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Seoul Mates: An Urban Explore To Namsan Tower

SPENDING SEVEN DAYS IN SOUTH KOREA'S CAPITAL IS A fascinating experience. Given a whole week is way too long to be off the bike, a ride with the locals was one of the top priorities of the trip (er ... apart from attending my brother's wedding).

Emailing the friendly crew at the Rapha Clubhouse in Seoul, a loan bike was organised and game plan hatched. “Meet us at the store in Gangnam and we'll show you the highlights,” read the email, “bring your climbing legs, we're going to Namsan (or Seoul) Tower.”

Yep, Rapha's Seoul Clubhouse is located in that

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