☑ Rapha #festive500 - riding 500km again from Dec 24-31, this time to accompany @sneaky.snorlax to finish his first! I planned our routes along the endless riverside cycling trail in Taipei. The weather was a bit of a challenge, the week started with a cold wave with the temperature dropping as low as 8C, followed by days of rain. On top of that, the wind in Taiwan is blowing south so we had to deal with a lot of headwind every time we head out. Day 1 - Xindian 🚲 Tamsui Old Street 🚲 Lover's Bridge, Sunshine Bridge 104km. We had to bring my gravel to Giant Tamsui to get the squeaking checked and fixed Day 2 - Xindian 🚲 Sanxia Old Street 🚲 Yingge Old Street 🚲 Daxi Bridge, 104km Day 3 - Roahe Night Market 🚲 Xindian, 35km. We decided not to take a break due to the rain forecast in the next coming days so we bike after work! Day 4 - Xindian 🚲 Xizhi Old Street 🚲 Starlight Bridge 🚲 Keelung Harbor, 115km. Buddy had a little bit of incident on a slow and very safe route, nothing major Day 5 - Tour of Taipei, 65km. I wanted to show him the bike infrastructure in Taipei, how to navigate the busy and bustling streets. Brought my bikes to Giant Taipei-Nanjing for a quick check We took a rest day on Dec 29. I had to catch up with work and boy, I only had 30min of break and that's because of a canceled meeting Day 6 - Xindian 🚲 Bali Old Street 🚲 Guandu Bridge, Crescent Moon Bridge, 88km. We were mentally prepared to ride in the rain What kept me warm: @livcycling base layer, Liv Delphin rain jacket, Dexshell winter gloves, dhb Aeron winter socks, Liv Beliv cap. I still wear Liv Race Day or Fisso shorts, game changer is the @chamoisbuttr What kept us energized: full lunch meal, banana, @scienceinsport hydration tablet and energy gels, Mg 300+ Computers and sensors: @garmin Edge 530, speed, cadence and HR Belt. Buddy used Bryton 320, cadence sensor. #rapha #raphafestive500 #gopro10 #cycling #bike #biketrail #bikelife #bikeTaiwan #riverside #giant #giantbikes #liv #livlangmaadvanced2 #livdevote2 #wheninTaipei #taipei #taiwan #exploretaiwan #oldstreet #bridge #strava (at Xindian) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm6C7nEpy9T/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
