Brian's Day 0 Randoms - Taipei Cycle Show 2024

Mar 5, 2024
by Brian Park  

Taipei Cycle Show 2024
BRIAN'S DAY 0 RANDOMS
Taipei Cycle Show 2024
Dario looking at KT's "Dinosaur Machine" which Joey Solomon told us was his favourite machine in Taiwan. It's absolutely insane, and Dario will pull together a full tour piece later this week.


Longtime readers are likely tired of how much we love The Taipei Cycle Show, but it's that time of year again and we're excited to be here. The show is trade focused rather than media or consumer focused, and it's a great opportunity to see new product in a more direct and honest way. The show opens properly tomorrow, but we've been in Taiwan for a few days to catch up with some industry contacts and check out some under-the-radar factories. Along the way we've found some interesting products, met some great people, and eaten some absolutely incredible food.

We kick off our show coverage in earnest tomorrow. Thanks for reading!






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Presta.
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Shrader.

711L's clever locking air chucks

Taichung has a store that specializes in high end Japanese, Taiwanese, and German tools called Deen Style Factory Gear. It is also a bar, and a hair salon, and runs a golf sim in the basement. Needless to say, the combination of very nice negronis and a boatload of tools I want did not go easy on my wallet.

Dario found an incredibly interesting tool from a Taiwanese design studio called 711L, and we both had to buy them instantly. I won't give away what we bought, because Dario is going to write about it as a standlone article, and we're going to meet up with them at the show to get some more info.

The next day we visited 711L's small design studio in downtown Taichung, and they showed us a bunch of other clever things they're working on. These locking air chucks work great—the Presta one is especially intuitive, locking on as you push it into place, and then releasing when you push a button on the back. No more accidentally unthreading a twist-on pump head, and way easier to use than a flip lever. Honestly they're pretty impressive.

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3-way torque driver
Taipei Cycle Show 2024
You can load up your drive with whatever torque presets you'd like.

Another interesting product from them was a partnership with Sloky, integrating their Taiwan-made torque bit drivers into a three-way wrench. As much as I don't personally love the ubiquitous three-way wrench form factor, I love being able to set your wrench to exactly the torque values you need. We are told that Sloky has insanely precise readings for their size—they offer some of their lower torque values in 0.1nm increments.

I don't have pricing info on these yet. They sell some of their products on Amazon in the USA, and hope to have a new website and direct sales channel set up soon. Visit their Facebook page for more info.





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Tool time.

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Hannah and Dario with Leo from 711L.
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Hannah and Dario with Allan and Derek from Kun Teng (KT) Taiwan, an industrial hub manufacturer. We'll pull together a factory tour soon.

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We started off south of Taipei in Taichung, the epicenter of Taiwanese bike manufacturing. We also enoyjed wandering through its National Museum of Fine Arts.

Taipei Cycle Show 2024
Emily from Ora Engineering, makers of high end titanium frames. Factory tour soon as well.
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Calvin from Genio. After this we went karting and Calvin smashed me. My ego needs time to recover.

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This massive machine at KT used to stamp a LOT of steel sprockets. Hannah for scale.

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Stevie from Dadu Trail House chose his english name for Stevie Ray Vaughan and helps maintain a great trail network in Taichung.
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Shop talk.

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We've had some amazing meals on this trip, but so far our favourite has been this unassuming outdoor seafood place that the Dadu Trail House folks brought us to. I promise no more food shots, but we've been absolutely spoiled.


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I liked this little guy.





Okay we're going to end this thing with an informal quiz. What parts do you recognize from well-known bike industry brands?

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It's a toptube, but whose? Hint: it's robot-welded by Genio.

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Figure this one out and you'll be king of the hill.

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Hmmmm.

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C'mon you've got this one.
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I don't actually remember this one.

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This one is tricky.
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I'll be very impressed.


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173 Comments
  • 278 9
 The hipster force is strong in Dario.
  • 42 126
flag BaconBikeJoe FL (Mar 5, 2024 at 9:37) (Below Threshold)
 Hey, Dario looks fantastic. I would consider this to be fashionable and not necessarily "hipster".
  • 44 4
 Gen-Z vibes
  • 113 5
 Dude probably LOVES the 90's (having never experienced them)
  • 30 1
 @dgwww: 90's to me is big baggy everything and to be honest I'm still stuck there.
  • 16 0
 @vinay: exactly. I must of lived through a different version have the 90s
  • 3 37
flag dfsnz (Mar 5, 2024 at 10:24) (Below Threshold)
 Nice judgment
  • 9 2
 @dfsnz: nice shame ?
  • 10 6
 @parallaxid: nobody around me (as someone in gen Z) is like that. Thats more of a millennial fit.
  • 32 2
 @joebiden: You look older than you say you are.

