tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6203074149634807485.post7355743899387288772..comments2024-03-14T10:19:04.234-07:00Comments on Taiwan In Cycles: Time Out for Training: Preemptive Cycling on the 136Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6203074149634807485.post-5909254354759238602013-01-16T07:21:13.319-08:002013-01-16T07:21:13.319-08:00To unknown: The early bird gets the placid road. M...To unknown: The early bird gets the placid road. Most of the the time. To wit, if you can get to the 136 before 7:30 or so, you should have it mostly to yourself....... Like Drew, I seldom just ride the 136 and turn around. It is a back door out of Taichung that puts you in a good spot to take on some of the terrain that surrounds the Puli Basin. Also as a return to Taichung, it sure beats dodging traffic on the 3 back through Caotun, Dali, provided you've got gas in the tank. Just drag yourself to the top and coast down into town.... I know plenty of people that think I need my head examined for riding my bike up any hill, let alone this one particularly steep one, but, they don't ride. It is a bitch of a hill, in and of itself, that gives it appeal. Ridden sensibly, it is no more dangerous than any other road I can think of in this country.Domenichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09947783577035194447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6203074149634807485.post-8933446109065080682013-01-15T14:39:54.780-08:002013-01-15T14:39:54.780-08:00Hiya, what are the pre-ride exercises you do? Scot...Hiya, what are the pre-ride exercises you do? Scott.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6203074149634807485.post-47611618937277523622013-01-15T01:40:27.220-08:002013-01-15T01:40:27.220-08:00Usually, if I ride the 136, I like to start from t...Usually, if I ride the 136, I like to start from the Puli side and use it as an alternative to returning on the Highway 3 or whatever. But yeah, it is not the best road with traffic, other cyclists, and dogs sunning themselves in the road. Still, for a stiff hill climb close to the city, it will do... The others might be Chenggong Ling, The Route 88, Route 129 (crazy traffic) Or the Nanzhi Rd. That roat that goes to the wedding chapel by the golf course is probably ok too. NONEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00312011183953017842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6203074149634807485.post-88295066887222526832013-01-15T01:35:26.872-08:002013-01-15T01:35:26.872-08:00Taiwanese cyclists habitually ride only a few hill...Taiwanese cyclists habitually ride only a few hills close to home. I think because so many of them have family stuff they must attend to on saturday and sunday. So 136 makes sense for them. Another issue is the famed Taiwanese idea of distance. "You're riding to Jhuolan? That is so far!"Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6203074149634807485.post-28780458488798264852013-01-15T01:02:49.480-08:002013-01-15T01:02:49.480-08:00I just dont know what people like about 136, its b...I just dont know what people like about 136, its bloody crowed with cars and trucks, too many cyclist all over the road giving a bad impression and frankly its bloody dangerous as some motorists are now getting to see it as a sport to drive as close as they can to cyclistsUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17402029223495367099noreply@blogger.com