Cycling West - Daebudo Island on the Yellow Sea, South Korea - Virgin Tour on the Blackcat, Gunshot flats, & 5 hours of riding...

Sometimes we should expect the unexpected, and it will happen on a Virgin Ride! I've changed rides again this year, now riding a Blackcat MTB which is Korean-branded but Made in China. The Shimano is Made in Malaysia, it does it's part without complaint (a few burps and missed indexed shifts, to be tweaked out). Funny part of this this ride was taking the 5km ride through Siheung Gongdan (factory zone, or Hell, same place if your a human) and took the Shiwa Tide Embankment, a causeway connecting Ansan/Siheung with neighboring Daebudo Island. It's a highly recommended ride in Korea. From factory Hell, to wetlands and marsh estuaries, it's a stark contrast on both sides of the ride, the latter taking in nature and open roads around the island itself. Two options here, you can choose straight through the Fish Restaurant Zone once you reach the actual island (12km bridge, or you can cross the bridge, take a sharp left, 20 meters right, and 20 meters turn left at the main intersection, that is the bypass route, which traverses amazing wetlands and offers plenty of miles uninterrupted. No traffic lights, just travel to the end of the road (distance uncalculated), turn right when it forks, the right leading to a newly paved roadway, turn left at the river, continue to the Harbour. From that intersection (the first and only to have a traffic light) you turn left to ride towards Suwon City, you turn right to cross rolling terrain back into Daebudo Island and around the countryside towards the Shiwa Tide Embankment bridge. Either way is a winner, I've done both directions. Plan B, is to ride directly through Daebudo Island passing many fish restaurants and circle around the island, crossing a few mountains and tunnels towards Suwon or Hwaseong City, those options are good for more hills, fossilized dinosaur egg exhibit if you track back towards Hwaseong City and finally pitch the bike towards Ansan Gongdan area. There is a bridge under construction, traffic is restricted, but you can go for it, as I have done several times and make it back to the mainland. It's a great ride and relief from the smog in this area, you've never seen a factory until you've lived and survived here!!! We're moving in 4 months, I'll hold my breath and keep pedaling into Daebudo Island.

Cycling West - Daebudo Island on the Yellow Sea, South Korea - Virgin Tour on the Blackcat, Gunshot flats, & 5 hours of riding...

Sometimes we should expect the unexpected, and it will happen on a Virgin Ride! I've changed rides again this year, now riding a Blackcat MTB which is Korean-branded but Made in China. The Shimano is Made in Malaysia, it does it's part without complaint (a few burps and missed indexed shifts, to be tweaked out). Funny part of this this ride was taking the 5km ride through Siheung Gongdan (factory zone, or Hell, same place if your a human) and took the Shiwa Tide Embankment, a causeway connecting Ansan/Siheung with neighboring Daebudo Island. It's a highly recommended ride in Korea. From factory Hell, to wetlands and marsh estuaries, it's a stark contrast on both sides of the ride, the latter taking in nature and open roads around the island itself. Two options here, you can choose straight through the Fish Restaurant Zone once you reach the actual island (12km bridge, or you can cross the bridge, take a sharp left, 20 meters right, and 20 meters turn left at the main intersection, that is the bypass route, which traverses amazing wetlands and offers plenty of miles uninterrupted. No traffic lights, just travel to the end of the road (distance uncalculated), turn right when it forks, the right leading to a newly paved roadway, turn left at the river, continue to the Harbour. From that intersection (the first and only to have a traffic light) you turn left to ride towards Suwon City, you turn right to cross rolling terrain back into Daebudo Island and around the countryside towards the Shiwa Tide Embankment bridge. Either way is a winner, I've done both directions. Plan B, is to ride directly through Daebudo Island passing many fish restaurants and circle around the island, crossing a few mountains and tunnels towards Suwon or Hwaseong City, those options are good for more hills, fossilized dinosaur egg exhibit if you track back towards Hwaseong City and finally pitch the bike towards Ansan Gongdan area. There is a bridge under construction, traffic is restricted, but you can go for it, as I have done several times and make it back to the mainland. It's a great ride and relief from the smog in this area, you've never seen a factory until you've lived and survived here!!! We're moving in 4 months, I'll hold my breath and keep pedaling into Daebudo Island.

Cycling West - Daebudo Island on the Yellow Sea, South Korea - Virgin Tour on the Blackcat, Gunshot flats, & 5 hours of riding...

