Join me as I ride around Taiwan drinking coffee, reviewing products, interviewing bike industry folk, checking out awesome routes and events, and generally exploring bike culture here in my adopted home. Former professional cyclist, I now work at the Taiwan Cyclist Federation and on the Taiwan KOM Challenge and as an editor for a magazine, Bicycle Club. I'm the head coach at Crank Punk Coaching Systems and also the official coaching provider for Everesting. Hope you enjoy the videos, many thanks for watching! Check out my site at crankpunk.com/
🌲Man, I don’t know how you did it. You’re just a better seasoned biker I suppose. I just biked to Chaing Dan from Hang Dong (CM) and it was brutal. Gassed out, HEAT and ended w/ painful cramps. Not nearly as tough as your ride.
Have a 20inch cheap second hand foldable. Love the riding position. Interested in the Giant Idiom but no longer sold new in Taiwan. Gonna go check these out tomorrow at the Taipei Cycling expo
Yes, all that, but, hhhm, seems you left something pretty major out, some of us ride because we have someplace to go, like maybe the grocery store, the library, or to visit a friend.
This was one of the best videos I have seen about the subject 'Why We Ride' or the love of cycling”. I've got to save and share it many times, especially with non-biker friends.
I live in NYC. I sent Stijn Cycles a message wondering if he would build a bike for me. I wonder if he builds custom commissions. Also, how much does Stijn bikes weigh? .... I know. I'm a weight weenie.
Hey Lee - I know you from working with 720armour for many years. Loved watching this and seeing all the roads and terrain that I am so familiar with, having lived in Taiwan for most of my adult life. I literally recognize every single scene in this video, and it brings back some great memories. Major props for getting through the 30-day challenge. There's something to be said for consistency, with which the good days usually outnumber the bad.
Hey thanks for the comment, glad you enjoyed it! I know Taroko is beautifiul, but Taipei and Yamgmingshan, that's cycling heaven ;-) Hope to see you out on the road sometime!
There is nothing like it, he says. However, the Moulton variants, Bike Friday, the Pacific Reach, and now the Vello bike are all similar in many ways. And they all fold or separate!
Good day to you. I am a senior rider on HONDA from Japan. Enjoying touring ,camping and video uploading. This is so nice video Awesome!! Thank you so much for sharing! Full supported ! Have a nice day my friend!!
Just came across your Chanel! Keep living and cycling King! I am going to Chang Mai in December from Denver Colorado. Would you be able to give insight on how to get your road bike on the plane and how to travel with it?? I am having a hard time finding videos on this.
@@crankpunkrides5434 ok when i get to Taiwan, i'm ordering a custom bike first to learn to ride; i live in a small coastal town in Oz and arranged my entire career around surfing; watching/listening to your day 14/100km a day makes me realise you will give me a good insight with your parallels so i'm definitely up for a day of coaching before I do the big loop and check all the waves ... as such I will be in contact
Brought it with me from Taiwan where I live. Not sure you can rent a bike in CNX to ride this kind of trail. Mostly fairly basic level MTBs from what I saw.
No, the dogs in Taiwan are much more aggressive than here! The best way to get the dogs to stop chasing you is to spray water from your bidon at them, that does the trick ;-)
Great video - thank you so much 😊 Looks beautiful. I mainly road bike in UK but also gravel bike. I’m planning a road biking trip to Chiangmai In August but this has got me thinking… looks truly amazing / tranquil but do you think those beautiful tracks might be a bit too muddy in August and if so Chiangmai on the mountain roads better?
Thanks Tommy ;-) Road cycling in CM is fun, I have a couple of videos on my channel showing the road and gravel riding there. I was there in July-August and it did rain a bit but generally I found the trails quite dry, a little moister than in Pai but still not too bad. I am not sure what these will be like in Pai in August!
So far only been chased once despite encountering a fair few digs in the hills, and the one that did, his heart wasn't really in it ;-) The dogs are chill here... maybe it's the weed?! 🐶
This video was amazing and speaks to me on so many levels. I absolutely love it and will share and reply it often. Thanks brother that I never met but know we are related in spirit.
I’m going back to the Philippines 🇵🇭 and bringing my gravel bike. I have a commuter bike there that was great to ride but never a proper gravel bike. I would love to ride in Thailand and Vietnam too.
