Taiwan Cycling Trip | Tour of Hualien by Road Bike + Awesome Bike Path
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ต.ค. 2024
- Welcome to part 3 of our 2018 Taiwan Cycling Trip! After a great ride yesterday through the Taroko Gorge, we decided to spend today cycling around the beautiful city of Hualien (花蓮) with our rented road bikes from GIANT Bicycle Co.
We found a nice bike path along the river which took us to another great bike path along the rocky ocean, which had some pretty stunning views.
We kept riding and unfortunately got stuck in the rain and had to take shelter at a nearby convenience store. We took that opportunity to grab some hot Taiwanese bento lunch boxes and refuel before we continued riding into the mountains towards Liyu Lake.
All in all, a great day of cycling! Hualien is absolutely beautiful with all of the stunning mountain scenery so close.
Our Tour of Hualien by road bike cycling route
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You need to take Thuong fishing if its something she likes. I know guys in Canada that would kill to have a wife that liked fishing.
Yeah, we gotta go sometime
Literally the best thumbnail I've ever seen
Yeah, glad I went with this one 😁
ASL sign for lesbian. FYI
As a Taiwanese male, I did my national service in the southern Hualien (Guanfu). Just like you've described, after raining the mountains surrounded by clouds are so mysterious and beautiful, and it would be more common to see during winter. I miss the days being there so much, just couldn't be able to plan a trip. Now I've found your video, thank you so much!
It's so beautiful, I would love to come back and experience the different seasons. It's a bit far away from many big cities and the trains are slow, but it's totally worth visiting again if you have time
@@TwoWheelCruise
You can get there by plane you can flight 花蓮 about 30 minutes
I lived in Taiwan for 27 years and made many trips along the east coast, most recently two years ago. I stumbled upon your video while looking for a highlight video of my own to send to a colleague. I didn't intend to watch the whole 16 minutes, but the combination of your editing and my familiarity with the different roads and places kept me along for the entire ride. Beautiful storytelling, and thanks for showing more people the beauty and charms of Taiwan ; )
Thanks for watching :) We quickly fell in love with Hualien and can't wait to go back again one day!
It is just beautiful no matter how many times I've been the east coast. Thank you for the great video.
So incredibly beautiful.. I was in awe most of the time :)
Cool rented giant bikes with carriers. I suppose helmets comes with it. Thanks for bringing me to taiwan as I watched this. I regret not drinking pocari sweat for one year in tokyo. Anyway I am not biking that time or engaged in any sport. But I loved calpis soda esp after sento bath. I think it's still in Japan. I watched last night your vid at Taiwan's night market. Thank you Two Wheels. You are an inspiration. - #BikerNaTeacher
Miss Taiwan cycling path especially along any small streams and rivers... 👍
Yes please ! Love the intro music ! I feel like I'm home when I watch your videos !
Thanks! Glad you like the videos 😀
Ha ha 55km is a bit more than 20... Thuong is a real trooper, but you have to stop for lunch. Or else she gets moody and grumpy. Thank you for sharing this lovely vlog around Hualien, I am planning to spend several days there during my tour of Taiwan. September seems rainy and humid, and October must be full of PRC Chinese tourists on all-in packaged tours during their national holiday.
Haha, you understand her pretty well :)
I've heard November is nice. The Chinese tourists shouldn't be a problem if you're cycling around. Just a few more tourist buses ;)
Thank you for your reply. Ok I will take a look at November, but it will be cold at the top of the mountains. After more than 2 decades in Asia, experience says - skipping lunch is a no-no. During a work meeting or business appointment, coming to noon, participants drop their attention, look at each other, and check their watches every 30 seconds. Time to head for their favorite food joint if you don't want to lose your audience for the rest of the day.
If I would have done to my twn wife, she would have definitely killed me. No lunch is a NO GO 😂
I've watched your "Taiwan day 1" vlog. You can take THSR(Taiwan high speed rail) only in the west prat of Taiwan. The train you took was TRA, it serves both east and west part of Taiwan. THSR would be more smooth and fast,but take the TRA can see more beautiful scenery. Welcome to Taiwan!
That makes sense, thanks for the info! I'll need to try the THSR sometime then..
And thanks! :)
こんにちは。
カブじいさんライダーです。
ツーリング、キャンプの動画をやっています。
台湾サイクリングの動画とても良かったです！
動画編集、お疲れ様でした!
ポチっとしまーす！
Another beautiful video and I love the scenery and you got me subscribe on your channel now. Keep on pedaling brother ✌🏼
Thanks! Easy to get beautiful video riding here :)
Awesome ride Awesome views.love the reaction from your wife every time you talk to her 😂 haha 📸🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️📸🙏
Great views and great wife reactions.. doesn't get much better :)
Great video. Amazing view and great biking paths. Glad to see you and the wife had a fantastic time.
Thanks! Loved all of the bike paths here :)
Wow....beautiful.....then the train!!! Lol
There's always a train..
