Beyond 1200

The North Coast is rewarding ride around the north coast of the island. Easily reachable from Taipei or Keelung, and making a nice loop if wanted it offers sea views and quietish roads.

I start this ride in Sijhir and head west through Donghu then on to Shilin and Danshui. The first section from my house [...]

My Shimano cycling shoes have taken quite a beating over the years. A month or so ago the hard, plastic sole started breaking from the leather uppers.
I was a little disheartened, but decided that the simplest fix would probably be the best. I had some electrical tape wrapped around my shoes for a few days [...]

My secret weapon was constructed in undisclosed factory deep in the Chinese territory. My informants tell me that Winnie spent over six months perfecting the swinging action and learning to lip sync to the entire song. These are the final results.

There are some products that I just can’t help but endorse. The oldest stuff on my bike are usually those parts that have served me so well that there is no need to replace them.
After a decade of use, my Cateye Cordless 2 bike computer is still going pretty strong.
Now it doesn’t include the huge [...]

While stumbling around the Internet, looking for interesting cycling stuff I stumbled upon this blog here.
The blog is about a family in the US who completely gave up their car and attempted to live with bicycles as their sole form of transport. A pretty lofty goal in a country which is not particularly designed for [...]