Taiwan Cycling Trip: Taipei to Jiufen Historic Street & Shifen Waterfall (九份 + 十分大瀑布)

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Wow, what a great ride! The cycling in Taiwan is amazing and this was a great way to end our cycling trip here. Thuong almost died in the mountains, but now she's telling me in hindsight that this was her favorite day from the trip I learned a valuable lesson though, wife does not like climbing in the heat... 😅 😅 😅

[@pauldraaijer5265]

Can I ask you what you use for sun protection? You have a white skin just like me, I guess I would have to ride with thick and annoying layers of sun cream in Taiwan...

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Usually stock up from the US with sports sunscreen

[@shihchiliu3486]

You should rent an ebike for your wife. Giant offered ebike rental survice for general customers. As long as she rided an ebike, she should enjoy the trip more and level up a pro cyclist like u while climbing. Great vlog!

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Good idea, next time will do that

[@mikeosinski50]

Since you biked in a few different countries. Have you found and strange bike laws that different from like the US ?

[@smiggee]

Beautiful painful ride. I like Thuong quick wit response to the pretty view. "Like me!" Funny even when tired.

[@TwoWheelCruise]

the humor comes back quickly once there's food haha

[@chriswolff5459]

Has anyone noticed that Thuong looks totally exhausted? I've noticed! the other thing I've observed is her cadence on the steep hot climbs is way to slow! She needs a granny gear so she can "Spin"! The other add on could be 250w e-motor with torque sensor just for the steeps! It's not cheating...I'm 70 and have Hydrocephalus and I'd be house bound without e back-up.

[@delarow]

Awesome video! Going through the archive right now to see some interesting routes and this one's a gem!

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Great day!

[@AngKamiSherpa]

Wow really beautiful I wish I meet you guys,I love the bike and I’ve been, Same place you guys go,but we took the bus.God bless you both beautiful video.

[@PolarAttack]

Another great day cycling - thanks for sharing. Bringing back more Taiwan memories 👍

[@anakakongmagsasaka]

I enjoy watching your ride sir good views love seeing nature

[@joefenech6839]

Amazing ! I need to get back to Taiwan ! Big thumbs up to Quinn for being an awesome host. !

[@TwoWheelCruise]

He's a great guy!

[@MDSECTOR]

great video, wifey is a trooper doing all that climbing. absolutely awesome

[@TwoWheelCruise]

She's a beast :)

[@sureshchinnappa2290]

Awesome show man. Well done for reaching your destination in trying conditions.

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Thanks! Certainly a day to remember

[@MinThantMya-eg6qo]

Best n wonderful cycling trip in taipei.❤

[@kelalamusic9258]

What a beautiful country. I would so like to visit there, although riding up those steep climbs in hot and humid weather, I need to think more on that one 😁, but it would be worth it. I have to hand it to Thuong. What a trouper!! Even though she was tired in the morning before leaving, she made it all the way. Such a strong rider!! You found a nice friend in Quinn. Really nice guy. Eating chitlins? There is absolutely NO way I will eat that. I would have to be starving to death first, and even then 🤔. By the way, I've been meaning to ask you. Being out in the sun so long having fair skin, what sunscreen do you use? I assume you use some. Much mahalo for a great video. .

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Love Taiwan. We just use general sports screen, whatever we have available at the time.

[@Record4u]

The video is cool. There must be a lot of good courses for cycling in Taiwan. I want to go to Taiwan and ride a bike someday. Thank you for the video.

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Thank you!

[@CreRay]

Wow, what an awesome trip that must have been! I'm adding Taiwan to my "must see" cycling destinations. I did feel a bit sorry for Thuong so it was good to see her smiling again in the last few shots at the night market. I think she's very brave! One question, does Thuong understand English? Quinn doesn't speak Japanese does he?

[@TwoWheelCruise]

It's a great place to ride! Thuong was all smiles after the food came out haha. She knows a few English words, and Quinn knows a few Japanese words. I was translating a bit, but they would communicate by gestures as well.

[@Ryuxcx]

Man , I want to visit all of the routes you guys have cycled ! I have to leave for work . I promise , I'll finish watching the video !

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Can't go wrong with any of the routes we did on this trip.. had a blast 😁

[@cwxes652]

I envy you guys. Skip the bike rides and look at the food you guys have at the end of the video. Yum!

[@rtbenson]

I think your wife deserves and electric bike for days like this. ;) We stayed in Ruifang last year when we were in Taiwan to climb at the Long Dong cliffs. Definitely some cool markets and good food there, although my favorite food was a pizza stall run by Canadians 😂

[@TwoWheelCruise]

An E-Bike!?!? I don't think I could look at her the same way again lol But actually probably not a bad idea to make the rides more enjoyable for both of us.. It's hard to beat some good pizza... though nothing beats a sushi boat ;)

[@allinelee1944]

Hi Cruz, i’m from Taiwan and have been to Jiu Feng. It’s so beautiful there and thank you for filming such amazing video. Btw, I Love the music you played at the beginning of the video. What is the name?

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Hello and thanks! The song is Gold Coast by Bad Snacks

[@melosaurrn]

I love your vlogs! Also my husband is Vietnamese and he loves the intestines, too!

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Thanks! :)

[@Joel-np9vl]

Looks like fun yeah I want to go there for 30 day's don't know if I can but would love to stay there for more time then most why? Well because Taiwan looks great to me.