Well done mate great blog. I had no idea that Taiwan was so scenic. I suppose you can only capture this when riding a bike. Great blog.
Taiwan east coast is super beautiful. And of course, best seen while on a bike :)
Another great video. To your subscribers, those “Interesting trees” at the 12:50 mark are actually them infamous betel nut trees which causes cancer and government is trying to get people to kick the addiction. You can see them sold often by the highway exits by them booth girls wearing skimpy clothing.
Interesting! I didn't know about the cancer causing part.. I did see some girls selling them, but they weren't wearing skimpy clothing.. I did hear that is pretty common though.
Those interesting trees are betel nut palms.
ahh, that make sense!
Just watching your tour of Taiwan. And must say it was great watching. Came across your page and since then been watching as often as possible. Keep making more lovely videos and put up some route maps it would be great too see that also. Another point give a bit more info on the bikes and equipment you’re using. Also a big hello too Thuong her attitude is so great 😅👍🏼keep making those videos.
Thanks for the tips! I cut out her rough moments Haha 🤣
absolutely nice video
Thanks! :)
Nice giant fastroad bikes... I wanted one..
They turned out to be pretty nice!
@@TwoWheelCruise was it comax or slr? I almost bought a slightly used second hand but negotiating didn't come to fruition... I ended up with 2017 Raleigh Cadent 4 which is a notch below Fastroad... I'm happy with my Raleigh but Fastroad just looks nice with that curved top tube and bar end bars...
I didn't know Taiwan had such nice bike Lanes. It would be interesting if you can compare bike Lanes from Korea Japan and Taiwan cuz Korea is developing many bike Lanes as of now. I wonder which country has the best bike Lanes.
P.s. how much does it cost to rent those giant fastroad?
I'm not sure which specific model it was.. Taiwan is the best of those 3 countries for bike lanes currently, but Korea seems to be developing a lot lately. There are very few decent bike lanes in Japan I've found..
These bikes were 1,700 NTD for 4 days
Welcome to Taiwan
Thanks! 😀
Love the vids man!
Thanks! 😁
those rental bikes are better than mine... LOL
Top job!
Thanks! 😀
Welcome to Taiwan.
Thanks! 😁
i think i get the first comment! :D
Love your vids, Keep it up!
you got it ;)
Thanks! 😀
Cloudy/overcast/rainy days can be enjoyable for cyclists, especially on relatively isolated paths with great scenery - even a rocky beach. Glad you just hopped on your bikes and started riding. You amped up the music! Very cool! Wondering where your narration microphone is located. Would it be on your camera or maybe attached to your helmet? By the way, both of you guys could be models.
Damn, no wonder why you cant decide whether to move to japan or taiwan, the roads are so nice there
Yeah, way more space and bike lanes..
Great video, Thanks for sharing :)
Thanks! :)
Taiwan has a lot of bike lanes, i think there lots of cyclist who are happy to see those lanes. However ,here in the Philippines it is so sad to realized that we dont have much bike lanes. If you're planning to have a visit and do cycling trips here just be careful on the road. Cheers!
I'm sad here in Japan because there are no bike lanes as well :( and my area is the most dangerous prefecture in Japan to be on the roads 😭
At least the pavement is nice though :)
This looks so much like Hawaii.
you should come visit Hong Kong
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Thanks! 😀
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And there's flights from hualien airport to tokyo derectly
No way, that's awesome!
Didn't expect it had international flights..
After Taiwan. Try to visit also Philippines 🇵🇭😀
Hopefully one day!
Pebble beach .... Typhoon Season ....
You can tell how much I research before I travel ;)
Yeah I've been there in Taiwan about the same time and traveled a bit ... pi$$ed with rain non stop. I just found ur channel and will be catching up, being a fan of all things cycling, traveling and The East. Working up for a trip to Japan, was there many moons ago but have kept in touch thanks to TH-cam.
Unfortunately working in education I am not able to choose my summer break time, so rainy season is better than no trip at all :)
Japan is great for traveling as well!
try the village highway between Hualien n Taitung too if you have time.
village highway?
we took highway 11 for the first half, then 9 for the second half
th-cam.com/video/KPF62vXbwmQ/w-d-xo.html
There is a HuaLien county road No.193, many Taiwanese bike rider very enjoy it due to less traffic with nice view, I will suggest you try this instead Highway 9
wow, looks really nice! We passed by so many different bike paths along the way, but unfortunately not enough time to check them all out..
We have been watching Ja Yoe who is also cycling round Taiwan at the moment. He left his Chinese Wife and small Daughter in China. Also there is SerpantZA and C_Milk also with TH-cam videos and Chinese Wives!!! Quite a CLUB. Now if you all met up????
Love from David, Lily and Katie!!!
Thanks! Would of loved to meet up with them, but unfortunately I'm already back in Japan now. These videos are from a few weeks ago..