Sometimes we should expect the unexpected, and it will happen on a Virgin Ride! I've changed rides again this year, now riding a Blackcat MTB which is Korean-branded but Made in China. The Shimano is Made in Malaysia, it does it's part without complaint (a few burps and missed indexed shifts, to be tweaked out). Funny part of this this ride was taking the 5km ride through Siheung Gongdan (factory zone, or Hell, same place if your a human) and took the Shiwa Tide Embankment, a causeway connecting Ansan/Siheung with neighboring Daebudo Island. It's a highly recommended ride in Korea. From factory Hell, to wetlands and marsh estuaries, it's a stark contrast on both sides of the ride, the latter taking in nature and open roads around the island itself. Two options here, you can choose straight through the Fish Restaurant Zone once you reach the actual island (12km bridge, or you can cross the bridge, take a sharp left, 20 meters right, and 20 meters turn left at the main intersection, that is the bypass route, which traverses amazing wetlands and offers plenty of miles uninterrupted. No traffic lights, just travel to the end of the road (distance uncalculated), turn right when it forks, the right leading to a newly paved roadway, turn left at the river, continue to the Harbour. From that intersection (the first and only to have a traffic light) you turn left to ride towards Suwon City, you turn right to cross rolling terrain back into Daebudo Island and around the countryside towards the Shiwa Tide Embankment bridge. Either way is a winner, I've done both directions. Plan B, is to ride directly through Daebudo Island passing many fish restaurants and circle around the island, crossing a few mountains and tunnels towards Suwon or Hwaseong City, those options are good for more hills, fossilized dinosaur egg exhibit if you track back towards Hwaseong City and finally pitch the bike towards Ansan Gongdan area. There is a bridge under construction, traffic is restricted, but you can go for it, as I have done several times and make it back to the mainland. It's a great ride and relief from the smog in this area, you've never seen a factory until you've lived and survived here!!! We're moving in 4 months, I'll hold my breath and keep pedaling into Daebudo Island.

Cycling West - Daebudo Island on the Yellow Sea, South Korea - Virgin Tour on the Blackcat, Gunshot flats, & 5 hours of riding...

Sometimes we should expect the unexpected, and it will happen on a Virgin Ride! I've changed rides again this year, now riding a Blackcat MTB which is Korean-branded but Made in China. The Shimano is Made in Malaysia, it does it's part without complaint (a few burps and missed indexed shifts, to be tweaked out). Funny part of this this ride was taking the 5km ride through Siheung Gongdan (factory zone, or Hell, same place if your a human) and took the Shiwa Tide Embankment, a causeway connecting Ansan/Siheung with neighboring Daebudo Island. It's a highly recommended ride in Korea. From factory Hell, to wetlands and marsh estuaries, it's a stark contrast on both sides of the ride, the latter taking in nature and open roads around the island itself. Two options here, you can choose straight through the Fish Restaurant Zone once you reach the actual island (12km bridge, or you can cross the bridge, take a sharp left, 20 meters right, and 20 meters turn left at the main intersection, that is the bypass route, which traverses amazing wetlands and offers plenty of miles uninterrupted. No traffic lights, just travel to the end of the road (distance uncalculated), turn right when it forks, the right leading to a newly paved roadway, turn left at the river, continue to the Harbour. From that intersection (the first and only to have a traffic light) you turn left to ride towards Suwon City, you turn right to cross rolling terrain back into Daebudo Island and around the countryside towards the Shiwa Tide Embankment bridge. Either way is a winner, I've done both directions. Plan B, is to ride directly through Daebudo Island passing many fish restaurants and circle around the island, crossing a few mountains and tunnels towards Suwon or Hwaseong City, those options are good for more hills, fossilized dinosaur egg exhibit if you track back towards Hwaseong City and finally pitch the bike towards Ansan Gongdan area. There is a bridge under construction, traffic is restricted, but you can go for it, as I have done several times and make it back to the mainland. It's a great ride and relief from the smog in this area, you've never seen a factory until you've lived and survived here!!! We're moving in 4 months, I'll hold my breath and keep pedaling into Daebudo Island.

97 Posts - Every place should have - South Korea by Bicycle

The Bridge- a focus of returning from Daebudo Island.



Took a trip on the SOLD Colombo 4.0 (will include a headlight for the extra use!^^) and cycled around a peculiar island off the west coast of South Korea. From a busy land bridge that spans over wetlands and reclaimed tidal areas, it opened into fertile farming areas, open rice fields, and finally wetlands with chirping crickets and bugs in my eyes (I love nature!^^). I rounded the Island, rode through a few nice tunnels (Gubong was one), then saw signs for Suwon and finally turning at a fork in the road toward Namyang Village. I was heading South, then I was heading East toward Namyang after the junction. The roads began as tarmac, turned to dirt outside Gojeong-ri, where I discovered the remains of a fossilized dinosaur egg (lol), and it was closed, the hard-pack dirt road continued through the wetland, two cars past in the hour cycling out there, another fork in the road, I went into a small farm village, asked directions, pointed towards Ansan, which was now just across the water, I flagged down a worker leaving the bridge project area, he gave me a lift across the bridge, and 20 minutes later I was home? Funny...it took 4 hours to get there and the last people I saw suggested the gate was closed [across the bridge, but my BONGO driving friend drove me across the waters and opened the doors], Ansan City was indeed right next door. This road project [photo top] is a reclaimed tidal wetland that will become another future city in South Korea as populations expand and the demand for greater area cities becomes more imminent. Preservation of the ecosystem generally isn't the topic of conversation in this concrete-building world, Korea is bound to change and with it nature will be a hard-pressed place to roam. For now, it remains a delicate and peaceful wetland, excellent for Cycling into the unknown, it's so good! ^^.Thank you for visiting this site & enjoy more @ my Cycling Hitlist [right selections] for more information about Bicycle World Touring. ^^Peace. Goodnight. Thank you for visiting my - http://korean-world.blogspot.com ^^.

