A KIWI CYCLING IN TAIWAN
The Taiwanese really get what cycling is all about. Cycling in another country is always a buzz, but Taiwan also offers a great climate with temperatures between 21 and 26 C and light breezes all day. Add to that smooth tar-seal/ roads, a culture where it is ok to share the road with bikes, a wide variety of terrain to choose from, and at the end of the day NZ$4.20 for a 600ml bottle of cold Taiwan Gold Lager, and you see the attraction as a place to cycle.
In our case we had added a bit of tension to our trip by choosing to ride to the top of the Mount Wuling undeniably one of the toughest mountain climbs on offer anywhere. A continuous gut-busting 55 km of climbing at an average 8% gradient, into the thin airs at 3,275 metres, or
