Treadlie Magazine

THE BICYCLE KINGDOM

An early morning train marks the beginning of our Taiwan journey. It’s roughly 8am. My partner, Roma and I quickly scan the brightly lit 7-Eleven as we hear the inspector’s boarding whistle. Yakult in hand, we dash towards the swaying giant. Once on board, we go over our loosely planned route. Bikes are to be rented from Hualien, a thriving town on the east coast, and then six

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