Either way, Dario is just being himself, let him be.
  • 10 0
 @dgwww: I read an observation, not ridicule. You added the shame part.
  • 5 0
 @dgwww: targeting system misguided.... don't worry. downvoted myself.
  • 16 18
 Call it hipster or gen z or whatever you want, but the man looks great.
  • 5 0
 @vinay: "gotta be a loose fit" (Shaun Ryder).
  • 10 17
flag nickfranko (Mar 5, 2024 at 14:33) (Below Threshold)
 Why is Dario shopping at baby gap? And who told him to tuck in everything? NERD
  • 18 0
 Fuck the hardtail Marry the swing arm Kill the crocs
  • 2 0
 @vinay: I didnt use sunscreen Frown


I respect the fit, not trying to give off any hatery vibes, sorry if I did
  • 4 1
 Yes we need more people wearing brewery and National Park t shirts in mtb.
  • 10 0
 How do you say you live in Bellingham, without saying you live in Bellingham?
  • 2 1
 @vinay: Baggy's are back in style by the way.
  • 2 0
 @birdsandtrees: I resemble that comment.
  • 1 0
 @brassinne: Every couple of years I can buy new clothes and need to stock up. It is a seven to ten year cycle so it is not like all my clothes are from back in the nineties. Though obviously with the advent of internet shopping, it's become easier to get what you like even when all physical stores around jump on the same fashion train.
  • 1 0
 @dgwww: haha yess
  • 2 0
 @vinay: The 90s certainly were pretty damn good time to be of age, and getting stuck into what life offered then. Particularly the early 90s. We also did not dress in tight pink highwaters.

As parents of two genZ girls in college, we comment on how this generation is missing out on a lot of fun and latitude given during those formidable years.

Old guy rant off
  • 2 7
flag dgwww (Mar 6, 2024 at 8:35) (Below Threshold)
 @ATXZJ: I heard it was awesome for minorities-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Los_Angeles_riots#:~:text=Unrest%20began%20in%20South%20Central,and%20beating%20of%20Rodney%20King.
  • 3 3
 @dgwww: How's your history with first nations people going up there?

Remember what happens when you point a finger
  • 3 6
 @ATXZJ: I'm not pointing any fingers - the 90's was shittier than today for minorities period.

Remember what happens when you dont read thoroughly, and let your biases run the show.

If you want to talk about first nations history, an American doesn't have a leg to stand on, we all treated them like shit. But at least our leadership recognizes their plight & at least we spend big $$ to help improve their situation. Can't remember the last time racial slurs (Pocahontas) were used to defame other politicians (E Warren) in Canada.
  • 8 2
 @dgwww: Dude, please virtue signal someplace else. It makes me want to vomit. The fact that someone enjoyed their life should not cause them to be shamed or put up for debate by karens like yourself. Typical of people like you that have become the self anointed representative for all oppressed.

GTFO.
  • 2 5
 @ATXZJ: And what would you call your comment about Canada's treatment of first nations then ? I think you've misunderstood what virtue signalling is. But you've let us all know who you're voting for this November Wink
  • 5 0
 @dgwww: Can't talk for North America but I don't really believe the world has become more open minded and tolerant. There is a strong rise of right wing populist politicians all over the world who tend to blame whatever is wrong on a big group of "others".

Regardless of skin tone or whatever ancestors have been through though, for most in Europe at least, the 90s had quite a positive vibe. The Berlin wall came down and the cold war ended (though the war in former Yugoslavia was still a mess though with ethnic cleansing and concentration camps). Popular culture seemed to be more about being yourself rather than fitting in (or at least that's what it felt like to me). And most important compared to today, there were no cellphones so it was easy to chat to whoever was around you. So yeah, the vibe was great, open and positive and I think that's what @ATXZJ was aiming at.