AH!! Yes we tried to meet up with one of them in ShenZhen when we were there last year... Difficult when TH-cam is banned in the whole of China!! I got a computer but it was very slow up in Yaan.
Lilys parents lived by the G318 which is the longest road in China and we set off by coach on the difficult bit towards Tibet. It is one of the worlds cycling challenges and we met many in hotels and for breakfast!
Still in Sichuan you go over several high places and on the way back we stopped for a pee. Many guys bounced out for a quick fag and struggled back in. 1 ill and 1 collapse? I checked later and it was 4,830 M above sea level! I did years of cycling when younger, am still slim and hit 60 next April!!
The G318 is being replaced with a massive road building project and as we left they opened a 13 K tunnel which replaces the 4 K tunnel. They are still working on the longest and currently highest suspension bridge above Luding where you can still cross an ancient one.
Love from David Lily and Katie.
Yeah, there's some serious high elevation roads in China and some great riding.. I've raced there once, and would like to go back sometime for some cycling in the future :)
"no response" haha.
😂😂😂
Shimano does make fishing equipment...
yep, lots of shimano fishing stores nearby me
where is the nightmarket?? ^^
liyu lake means carp lake
Thanks! I
It is much safer to ride a bicycle in Taiwan than to ride in Vietnam!
Night and day!!! Vietnam traffic is a mess
You can buy fishing equipment in Taiwan , its good both quality and price ,by Taiwan made
Good to know! I'm sure it's really popular there too..
Hi. Is it recommended for me to cycle alone in taiwan? Thinking to have 5 days of travel using my bike there.
Yeah, go for it! On my last trip I cycled alone most of the time and I had a blast exploring around..
@@TwoWheelCruise. Thanks man. I will plan for the trip then.
These cycling excursions of yours, is it a thing together or does she just tag along? She doesn't seem overly enjoyed to put it mildly. I'm new to this channel and haven't watched much of the old episodes i'm afraid.
She's had a rough couple last few months for personal reasons, and this was her first time riding consecutive days, so it was a bit hard at times, but her smile gets bigger as the trip goes on ;)
🤩👍
wow 1400 views and 148 likes thats a sick rate...alot of videos with over 5Milion views that had "only" about 1000 likes lol
We usually get about 10% for the first day, then it drops off. Thanks to some loyal fans 😀
your face looks like Vincent van Gogh !
well that's a first... thanks I guess! 😅
So, did you learn to fish?
About that....
Very Good. Can i join to riding ?
Have you ever injured your arm from cycling? Specifically your right arm?
broken left thumb, and some shoulder impacts from crashing, but that's about it.. why do you ask?
@@TwoWheelCruise I was just wondering, because I noticed in a few videos that your right shoulder looks a little more bony than your other one.
LoL!
I am going there with my road bike soon .Where it makes sense to stay, in witch area?
I really liked Hualien area and the east coast in general
u have a very good wife!!!!!
😀 thanks!
Seven Eleven in Asia are much nicer and clean. All Seven-Eleven in America are much smaller and dirtier. In Thailand, the stores are much nicer.
花蓮からの山超えコース（武嶺）がお勧めです。かなりハードな山道コースだと思うので、スクーターをレンタルして奥さんにはスクーターで伴走してもらい撮影するというアイデアはどうでしょうか。www.taiwankom.org/jp/index.asp
ありがとうございます！私はそのコースをやってみたいですが奥さんと一緒にやったら奥さんに殺されます。😂
奥さんはスクーター（motorbike)だから余裕ですよ。(笑)
それならいいかもしれない。国際免許取らないと！
あ、これロードバイクなのね
クロスバイクだと思ったよ
GIANTのホームページで「flat bar road bike ロードバイク]書いてあります。
クロスバイクと似ているがどうやらGiant Fastroadシリーズはロードバイクのカテゴリー。私もよくわかりません 😅
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Two Wheel Cruise フラットバーのロードバイクなのですね、理解しました
At 6:39 her arms are so long wow
She should be a rock climber 😂
beautiful lady i the front.... (no reply) hahahaha
- Beautiful lady in front
(No response)
rejected 😂
Maybe she doesn't want a camera in her face the whole time?
No, she realized the ride wasn't going to just be 20km and she was hungry lol 😂
So thats Taiwan hahaha its a bike friendly country unlike here
Super bike friendly!
Giant is the largest bicycle manufacturer
Please ask your girlfriend for dieting tips. Please
She doesn't diet, she mostly has good genetics and doesn't eat much junk food. Vietnamese diet is really healthy and they have a lower average bmi than Japan
I can easily tell the family 8:48 is aborigine.
what's the giveaway?
Theirs looks and dark skin. The east coast has a great number of Taiwanese aborigines. I'm fascinated by their culture and history.
Here is a 1940s documentary about east coast. th-cam.com/video/BZkFTz0or-Q/w-d-xo.htmlm57s
Yeah, I don't know anything about it, but I saw a lot of stuff related to them on the east coast.. Would like to learn more as well..