tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post5141121435220544910..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Pingtung IV: Under an Onion-Scented SkyMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-56705653901737722512011-04-21T07:01:10.701+08:002011-04-21T07:01:10.701+08:00Anon, I ride a G2C road bike, the 7.1 version. G2C...Anon, I ride a G2C road bike, the 7.1 version. G2C makes frames for a major US brand and decided to launch their own brand. They have a retail establishment in Taichung. The frame is a small with a 51 CM top tube. It has a carbon fork and carbon chainstays, and carbon in a couple of places on the tube. Very nice frame.<br /><br />The groupset is SRAM Apex, 11-32 cassette, 50-34 compact dual up front. Wonderful for the hills.<br /><br />I ride Mavic Open Pro wheels, strong touring wheels since I am heavy.<br /><br />With the stock wheels, you can probably get this bike for under $43,000 depending on what handlebars, groupset, etc, you chose for it.<br /><br />The rack is a Topeak rack carried over from my old bike. The handlebars I carried over from my old bike, I will probably swap them out in a couple of months.<br /><br />It's a fantastic bike, very smooth ride and good climber. I'm delighted with it. Highly recommended.<br /><br />MichaelMichael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-62641903284880277332011-04-21T02:57:05.276+08:002011-04-21T02:57:05.276+08:00Michael, could I ask what kind of bike it is that ...Michael, could I ask what kind of bike it is that you are riding in this series (and, I guess, usually)? I can't quite figure it out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-9735812519488309942011-04-20T11:14:34.472+08:002011-04-20T11:14:34.472+08:00Thank you very much for sharing the photos. I had ...Thank you very much for sharing the photos. I had the great pleasure of going through the same regions in October with my family and my wife and I recognized a great number of places in your pictures where we had been.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-82140285998693203102011-04-20T08:45:44.767+08:002011-04-20T08:45:44.767+08:00I did enjoy you posts, Michael. Not as much as you...I did enjoy you posts, Michael. Not as much as you must have writing them. What a nice gig. Good work!Domenichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09947783577035194447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-75579393234231936862011-04-19T22:39:45.228+08:002011-04-19T22:39:45.228+08:00Pingtung County is a great place for traveling.I a...Pingtung County is a great place for traveling.I always drive from Taipei to Pingtung in summer time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-82866224479189559392011-04-19T21:20:21.110+08:002011-04-19T21:20:21.110+08:00Indeed, I enjoyed this series very much. Great wor...Indeed, I enjoyed this series very much. Great work.Robert Scott Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17790139614002283723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-66586139255464567902011-04-19T12:54:38.100+08:002011-04-19T12:54:38.100+08:00I really appreciate the invitation to come riding ...I really appreciate the invitation to come riding along. It was good to be welcomed back so generously in Taiwan after being away. The cool breezes with a hint of salt made me feel calm and at home. I'm looking forward to the next ride.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16557041215384252005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-79038639716600000972011-04-19T12:06:59.778+08:002011-04-19T12:06:59.778+08:00Great stuff. You guys missed the free hot in Xuhai...Great stuff. You guys missed the free hot in Xuhai. Also, I'm pretty sure those folks on the beach were doing the Zhaohun (招魂) ceremony to call back the soul of someone who died there. Probably someone drowned.<br /><br />If you saw someone holding a stick of bambo with a pennant tied to it and items of clothing that would confirm it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00291169774966835327noreply@blogger.com