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Monday, October 31st, 2016

My projects in Taipei are finished: time to cycle. I've thoroughly enjoyed the day trips and short overnighters that I've done on the bicycle while in Taipei so I'm looking forward to getting out to explore the whole island. It's not a very large place and I've got plenty of time so I should be able to see the whole thing in detail. The plan is to take a train down to Yilan to avoid riding through the city (which I've done so many times I'm quite sick of it), then ride south down along the eastern coast.

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Tuneup.
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After only 1,500 kilometers my brake pads are cooked. A combination of really steep mountain grades around Taipei and low-quality pads that Giant puts on their new bikes. Since the bike cost $250 US to begin with, can't complain too much.
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Pre-race dinner.