Love the video Johnny! By the way, what lens do you use?

Riding in CM more than a 1/4 century.. it's great. Next time, try the ride up to, and beyond , The Giant. The coffee is worth it!

Most of my riding has been while living for 15 years in Thailand. Near Osaka, I've only ever ridden [after the short train ride] from Kansai Airport. Always on road. The Koya area is just stunning, Last year, I moved to the countryside in Hokkaido! No bicycle riding for me in winter [when I stick to boards]., but summer is just perfect. See you there.

If you know the area a bit better, there are better ways to get to the area you went to, but local knowledge is always a bit hard to come by when relying on websites. But overall, yea, I imagine that for serious cycling, there maybe be better destinations.

Great video! You deserve more views

Another great video in the books. Not exactly what we had planned, but still had our coffee. Enjoy SKorea! Looking forward to seeing you in a few months!

Is Germany a good destination for a cycling holida, yes! Followe the Rhine, no climming.

Spain is a fucking country, they steel from you and so on. France is 10.oooo times better.

Great Video Johnny!! When I hear your riding mountains I always look forward to hearing the downhill mix :)

John, how come an experienced rider like you doesn't have a spare hanger along on a trip? I've seen this so often, I remember at the Vanilla, Stuart Campbell fell off in 2020, and of course broke his hanger on his Canyon.... Couldn't find one in Chiang Mai though....Great video though!

Incredible service from the bike shop

I enjoy your videos. Interesting destinations and experiences. I will learn from your hanger experience - just ordered one for my bike to keep as a spare. Cheers

Great ride video. Taiwan looks great for road riding!❤

Dammmnnn nice roads & views!

Having been to Calpe/Europe, what are your thoughts on the cycling culture in TW? I went in Sept last year and was expecting to see loads of cyclists but in the 8 days I was there I only saw one group who incidentally were a bunch of Singaporean cyclists on holiday. For sure I expected more

Nice friends👍 Also nice you were not hurt! Sometimes even slow crashes net results.. Thanks for the video really beautiful area!

Are the roads slick when they get wet.?.

love the video! Question, We are going to Taiwan in October this year, we have tried to reach out to a few KZbinrs about group rides but with no luck, can you point me to the right person or groups ? Thank you.

Anita is an angel

Just lovely

Awesome takes! that's a very sharp bend with little visibility right after the downhill part, I usually ride exactly there, you can keep straight just a few more meters where it flattens and then turn right on the next street (the one near the 7-11 or even the next one) and right again and you end up in the same road

Taiwan 🇹🇼 scenery are so damn awesome.. welcome back bro & ride safe. 🚴👍🏽😄

Loved watching this. I did the exact same stops in January 2023 except we overnighted in Chom Thong and did Doi Inthanon on our last day. No panniers up Inthanon so that was good but boy was it brutal. Thanks so much for all your great work putting this together as I just took photos on my crap phone.

FYI, the third class train is only for daily train from BKK to Kanchanaburi and it is very cheap less than 100 baht. But the bike costs 100 baht extra no matter how far you go, even 1 station away it is 100 baht while 1 station away it is less than 10 baht. However, folding bike is free, but you need to fold it first and leave it folded in the train. There is plenty of room for your folding bike to store. BTW, there is special tourist train from Bangkok as well but the price is more due to better seat/schedule, allowing you time to stop at the River Kware Bridge.

I don't see it clearly but believe that there is a statute of King Naresuan the Great who liberated Ayutthaya kingdom from the Burmese. When Ayutthaya Kingdom surrendered to the Burmese invaders, Prince Naresuan, young son of appointed new Ayutthaya King was taken hostage to Hongsawadee city, capital of Burma then. One day, there was a cock fighting between Burmese King's son and Prince Naresuan and Naresuan's cock won the fight. Burmese King's son was miffed and remarked that "the hostage's cock was quite good", just to remind Prince Naresuan that although you won, but you yourself was still a captive. Later Naresuan's elder sister was exchanged so that Naresuan could be returned to Ayutthaya. He later declared independence and the Burmese King ordered his son to lead troops to pursue Naresuan's army. The troops clashed and in a melee, it was emerged that King Naresuan was surrounded by Burmese troops. He then challenged the Burmese Prince for a personal duel on elephants and killed the prince, securing victory and independence. There are several Naresuan statues in Thailand and at each, cocks were offered to surround the statute, symbolizing the first victory against Burmese Prince by a proxy.

