou
Getting back on the bike after a couple of months of spinning classes at the gym is making a huge difference. Today, we did Xiao Getou (小格頭) again, taking the longer route, 47-1 at 9km, rather than the...
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A friend bought a new bike, so together with Tim at Tima Bikes, who sold him the bike, we took a shorter ride down the Xindian River Park to Bitan (碧潭) and then across the river along Xintan Road (新潭路)...
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Around Taipei
We had planned to ride up Fengguizui, but as we got closer to the mountains we biked into a constant drizzle. The mountains surrounding the Taipei basin were all enveloped in a grey mist, while the...
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Biking again. Not.
Decided to do a 90k ride yesterday. Fixed up the bikes last week although that ride rained away in the end, so at least the bikes shouldn’t have been a problem. But of course D’s front tyre had a slow...
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Scorching heat
A few days ago we decided to ignore the scorching sun and get on the bikes for a 90k ride in the river park, from the MacArthur Bridge down to Gongguan and back. In the end, we cut it in half because...
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The Roaring Silence
A view of Bitan No cars, no buses, no scooters, no trucks, no horn-honking, no loudspeakers selling aluminum net doors, no sirens. But it’s not quiet. Instead, there’s a roaring silence. There are...
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Dunhua bike lane, RIP?
Taking the doggies for a walk last week, I realized that the Taipei city government finally is doing something about that completely useless, wasteful bike lane going up and down Dunhua. To the tune of...
View ArticleTaipei city bike rentals (sticky)
For anyone who wants to rent a bike in Taipei, the features section of Taiwan’s best English-language newspaper, the Taipei Times, ran an article on the Taipei City Government’s bike rental system in...
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New Year’s Day ride
We had too much to eat last night, New Year’s Eve, so we decided to go take a spin around Taipei to shake it all down. Also Thor ignored the Central Weather Bureau, left Sleipner in the stable and...
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A coffee in Danshui
A view from the Dazhi bridge Another ride today, up to Danshui for lunch and a cup of coffee. The Central Weather Bureau definitely got the New Year forecast wrong for Taipei. No rain, but blue skies...
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