The busy summer season is off to a flying start as we were joined by an intrepid family from Denmark on a challenging three day mountain biking trip.
One of our first trips of the summer was an intreprid Danish family who joined us for a great three days of mountain biking. Taking in tea plantations, off road jungle tracks and some gruelling days they had a great three days with us and really got the season off to a great start. We only realised as the team arrived that the person who was emailing us in the build up to the trip was the middle son of the family who is a mad keen mountain biker. So any thoughts that a family with mixed age ranges might struggle with some of the challenges in-store were quickly gone - they were all keen and able and the most pleasing thing was their feedback that we manage to provide a challenge for the two older lads who were seriously hard core mountain bikers, whilst making it accessible and managable for their little brother.
They were greated with a huge tropical storm within about 5 minutes of getting on their bikes but came back from their first exploration with big grins and very very wet clothes.
For the next two days they negotiated a great combination of single track down hill, unpaved roads and tracks and a few hill climbs for good measure made for something for everyone.
We look forward to seeing you and your family out here soon!
Simon, I was wondering what road biking is like there -- thinking of coming in Jan to do a week of biking. I bike regularly in Taiwan so the climbs and altitudes do not appear difficult on the Google Map, but we all know the differences between maps and reality. Is the S3/A4 highway system bikeable with a sturdy road bike? Assuming I do 100 kms a day, are there places to sleep and grab food on the way? What resources should I consult to plan a bike trip there?
ReplyDeleteMichael Turton
The View from Taiwan
Hi Michael, Most of the roads here are fine on a road bike, as long as it isnt a time-trial machine you should be ok. Just watch out for the potholes!
ReplyDeleteLet me know your planned route and I will let you know what you can find along the way.