We went to a wonderful Giant Bikes shop and spoke with Joe, whose English was excellent, and bought a bike that'll be good for commuting on the flat roads of Kaohsiung. But it also has plenty of gears so I'll be able to bike up Monkey Mountain if I want. I also got a water bottle, fender, lock, helmet, pump and a really nifty basket that detaches and has a handle so it'll be great for shopping at the street markets.
Unfortunately they didn't have the bike Lee wanted in the shop so he has to wait until Monday evening to pick up his. That's not really a big deal considering it poured on and off all day today and the weather forecast is for more of the same for the next 6 days. Not exactly biking weather.
On our way to shop at Costco we walked a bit out of our way and found part of the bike trail that goes along the Love River.
The river itself is pretty murky but the trail was great. There are something like 100 km of bike paths in the city and the one along the river is one of the most popular. We'll start exploring the paths next weekend.
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