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Training in Taipei - Guanshan ~ danshui

8/24/2014

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Today was an especially awesome ride because our friend Chiu from our last trip in Taiwan came up from Miaoli to ride with us - and brought some of his friends! 

Originally just a training ride for Josh and Douglas, we planned to ride from the Guanshan bike depot to Danshui where the Danshui River enters the ocean, north of Taipei. 

Josh contacted Chiu to see if he could come up and the answer an immediate YES!  Chiu's friend who built his bike, also a foot-powered recumbent rider, said he would come along as well, joined by a few of his recumbent friends in Taipei. This doubled our numbers from just a handful to a group of ten!! We also has a member of Health, Bike, Life (生命勵) join us for the ride. 

It only took about an hour to ride to Guandu (關渡) via Shezi Bridge (社子大橋) where we had Japanese food at a place called Donburi (丼布狸) before moving on to Danshui, which had some of the first (moderately) challenging uphills, but nothing like what Yunnan is going to bring though!! 

We followed the same route back to Guanshan where Douglas tried out Chiu's recumbent handcycle and we had some great Kuei-shan (桂山牌) pineapple popsicles - a great end to the day!

Stats: 
Distance - 48km
Riding time - ~4hrs
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Training in Taipei - Guan shan ~ Da Dao Cheng

8/21/2014

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Another beautiful day in Taipei and another 50km of riding!! Ting-hsun, a key member of the 'Bike Family' cycling club (鐵馬家族), a foot-powered group that works with Health, Bike, Life, joined Josh on one of his regular training rides. Adding a little tour of the Dadaocheng (大稻埕) area. 

We set out from the Guanshan Riverside Park and made our way down the banks of the Danshui River, stopping at Dadaocheng, an old port area through which most of Taiwan's tea, fabric and other trade goods flowed in the 19th century. 

We passed by by old tea factories, Chinese medicine shops and fabric stores that still operate, eating and cycling our way through history. Taiwan is famous for its snacks - here's what we had today: 
  • almond custard with sweet green beans over ice - 綠豆杏仁露
  • shrimp rice noodle soup - 蝦仁米粉湯
  • assorted smoked shark bits (meat, skin, stomach) - 鯊魚煙
  • boiled calamari - 水煮八爪魚



50km later and averaging between 15-20kph we arrived back at Guanshan sunbaked and satisfied.  Map My Ride LINK
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Training in Taipei

8/15/2014

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During our trip to Taiwan in May of this year, we got to know a very active handcyling group here in Taipei - Health, Bike, Life (生命勵 in Chinese), which organized events for us while in Taipei. 

Josh is currently in Taipei on another project, but has been in touch with this group, borrowing one of their handcycles in preparation for the Yunnan Trek. Josh will be posting photos and maps of his training routes in our blog, so keep an eye out for our updates and if you're in Taipei, give him a shout!! We'll go out for a ride!

Below are some photos from a recent 70+km ride with Health, Bike, Life in Taipei along the city's beautiful riverside bike paths - some of the best in the WORLD!!!

(Photos Courtesy of 黃朝松 via Facebook)
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