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A new mistress, the Speedone RT30 Force 1
With much help and many kudos to Drew of Taiwan in Cycles, Saturday afternoon found me at Famous Bikes in Taichung putting a deposit down on a new size 56 Speedone RT 30 Force 1 road bike. The frame is Reynold 853 steel with a BB30 bottom bracket rolling on Amain T’s RD30 wheelset. The [...]
Biking Taiwan – A Puli-埔里 Century
Sunday morning found me and Michael Turton biking over to Dongshan-東山 to meet up with Drew, Darren, Patrick and Philippe for an easy century. Century as in 100 miles of biking back roads and mountain passes through more than 7,000 feet of vertical climbing. Ah… a lovely day indeed. Drew has a write up and [...]
Taiwan In Cycles: Packin’ Pistola
My friend and biking buddy, Drew, wrote up my impressions of the Salsa Pistola that I tried out today. Besides this, I’ve got to give a very special thank you to Tom of Famous Bikes in Taichung for letting me try the bike out on a real 80 kilometer ride than just around the block. [...]
Biking Taiwan: Taichong Weekend with Michael T and Drew
Saturday afternoon I took the bike and I onto U-Bus from Linkou-林口 to Taichung-台中 to meet up with Michael T and Drew K for a bike fitting and testing out some Salsa, Surly, Specialized and other custom rides. As I’m looking to buy or build up a new road bike soon, this trip to visit [...]
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