Spinning

I've had a few great rides lately. I have been loving using Strava and my Garmin Forerunner 910XT to track my rides. 

8/21/2012 - I did the Dong Shan to Taiyuan Loop with a friend, Kendall. It was his first ride in Taiwan (and I think ever?). To his credit, he used my (very) secondary bike that honestly weighs at least 45 pounds. With only a few breaks and a fierce battle with special spit, he made it. 

Here is a picture of my bike at the top that day.

Here is Kendall on the man bike. Kickstand, giant lock, fenders and a rack. This thing is loaded!

8/23 - I got my first KOM (King of the Mountain) by 13 seconds on the 橫坑巷72 2號 Climb. It was super hot by 11am, but totally worth it.

On 8/25, the night before my wife got home, I was planning to ride up the mountains near Chenggong on my way to work in Zhanghua. It was pouring as I stepped outside so I decided to take the train instead. After bringing my bike back up and changing my clothes, the rain had completely stopped. Bummer. It was, however, one of the most humid days I've experienced.
After work, I could not wait to get on my bike. I got home at about 5:30pm and jumped on, heading for Xinshe. I've heard that there's a nice climb on that route that's done on Tour de Taiwan, I think it's called 129. The ground was wet, the air was cool, and I was loaded with energy. The bike lane on the first half of the ride is smooth and wide. The switchbacks, however, are a litttttttle nonexistent.
This was my favorite ride to date in Taiwan.

46km, 769m climb, 8th overall on the 129 climb.

Check out my ride here

This temple gate is towards the beginning of the mountain climb. 

I love that green. 

These houses are so random. In the middle of nowhere, yet so scrunched together.

That's the look of "I just had the best ride."

MY WIFE IS HOME NOW!