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#061 – Shimen Reservoir Loop

  • Posted onFebruary 16, 2025February 18, 2025
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Location: Taoyuan and Hsinchu Distance: 93km Elevation Gain: 1,700m We are in Taoyuan and Hsinchu County with this post – featuring a 93km loop that starts and finishes at Neiwan Old Street. While an early start is recommended, the length and mildly challenging terrain makes…

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November 2023 TCX Ride – Gravel Loop

  • Posted onNovember 12, 2023
  • Cycling

If the video does not play here is the Youtube link. Click here! As for the Strava information here you go:

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Playing around with Google Earth Studio.

  • Posted onSeptember 18, 2022September 19, 2022
  • Cycling

A lot going on here. Hard-coded subtitles, which were made with a script I found on GitHub – I will get the links later. This is the software to create a .srt file from spoken English or any other language. There are many errors, but…

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Bunker, Tea Fields, and Guanghua: Info drop.

  • Posted onApril 10, 2022
  • Cycling

Here is a 13-minute info video of trails galore in northern Taiwan. The specific location is Taoyuan County, Linkou/Gueishan area. Here is the Youtube link if the embedded video will not work for your device. As for the exact location here is the Strava link:…

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Some climbing on 五酒桶山.

  • Posted onMarch 6, 2022March 6, 2022
  • Cycling

Here is a quick 7-minute video of the backdoor of Mt. Five Barrels of Booze. The embedded video is in .webm format and might not play on an iPhone or iPad device. You can click here for the Youtube video.

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五酒桶山 – Mt. Five Barrels of Booze!

  • Posted onDecember 19, 2021December 20, 2021
  • Cycling

Here is a quick five-minute video of some MTB riding in Luzhu, Taoyuan County. All of these trails can also be ridden on a gravel bike – so much fun!

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Hot-ass summer of 2021, see you again soon~

  • Posted onOctober 24, 2021October 24, 2021
  • Cycling

That’s it, made it through another hot, humid, and long Taiwan summer.

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August 2021 – MTB Time!

  • Posted onSeptember 11, 2021September 11, 2021
  • Cycling

Spent most of August in Nankan. Acquired a new MTB. Loving this bike.

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The October Bang

  • Posted onOctober 30, 2020October 31, 2020
  • Cycling

This is where I will write about October 2020 – man I was busy. I spent most of my time this month either in the classroom, on the bike, with my family, and a bit of commuting between Wufeng and Taoyuan. The weather this month…

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School is back in session!

  • Posted onOctober 10, 2020October 10, 2020
  • Cycling

Already running strong into the fall semester of 2020 at my place of work. Life is moving along without any real fuss these days in Taiwan. Here is my recent photo dump from the last few weeks. A few outstanding events worth mentioning: My daughter…

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