As for discrimination etc, sorry I hear politicians say crap these days they wouldn't have gotten away with back in the nineties. But I have to agree with you that back then lots of homophobic jokes have been made which luckily are deemed unacceptable today. Then again from what I understand, homosexuals felt safer on the streets back then than they do now.
  • 2 0
 @dgwww: in the UK and Europe there was quite a strong liberal uprising in the 90's as vinay points out. It was 3 decades ago though and I'd say the world has changed a lot in that time, particularly with the technology we have now.
The pursuit of social justice in our society today has changed certain standards significantly compared to then (for better or worse), which highlights how ridiculous it is to hold people accountable and tear down statues for so called crimes committed many decades earlier.
  • 1 2
 Enlighten me with some examples of how the pursuit of social justice has changed social standards for the worse ?
  • 1 1
 " So yeah, the vibe was great, open and positive and I think that's what @ATXZJ was aiming at."

@vinay: Yes, for the love of dog thank you!
  • 3 2
 @dgwww: Dude! I like Canada and Canadians have been good to us. Hell, we tried to buy a house in Quebec in 22 before your PM put the buyers ban in place.

My comment about your first nations people was directed at you because NO country is perfect and each and every one of them was born in blood. I for the life of me don't understand while people like you feel compelled to project whatever is buzzing around your head on everyone else. My original post was completely benign and didn't need your negativity.

Your comment about who I'd vote for in our election shows your true arrogance. That's part of everything that's wrong with society today. Much like your PM virtue signaling morality while having a history of wearing blackface. Tribalism is for the narrow minded.

I'd suggest going some place warm and sunny for a bit
  • 2 1
 @ATXZJ: is calling out “virtue signaling” a way for you to signal your own virtues?

You make good points but then you deflate everything by buying into the culture warriors’ buzz words.
  • 4 0
 @pmhobson: Hopefully not. I never proclaimed to be more righteous than anyone else.

I was just in the wayback machine thinking about having a good time listening to great music, chasing women, racing cars and doing drugs in the 90s.

My apologies
  • 1 0
 @ATXZJ: you sound like the cool uncle at thanksgiving.
  • 1 0
 @joebiden: haha. Good god. Thankfully I'm nobodies uncle.
  • 3 0
 @dgwww: i said certain standards but i really mean freedom of speech, and mainly for the worse. However, there are always two sides and some social justice measures have been for the overall good of society too. It's a tricky balance but we should be really careful not to drift to an extreme place. The whole movement started in the 90's and doesn't look to be slowing, especially in Canada.
  • 3 0
 @tremeer023:

Canada's Bill C-63, Online Harms Act comes to mind.
  • 2 0
 @vinay: dude I get on pinkbike to get AWAY from history class... but seriously you are saying some real shit.
  • 1 1
 @ATXZJ: The most important part here is your first comment. I picked a historical example of how it wasn't so great for minorities in the 90's. This example has nothing to do with nationalism , just a public example that anyone of age at that time would remember. BUT you immediately jumped to the conclusion that this was a Canadian pointing the finger at the USA. To me , this shows that you are insecure & defensive about your nation.

In fact, your comment about indigenous people reinforces my point. It most definitely was worse for indigenous people in Canada in the 90's than it is today.

TLDR: Original comment was about how it was worse for minorities in the 90's but well-to-do white folks only remember the good times. ATXZJ jumps to conclusions and goes off thinking this is a critique of the USA.
  • 2 0
 @dgwww: I got on you for projecting your white guilt. It wasn't needed

If you think you're going to hurt my feeling by disparaging the USA you're very wrong. This is a very flawed nation, as is yours and every other one. Nobody is crushing it in 2024. That is why I brought up the hypocrisy of you pointing a finger when three more are pointing back at you. Should Canadians in their 50s feel perpetually guilty for having a happy childhood when the FLQ were killing mofos? Get real.

This thread was supposed to be fun banter on Dario's unique taste in clothing and you've tried to turn it into an identity politics hellscape. If you want to continue to engage in this nonsense, then take it to email.

Blarf
  • 1 2
 @ATXZJ: Identity politics hellscape, virtue signalling, indigenous rights , blackface , white guilt etc... All of those hot button conservative talking points came from you.

Seems to me that "you feel compelled to project whatever is buzzing around your head on everyone else."

Now read this part carefully>
I'm not sure how I can make this any more clear - my comment had nothing to do with disparaging the USA (you took it there) It had everything to do with young folks fetishizing & idealizing the 90's , not realizing that it was not such a rosy time for some folks.

I find it amazing how just mentioning that some groups of people had it worse than we like to remember triggers you so strongly and sends you off the rails into unrelated territory.

