The No. 149 road is interesting to riders for several reasons. For one it’s an excellent access point to some of the best roads in the country that we have covered in other posts in our series. The 149 has two subsidiary roads – the…
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Here is the Youtube link. Alright, let’s have a quick chat about the Major Taylor International Riding Challenge in 2024. It took place in February, and I was part of it. It was an online event and the team I rode with communicated through Strava,…
In this review, I want to talk about owning and riding a Look 765. It’s a carbon frame. The model I have is from 2018. I’ve owned the bike for a little over a year and it came to me as kind of a surprise.…
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Xitou and Shanlinxi or Sun Link Sea are both Forest Recreation Areas (FRA) but not National Forest Recreation Areas (NFRA) The two closest train stations would be Ershui if traveling from north Taiwan and Linnei if traveling from the south. From either station, the rider…
For most of the Top 100 Climbs, the focus has been on those accessible by road bike, but there are several off-road routes that ascend over 2,000m which should be included. The Taiwan KOM (road bike) is covered in #001 of this series which takes…
In this post, we will look at the North Cross-Island Highway (Provincial Highway N0.7), which starts in Sanxia and finishes in Yilan. The main focus is the actual climb which is 64 kilometers and the entire ride accumulates over 2000 meters of elevation. This climb…
This is one of the best rides in Taiwan because of the variety of scenery. Starting in Yilan at the 0km marker on the North Cross-Island Highway (Provincial Highway No. 7). There are actually 3 roads combined in this ride – No.7, No. 7A, and…
If you have found yourself with the opportunity to do this climb you are really in for a great experience. This road offers some superb scenery, the gradients are not knee-breaking insane, and given the number of switchbacks involved during this climb, it seems to…
Occupying our number 2 spot in this epic list of 100 hill climbs is the noteworthy Puli to Wuling climb. This climb registers as a rite of passage for many cyclists on the island. It starts at the geographical center of the island around 500…