Day2: 北進武嶺. An Epic Two-Tower Cycling Tour of Taiwan. Climbing KOM Wuling Mountain

#挑戰中雙塔騎車
2nd day of a 5-day epic two-tower cycling tour of Taiwan.
We're entering the Wuling mountains from the north side, which is mostly exposed to the hot sun with very little shade along the path. Heat and humidity is the worst enemy that wears us down very quickly. It's a 70-mile route to the summit with a total elevation gain of about 12,500 feet.
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If you’re interested in hiring the tour company , please check out their facebook page under
#立来旅游. They speak Chinese Mandarin

[@jerry5su2000]

Amazing 🎉you guys !

[@rickymyers]

Epic ride, well done! Thank you for sharing it.

[@simonlatimer7740]

Legendary ride Scott - puts the rolling hills of Emilia-Romagna into perspective - Wow!!!

[@imdragonslayer]

Thanks Simon. An incredible experience

[@Stopsign123]

I did a very similar route back in February this year! We started in Taipei (so chaotic), went through the center of Taiwan, then back up the east side. I love seeing your recap - brings me lots of good memories from my trip. Taiwan's mountains are no joke, right?? 😵Your guy's ride seems so much harder with the heat and humidity. Good job to your entire group!!

[@imdragonslayer]

Thanks for sharing your experience at Wuling. It was really hot and humid and the temperature stayed high even at high elevations. It only started to cool down as it was getting close to sunset time. Heat and humidity sucked the energy out of the body. Wow. You started from Taipei ! That’s a long ride before arriving at the base of the mountains.

[@imdragonslayer]

I rented the Giant TCR pro from the Giant bike shop in Taipei. Reserved 7 weeks in advance for one week rental. About $200 a week. Good price. Yes. I brought my own pedals and the shop installed them for me. 立来旅遊doesn’t have a website. You can also download the Line app and search for their business and add them. Or call them. They speak Mandarin. Watch the Day1 video , one photo in the video has their contact info posted on the back of the minivan.

[@shaun4787]

Thanks for the info. You mentioned the Giant rental store in Taipei in the Day 1 vid. You said you had to reserve 7 weeks in advance. Did you send them your stats in reach, stack, stem length, bar width, saddle height/offset when you made the reservation? So were they able to accommodate fitting out your desired bike size to your exact measurements(swapping out stem, bar, seatpost etc)? The thing is if I have to suffer that much, I want to make sure my rental bike is properly fitted just like my own bike at home. $200 a week for a TCR Pro is incredible. Shipping a bike on an international flight cost more than that. I probably would only do this type of cycling tour in Oct when it's cooler and dryer.

[@imdragonslayer]

@@shaun4787​​⁠I didn’t send them my spec. The technician fitted me to the bike on the day of pickup and that took about 30 mins. Excellent services they’ve provided. Next time I’ll bring my own seat and have them to install it.

[@shaun4787]

Did you rent your Giant? Looks like it. I always think ship my own bike to Taiwan is a silly idea since it's the Mecca of Bike Industry. There should be plentiful Giants or Meridas for me to rent in Taiwan. Bringing my pedals and gears should be suffice. I'm also interested in this cycle tour. Having completed Wulin Climb multiple times on Rouvy, it's time to get real. So does this 立来旅游 has a website I can check out? I don't use facebook.