Yangming Shan National Park Road Race

[teggs]

Although I can't see those flat landers from NZ's Western isle being able to make it to the top on their own power.

Yeah, I heard they're pretty soft!

[urodacus]

Pfft. You should try biking it. The road goes all the way to the top of the Zhuzihu, unlike this slack run through the valley! [/urodacus]:lol:

Although I can't see those flat landers from NZ's Western isle being able to make it to the top on their own power.

Uh, yes, i used to ride Yang Ming Shan every weekend. Sometimes twice or thrice in a day.

I do miss the big mountains of Taiwan. That's about all I miss, but still, I miss them.

[Kea]

Pfft. You should try biking it. The road goes all the way to the top of the Zhuzihu, unlike this slack run through the valley! [/urodacus]:lol:

Although I can't see those flat landers from NZ's Western isle being able to make it to the top on their own power.

Uh, yes, i used to ride Yang Ming Shan every weekend. Sometimes twice or thrice in a day.

I do miss the big mountains of Taiwan. That's about all I miss, but still, I miss them.

I would have liked to do the run, but have had a minor tear on my archilles. I rested up from Feb till end May. Just started doing hiking hill repeats again, lost a lot of fitness.

I agree with you, to be serious-cycling on Yangming Shan and other big mountains in Taiwan is fantastic. You must have been really fit. And further, Cadel is a great rider, the mountains are not too hard for him!

However, I stopped as I used to get a tight back/neck. Now, hiking is my preference, and I believe it's tougher, more demanding physically, since it's constantly tough.

[urodacus]

I was really fit. Emphasis on WAS.

then I got old and fat and slow.


such is life.