[@Joel-np9vl]

And I like good food. Lol ☺

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Taiwan is paradise for cyclists who love food

[@martinhelmut3776]

you give me a great feeling ,,,, just finished the tour taipei Ruifang keelung river without train and racebike haha....and without wife and eating

[@LesHistoiresMagiques7]

It is gorgeous! how safe do you feel is riding in Taiwan? both in and out the city

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Possibly the safest country I've ridden in

[@pauldjerassi620]

Nice to see that you have organised a proper sit down meal for your wife Thuong this time ,after all this is your Wife not just some woman you just met,great views love the video ,Thanks PD

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Thanks! The harder the ride, the greater the reward 😁 and she's accumulated a lot of points on this trip

[@pauldjerassi620]

When you raced and i raced our back pockets were full of snacks do the same with Thuong she could make a racer ,her left leg wanders a bit her right leg is great ,keep her going away from big climbs to start with though don't discourage her so early on she just needs miles ,i think she could be great.PD

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Agreed, she has a lot of potential. Gotta fix that left leg issue though for sure

[@RicQuintanilla]

Ha! Quinn sounds like he has spent some time in the South (US).

[@TwoWheelCruise]

He's been all over the place

[@brokenchopstickz]

I hope you come back in future. I would love to ride with you guys..

[@TwoWheelCruise]

we'll be back!

[@Colinke]

I'm from Taiwan. Its just my little knowledge about the horses you mentioned. It's been said that there were floods that killed villagers there every now and then. People happened to build a temple for Phra Phorm(budda with 4 faces facing different directions) and after that the flood regressed and people have been in well-being ever since then. Now people would worship Phra Phrom and ask for happiness and goodness, so they usually tie the " Red Lucky Ribbons" on the trees. My assumption is that there is no more room for ribbons to be tied. Some people might just tie them on those animals like horses, elephants anyhow...

[@Colinke]

Just here to clarify that actually 宮崎駿 already claimed that he had never been there nor did he came up the idea for "Spirited Away" due to 九份. Most the referenced scenario he considered and put them on the anime were from Tokyo. The most well known one is 湯屋 called 子宝湯.

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Thanks for the info, that's pretty interesting! I've heard that Miyazaki has discredited Jiufen as the inspiration location, but that idea is still HEAVILY promoted through the Japanese tourism industry. Every Taiwan tourism pamphlet in Japanese is bombarded with Spirited Away stuff.. Either way though, still a great place to come and visit :)

[@txr8565]

Nice video as always!

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Thanks! 😁

[@suvrokantimukherjee1339]

Awesome. from Kolkata India.

[@Ryuxcx]

Awesome , made my day :)

[@johnnydwicked]

I really loved *BAD SNACKS* music in this vid. :)

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Yeah, her music is pretty awesome! Been using it a lot in this Taiwan trip series

[@solarcrest3656]

Happy Wife = Happy Life !

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Indeed!

[@Quarky_]

Would you believe, my mom also likes your videos, specially the bike trip ones ;-)

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Haha awesome! 😁

[@rabmeem67]

Quinn is wearing a 2011 Seattle To Portland (STP) jersey. Do you know if he did the ride?

[@quinntaw]

Try to do the ride most years with my father and brother (who lives in Seattle). Summer family vacations to the US are planned around either the STP or RSVP rides. 🙂

[@rabmeem67]

@@quinntaw That is cool. STP is on my bucket list. I live across the Puget Sound in Port Orchard.

[@Kosmonooit]

Beautiful ride - and sufferfest of note it seems, but pleasure in pain sometimes, as most cyclists will attest. Given the choice I would rather take the heat than the rain, especially if there is a sunset involved. Guess you didn't get much choice in terms of cassettes on those rent bikes, with Thoung pedaling squares at times ... you should tell her about the zig zag technique which I often deploy on my road bike when the gradients get mean.

[@TwoWheelCruise]

yeah, the cassettes were not the best for climbing. Thuong has a bad habit of pedal mashing though, rather than spinning, and will often push a harder gear. I don't think she's in the "pleasure in pain" mindset though haha

[@Kosmonooit]

Each to the their own I guess but I am used to high cadence from mtb and take more strain on a road machine with less options, although being tad overweight certainly does not help the situation :o

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Spin to win

[@drachirzachmasa865]

Sir i ask is it ok to take bicycle in train ..and how much to pay..

[@Tensaw.]

your wife is tough and has a great sense of humor!

[@davidtan1184]

Do you have taipei city tour?

[@卡特阿爾]

九份👍👍👍👍👍

[@cozyyyy3033]

Where did you rent road bikes?

[@TwoWheelCruise]

These were rented from a fan, but we also rented from giant

[@brianmessemer2973]

Yeah man, キューフンas we said it in Japanese. My wife and I visited there in 2006 during our vacation in Taiwan during Golden Week. とても懐かしいです。

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Must've been packed with Japanese tourists then haha

[@inoidfluke2316]

7:08 what is the music used here

[@unstoppablezone4980]

"Jiu" sounds like geeyo...not jau

[@VagabondTurtle]

I'm so jealous... After eating that much cooked, foreign food I'd be on the toilet for two days... My stomach cannot handle anything new. Or old. Or milky. Or oily.. yeah, I sometimes think I'm allergic to food.

[@yuuuu_6]

You pronounce Tamsui right. It is Taiwanese spelling. Your fan spell it as Chinese.

[@Mersuharrastaja]

At time 4:48 seem's like your wife's mind break was unnecessary!

[@farmer5044]

You are American. and you speak English.. why your wife still can not speak English?

[@TwoWheelCruise]

Lots of people don't speak English, and we live in Japan

[@farmer5044]

The question is : you are American. and you speak English.. why your wife still can not speak English?

[@TwoWheelCruise]

By that logic, you could also say my wife is Vietnamese, so why can I not speak Vietnamese? We live in Japan and speak Japanese, so there's no need to learn English or Vietnamese