Never imagine in my life seeing road bike BKK tour. I have seen several simple, single gear normal bike BKK tours over the years and I also did BKK bike tour by myself 20 years ago a few times on Sunday when biking back from Thonburi side of Bangkok to my town in Pakkret, Nonthaburi on a MTB, the so-called Nonthaburi-Thonburi-BKK loop over 2 bridges across Chao Phraya river.

I tried riding in bangkok, i got about 4km before i got hit by a motorbike doing a no look u turn which is the most common uturn in bkk. She just looked at me and rode off

Oh man, i missed ya in chiang mai.

I can recommend north Osaka for cycling, like the video. Go from Minoh to Myoken mountain, drop down to Keyaki and Hitakura Dam as featured in your video. In the countryside I can definitely say that the drivers are courteous and will wait behind you on a climb around a blind corner.

Awesome videos, I've lived in Thailand 15 years and never been to Chiang Mai. What model Garmin are you using?

Bro! Nice video, what camera are you using?

i have watched, or at least listened, to most of these ‘ best places to ride’ series. I am so disheartened that this whiney punk travels europe and reinforces bad stereotypes of american travelers- you are in a foreign country baby, adapt and breath as a local breathe. stop with your coffee-bad and pulled-over-for-running a red bullshit, what a ferkin’ spoiled pissant

Thank you Johnny for making all these amazing high-quality videos! I hope to bike some miles in Taiwan next week! Your videos give me a lot of inspiration. :)

Your comment about trying to make a bit of an effort with the language is so true, it changes your experience completely. I think we feel that if we butcher it all will be lost, but that's far from it. The last few winters in Ive spent in Chiang Mai and as much as I attempt the language lol, they understand and as a guest I think it can improve your time there immensely. Great videos

Drivers in spain are friendly, but also fines are very big for any broken law , today i was fined for wearing earbuds while driving and was not stopped, but stopped by the policeman to ask direction :-) fine is 200eu

Thanks for sharing this amazing biking trip. Even watching it at home, I can feel the heat & sweating you're having. Be safe on your next biking adventures.

Hey I’m visiting Chiang Mai in June :)! Is it possible to rent all your bike equipment there? Does anyone have any recommendations?

Everyone knows Taiwan for making bikes but I never thought of it as a destination for riding them. Scenery looked like Jurassic Park once you got out of Taipei proper, what an awesome route

Taiwan is definetely on my bucket list.

Glad to have the opportunity to tour guide you and hopefully more to come!

This road from Jae Hom to Mae Kumpong is one of the most challeging route, even with a pickup truck you still need a skill. Luckily you did pass the test. Cheer.

Thanks for the take along on such a pretty ride! Glad your shoulder is better too. Shoulder injuries take forever...I know

Thanks for taking me along! Wondering if you have more Taiwan content coming!! As always great work.

Two months off your bike - rough! Glad you're feeling better 😎

What did you do to recover from the pinched nerve? Were you able to get treatment in Chiang Mai?

HOLY! Love it! Thanks John for making such bomb video! Hope you enjoy every route during ur trip in TW! And, yay I’m so lucky to be part of the ride!

Great video.. There are many scenic rides in Taiwan. My favorite is the one that goes from Luodong to Hualien..

Hi Johnny.....loved your video of the loop.........very good quality............the ride looks great and you have inspired me to come there...........and the roads are super..........just a couple of things from an old bike-packer........I noticed your downhill speed was much faster than I would go so please be careful..............your hands were more often than not.........on the top of your handlebar brakes...........very dangerous.........should be at the lowest point possible which gives you more balance in case of holes on the road or silly on coming trucks........... also your riding shirts were very dark .......also very dangerous .........on the last leg I did not see any bicycle lights............riding at night wearing dark clothing and no lights.........riding at night is very dangerous...I have about 4 lights on all the time..........even during the day............I hope you are not offended by my comments..........I am 72 years old......cheers Kenny from Melbourne

Good video. You a big talent man!

what about hiring a biycle when you are there instead of taking your own bike.