Renting AM bikes in Taipei and Taichung area?

Recreation Cycling
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Hello All! I am new to this forum and this is my first post. I am Jessica Chen, originally from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, but currently located in Whistler, Canada. I have been living abroad for the last 10 years and picked up mountain biking 4 years ago here in Canada. I have never mountain biked in Taiwan, and would like to give it a try this time when I go home for a month with my boyfriend, Sven, in mid-October, if possible, and wonder if you guys can shed some light on this.

From our research, we know there are good mountain-biking trails around Taipei and Taichung area, so we’d like to see if we can do some AM while travelling through these areas. Does anyone know where we can rent a size S and M AM bikes around Taipei and Taichung? Also, are there any group rides in these areas we can potentially join? Any tips or trail advice are much appreciated!

Thank you so much for your help in advance! And any advice is greatly appreciated!!!

PS. I am an intermediate rider and ride Specialized Demo 7 and Stumpy Evo, and Sven is a strong intermediate to advanced rider and rides Specialized Demo 8 & Eduro and Chromag Stylus.

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[quote=“jcinwhistler”]Hello All! I am new to this forum and this is my first post. I am Jessica Chen, originally from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, but currently located in Whistler, Canada. I have been living abroad for the last 10 years and picked up mountain biking 4 years ago here in Canada. I have never mountain biked in Taiwan, and would like to give it a try this time when I go home for a month with my boyfriend, Sven, in mid-October, if possible, and wonder if you guys can shed some light on this.

From our research, we know there are good mountain-biking trails around Taipei and Taichung area, so we’d like to see if we can do some AM while travelling through these areas. Does anyone know where we can rent a size S and M AM bikes around Taipei and Taichung? Also, are there any group rides in these areas we can potentially join? Any tips or trail advice are much appreciated!

Thank you so much for your help in advance! And any advice is greatly appreciated!!!

PS. I am an intermediate rider and ride Specialized Demo 7 and Stumpy Evo, and Sven is a strong intermediate to advanced rider and rides Specialized Demo 8 & Eduro and Chromag Stylus.[/quote]

Hi Jessica,

As a former Whisterlite myself, let me be the first to welcome you to forumosa. I hope you find the site useful and entertaining.

To answer your question, you should get in touch with Alan and Yen Mah. Alan is widely considered the zen guru of mountain bike riding in Taiwan and not only can they rent you a decent set of wheels, they take groups riding near every weekend. If you do go in to see them, please say hi from me. I haven’t seen them in years and your thread has reminded me that it is high time I paid them a visit.

Happy Trails.

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You only want to rent in the morning?

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Don’t you have to go shave your legs or something, Campy man? :raspberry:

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A very good point.

I retire unbowed, though.

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[quote=“Toe Save”]Hi Jessica,

As a former Whisterlite myself, let me be the first to welcome you to forumosa. I hope you find the site useful and entertaining.

To answer your question, you should get in touch with Alan and Yen Mah. Alan is widely considered the zen guru of mountain bike riding in Taiwan and not only can they rent you a decent set of wheels, they take groups riding near every weekend. If you do go in to see them, please say hi from me. I haven’t seen them in years and your thread has reminded me that it is high time I paid them a visit.

Happy Trails.[/quote]

Thanks so much, Toe Save, for your welcome and recommendation! I will for sure give Alan and Yen Mah a call here before we take off to organize the bike rentals and the weekend ride! I will for sure pass your regards too! Thanks again!

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Urodacus, we are flexible on when to rent. It depends on how we can rent the bikes I guess. Why?

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Urodacus, we are flexible on when to rent. It depends on how we can rent the bikes I guess. Why?[/quote]

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