Speaking of unrelated territory - On the topic of the FLQ , Quebecers that supported the FLQ should definitely feel guilty for the outcome of the crisis (kidnapping & murder) lol.
  • 1 0
 Sorry, I haven't checked the older messages for a while. I a lot of things are better now than they were before. Yet at the same time I feel the momentum and the direction things were going back in the nineties was more positive than the direction popular politicians (and the people voting for them) seem to be wanting to head for nowadays. I won't go into specifics as this is already an old thread and we've seen that every single example can spark into a new discussion. But yeah I think we generally have a similar feel for what is good and/or positive. But we may be looking at different parts of the worlds, different subjects and may also primarily look at what is or instead at the direction things are moving.
  • 126 1
 (Ban)Hannah for scale.
  • 71 0
 Ugh why am I not this clever.
  • 3 0
 Yeah, why would anyone bother to CNC machine sprockets when you can stamp them just like that. Cool stuff!
  • 18 0
 I don't get it...I feel so left out
  • 39 3
 @RadBartTaylor: There's a Reddit joke about using a banana for scale when photographing things.
  • 3 0
 @RadBartTaylor: $5.35 dad joke. Be safe
  • 14 0
 @BaconBikeJoe: Reddit?! Oh my sweet summer child, the banana-for-scale is older than that, it pre-dates internet.
  • 5 0
 @ROOTminus1: ring me on your banana 'phone to discuss

@boozed: www.dailydot.com/unclick/banana-for-scale-meme-history

Also, missed opportunity for a Rick Roll
  • 1 0
 @ROOTminus1: well today I, a man in his 40's, learned something new.
  • 42 1
 That Top tube from Genio is a Tazer Alloy from Intense. Where is my prize?
  • 99 0
 Can pick it up at your local Costco.
  • 44 0
 you get 1 PB point.
  • 7 0
 @Andykmn: ...and don't forget to graze at the food sample carts.
  • 6 0
 @Andykmn: And chances are the handle bars will be installed upside down
  • 11 0
 Swingarm looks like Propain?
  • 1 0
 @mior: Are those POLE keyed pivot axles?
  • 2 0
 @onawalk: no, they are PB points
  • 1 0
 @scstrail: Yep. Spindrift or Tyee
  • 3 0
 @mior: Friggin Cane Creek crank axle/bb
I knew it was familiar

Damn it!
  • 3 0
 @onawalk: you just admitted to being too poor to buy EEwings
  • 1 0
 @mior: Its called being thrifty....


I tried to get that purchase past the CFO, who broadly gestured to the garage full of "necessities" and said
Hard No!
  • 41 2
 When I think of pinkbike staffers, I think of folk who tuck their t-shirts into their pants.
  • 28 0
 Buncha shirt tuckers. Give yer balls a tug.
  • 4 0
 Huck you @GTscoobsie!!
  • 6 0
 MOTHERTUCKERS
  • 6 0
 @GTscoob: Whoa there big shoots, I'd say yous need to take about 20% off there.
  • 1 0
 i dont do that
  • 32 0
 This was totally a Dario photo album
  • 11 0
 Is this kind of like at the end of Love Actually when we realize the Best Man character has been in love with Keira Knightly the whole time?
  • 1 0
 @VtVolk: nailed it.
  • 30 0
 It's not that tricky... Have some trust in the commenters.
  • 24 0
 No need to shout about it.
  • 9 0
 @seb-stott: I see what you did there
  • 5 0
 @seb-stott: relax, he's just bringing the message to us
  • 23 0
 Some of those are lightsaber hilt parts I’m pretty sure
  • 15 0
 Jaco has had air chucks like that for quite awhile now.
jacosuperiorproducts.com/products/lightning-xp-series-presta-tire-air-chuck-for-bike-tires-1-4-f-npt

They work like a charm!
  • 8 18
flag justinfoil (Mar 5, 2024 at 10:03) (Below Threshold)
 PB is getting so good at showing us old stuff remade by someone else and calling it clever. Their due diligence game is sad.
  • 7 0
 Jaco stuff is great and they support MTB and are a double black diamond level supporter of COMBA. www.comba.org/become-a-partner
  • 3 1
 More to the point the "clever designs" coming from this "design shop" are just ripping off existing products...
  • 3 1
 @bigtuna00: I can't speak to the origin story of the chucks, but will ask them about it at the show.
  • 1 0
 Their Presta/Schrader combo version is my favorite chuck ever. But I might try that one for a pump that never sees Schrader valves.
  • 3 0
 @bigtuna00: Following up on this, it's definitely not "ripping off existing products."

