Gaomei Wetlands
After logging only one meaningful ride in two weeks, mainly due to the weather, the rain clouds parted just in time for a warm-up ride with Rocky and his crew from T-Mosaic.
A Group on the Go
The ride was perfect for what I wanted to do. I have some heavy climbing this weekend as we attempt to do the Central Cross Island Highway again and I really didn't want to over do it and be less that 100% energized for the weekend long haul.
Cold Cash
I wanted to mostly go 50% on the effort and just loosen the legs up so they won't get tired on the climbs. I was also having a mild asthma attack and I was having trouble getting my lungs full of the oxygen I needed for any major effort. The route was simply down to the Gaomei Wetlands and back. I rode for a while with Cash Huang, who has the perfect build for cycling, and a bike that looks like a charity project.
The Emperor's New Cycling Shoes
I stretched it out with a few spurts of energy here and there, but when I would feel my muscles working too hard I would dial it back.
Mr. Mosaic Himself--Rocky Huang
We arrived near the wetlands and sat around doing nothing for a while before heading back to the T-Mosaic shop on Liming Rd.
Heading for Home
The croup was fairly small and since I normally don't have time to ride with these guys, I was a bit of the odd man out in an established group. No biggie. They were all nice people and a mix of skill levels. As we turned back toward Taichung the headwind made it so that we were doing flat hills... until we got to the hill over Dadu Shan, which combined a head wind with a climb and thus making it feel like we were doing hillier hills.
We Eat So We Can Ride and We Ride So We Can Eat!
We ended the ride at Dante's Cafe on the Donghai University campus where conversation swirled around...mainly the topic of food an of a shaved ice store that is operated by girls with large breastseses. It was a calm and relaxing ride. Just what I needed. 35 miles of easy, happy biking.