From what I understand, a Taiwanese company invented the chuck system and owns the patent. They license it to Jaco. The owner of that company is friends with Kenny Yan from 711L tools, and they've collaborated on a few upgraded variants of the same thing for 711L.
  • 2 0
 @brianpark: I'm not sure that makes it any better, but I appreciate the due dilligence.
  • 16 0
 The rear end looks like its from a Propain
  • 2 0
 Would fit with the description!
  • 2 0
 @tkrug: haha i did not get that until you pointed it out haha
  • 7 0
 Hank Hill approves of this answer
  • 2 0
 Propain Tyee Al 5 Wink
  • 4 0
 Have to correct myself here, it's the spindrift. The Al 5 is probably no longer in production... also the mount for the rear mech is only on the spindrift (cable path above the swingarm, not underneath)
  • 12 1
 THIS is some of my favourite content on PB.

Very excited for the next few days, and factory tours are also something to look forwards to.

Thank you for your continued effort, PB, to make this kind of content (even if it doesn't come often enough for me, I'm glad it does come)
  • 15 2
 I too have cycled in camo crocs. I’m not ashamed.
  • 9 0
 I'm sure there is some ancient proverb to the effect of "if you have to tell everybody..."
  • 10 0
 Did you do it on a custom titanium/carbon wheel/Campy Super Record bike?
  • 4 0
 Yes, but why did the link direct to an unrelated Outside article? I'm missing something.
  • 5 0
 Did you at least put them in sport mode??
  • 12 0
 Is the last one from a Trust fork?
  • 7 0
 100% it is:

www.pinkbike.com/news/review-6-months-on-the-trust-message-linkage-fork.html

Wondering if a) link fork is coming back or b) they are re-purposing this cartridge to be inside a frame maybe?
  • 2 0
 @RadBartTaylor:
That’s absolutely a Trust fork damper cartridge!
I have the Message fork, and I never thought I’d see parts being featured anywhere ever again.
Is there a glimmer of hope for aftermarket support?
  • 1 0
 @Untgrad: Suspension Syndicate in Salt Lake City has parts and can support Trust forks.
  • 1 0
 @hevi:
Good to hear they’re still rocking the Trust!
I found a rebound setting that made my Message more plush than my Ohlins shock.
That would be 16 turns out from full closed, and fork pressure 8psi below my riding weight @174Lbs. The window for fork pressure is +/- 1 psi.
I recently lost weight, and will use ratio proportion to establish the new psi, but I’m afraid it’s back to the drawing board.
  • 3 0
 @RadBartTaylor: if they fixed the Shout, ie changed the wheel path so it was a tad more responsive off the top, I’d try it again.
  • 1 0
 @sanchofula: Ditto - I paid full price for one, sold it 2 months later for 1/2 price.....It did a lot right but had some weird quirks but loved the concept.
  • 1 0
 @sanchofula:
..right
I was surprised the Shout didn’t address the issues of the Message.
  • 1 0
 @sanchofula:
As an ex motorcycle racer, I find my Message positives outweigh the negatives. Now that I have it riding high in the travel without being harsh, braking through rock gardens is unbelievable..!

But if I needed more than 130mm of travel, I’d probably end up going telescopic.
  • 2 0
 @RadBartTaylor: Apparently Specialized bout the patents
  • 1 0
 @iforte312:
..right!
Which raises the question, why are we seeing this now..?
I hope it’s a good thing moving forward for us Trust diehards.
  • 1 0
 @iforte312: Interesting.....I always thought using that fork on existing frames was a workaround....a frame design optimized for the use of that fork would be special.
  • 1 0
 @RadBartTaylor: Or buy the Structure SCW1
  • 8 0
 my girlfriend and I biked around Taiwan on Cycle Route 1. It was incredible, and I'd do it again without hesitation. The food was amazing, and with the photo translate ability of Google Translate, we could easily get meals we wanted. What a cool place, especially once you get out of the more urban parts of the east coast. Of course, the owner of one of the Giant stores made fun of us for bringing gravel bikes with us ("too heavy! why not rent from us?"), but I'd encourage any cyclist who wants an adventure to consider it.
  • 10 0
 "I promise no more food shots"

MOAR food shots! I bet the street food scene down there is bomb.
#sendnoods
  • 1 10
flag Tambo (Mar 5, 2024 at 14:48) (Below Threshold)
 Yep. If you like fermented tofu...
  • 7 0
 @Tambo: nationality checks out…
  • 9 0
 @Tambo: Sticking to beans on toast, are we?
  • 1 0
 @nation: Username checks out.

I didn't say it was bad. Have you been and tried it?
  • 1 1
 @sfarnum: no, thanks. Pasta and pesto, please!
  • 1 0
 @Tambo: username is my actual last name, but thanks. Not been there to try it, only had the chance to at markets in the states.
  • 1 0
 @nation: my nationality is where my mother pushed me out of her vagina - I didn't get any say in the matter! lol
When I was in Taiwan almost 15 years ago the food was great, but in street markets the smell of "stinky tofu" was pretty overpowering! Ora factory seems to have changed a fair bit...
  • 7 0
 That Presta chuck looks exactly like the Jaco XP I bought last year. The only difference is the Jaco has a 1/4 female NPT industrial fitting.
  • 1 0
 i was thinking about getting it. Is it worth it?
  • 2 0
 @Ignaciosc22: Yeah, it works well, just as they describe the one at the show.. I use it with the digital inflator I have on my compressor.
  • 9 0
 Crank spindle is from eeWings
  • 8 0
 Never has a pair of pink/purple pants looked so undeniably masculine
  • 3 2
 @mattmatthew:

^^^
Katz’s burner account
  • 4 1
 ** sigh ** stupid autocorrect. My simple stupid joke ruined.
  • 7 0
 Dario’s lavender capri’s steal the show.
  • 5 0
 Officer, its not what you think, its just "711L's clever locking air chuck" Smile
  • 5 0
 Thought the air chucks were some compact one-hitter weed pipes on first glance.
  • 5 0
 Love these every year. Requesting a comprehensive Taiwan food gallery.
  • 4 0
 Mentioned already, but the last 2 are the defunct (maybe) Trust Performance fork damper cartridge
  • 3 0
 KT have come a long way. Their 90s/00s entry hubs specced on low/mid end Treks were affectionately known as Kun Ting hubs in the shop I worked in.
Nice stuff now.
  • 1 0
 lol
  • 2 0
 I hope this doesn’t turn political but just out of curiosity hypothetically speaking what would happen to the bike industry if China invaded Taiwan? Would there be another bike crisis if production stopped?
  • 3 0
 We'll be reduced to riding horses or walking if the takeover happened now. In five years time, when China has enough high tech semiconductor and battery manufacturing capacity on the mainland and the US and Europe have done the same there...then it might a bit better for bikes also. Though mostly for the cheaper stuff sourced from Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam.
  • 4 0
 Came for the Ti parts... Stayed for the Crocs.
  • 4 0
 I want to see exclusively content from Taipei this week
  • 8 4
 Dario looks like he consults with Richard Simmons on his attire
  • 8 1
 I would consider this a compliment. RS is such a fashion icon you’re still referencing him decades later.
  • 1 0
 The antepenultimate photo looks like the seat stays of the Commencal Supreme DH V5. The threaded bridge made me realize what it actually was, then I confirmed it with the rear derailleur cable exit.
  • 3 0
 Until now I'd happily forgotten who Blippi was, great article.
  • 2 0
 What's the name of the restaurant? Headed to Taipei in a couple weeks for a foodcation
  • 4 0
 I think the English name was Drunken Duck. It’s in Taichung a 50 minute HSR ride south of Taipei.
  • 2 0
 "Stevie from Dadu Trail House chose his english name for Stevie Ray Vaughan " I want to meet this man
  • 3 2
 Dario and the fashionably korky look:Smile

I can see what that look may attract!?
  • 2 0
 Tazer top tube, Propain swingarm
  • 2 0
 The two seatstay pieces are from a Supreme DH V5
  • 2 0
 I thought EeWings were USA.....
  • 2 0
 That 3 way torque tool is awesome.
  • 1 0
 Trust Damper?????? Looks like my message shaft️️
  • 2 0
 Deviate Titanium…
  • 1 0
 That rear triangle looks like a Propain…Spindrift perhaps…idk.
  • 1 0
 It’s weird, but I love clever tools.
  • 1 0
 swingarm looks like an older Giant Reign X
  • 1 0
 Is that Terry Richardson?
  • 1 0
 I'll take that Ora bike. Just like that. That looks dope.
  • 1 0
 I wanted to go to this so bad. How do you get tickets?
  • 1 0
 Nobody getting kicked out this year for flipflops
  • 1 0
 Better hope the PLA stays away...
  • 1 0
 Is Dario #officialbaddydaddy ???
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 Great style by Dario here. Looking forward to the Ora tour!
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 Amazing pictures
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 Free Taiwan. Free HK.
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