97 Posts - Every place should have - South Korea by Bicycle

The Bridge- a focus of returning from Daebudo Island.



Took a trip on the SOLD Colombo 4.0 (will include a headlight for the extra use!^^) and cycled around a peculiar island off the west coast of South Korea. From a busy land bridge that spans over wetlands and reclaimed tidal areas, it opened into fertile farming areas, open rice fields, and finally wetlands with chirping crickets and bugs in my eyes (I love nature!^^). I rounded the Island, rode through a few nice tunnels (Gubong was one), then saw signs for Suwon and finally turning at a fork in the road toward Namyang Village. I was heading South, then I was heading East toward Namyang after the junction. The roads began as tarmac, turned to dirt outside Gojeong-ri, where I discovered the remains of a fossilized dinosaur egg (lol), and it was closed, the hard-pack dirt road continued through the wetland, two cars past in the hour cycling out there, another fork in the road, I went into a small farm village, asked directions, pointed towards Ansan, which was now just across the water, I flagged down a worker leaving the bridge project area, he gave me a lift across the bridge, and 20 minutes later I was home? Funny...it took 4 hours to get there and the last people I saw suggested the gate was closed [across the bridge, but my BONGO driving friend drove me across the waters and opened the doors], Ansan City was indeed right next door. This road project [photo top] is a reclaimed tidal wetland that will become another future city in South Korea as populations expand and the demand for greater area cities becomes more imminent. Preservation of the ecosystem generally isn't the topic of conversation in this concrete-building world, Korea is bound to change and with it nature will be a hard-pressed place to roam. For now, it remains a delicate and peaceful wetland, excellent for Cycling into the unknown, it's so good! ^^.Thank you for visiting this site & enjoy more @ my Cycling Hitlist [right selections] for more information about Bicycle World Touring. ^^Peace. Goodnight. Thank you for visiting my - http://korean-world.blogspot.com ^^.

97 Posts - Every place should have - South Korea by Bicycle

The Bridge- a focus of returning from Daebudo Island.



Took a trip on the SOLD Colombo 4.0 (will include a headlight for the extra use!^^) and cycled around a peculiar island off the west coast of South Korea. From a busy land bridge that spans over wetlands and reclaimed tidal areas, it opened into fertile farming areas, open rice fields, and finally wetlands with chirping crickets and bugs in my eyes (I love nature!^^). I rounded the Island, rode through a few nice tunnels (Gubong was one), then saw signs for Suwon and finally turning at a fork in the road toward Namyang Village. I was heading South, then I was heading East toward Namyang after the junction. The roads began as tarmac, turned to dirt outside Gojeong-ri, where I discovered the remains of a fossilized dinosaur egg (lol), and it was closed, the hard-pack dirt road continued through the wetland, two cars past in the hour cycling out there, another fork in the road, I went into a small farm village, asked directions, pointed towards Ansan, which was now just across the water, I flagged down a worker leaving the bridge project area, he gave me a lift across the bridge, and 20 minutes later I was home? Funny...it took 4 hours to get there and the last people I saw suggested the gate was closed [across the bridge, but my BONGO driving friend drove me across the waters and opened the doors], Ansan City was indeed right next door. This road project [photo top] is a reclaimed tidal wetland that will become another future city in South Korea as populations expand and the demand for greater area cities becomes more imminent. Preservation of the ecosystem generally isn't the topic of conversation in this concrete-building world, Korea is bound to change and with it nature will be a hard-pressed place to roam. For now, it remains a delicate and peaceful wetland, excellent for Cycling into the unknown, it's so good! ^^.Thank you for visiting this site & enjoy more @ my Cycling Hitlist [right selections] for more information about Bicycle World Touring. ^^Peace. Goodnight. Thank you for visiting my - http://korean-world.blogspot.com ^^.

97 Posts - Every place should have - South Korea by Bicycle

The Bridge- a focus of returning from Daebudo Island.



Took a trip on the SOLD Colombo 4.0 (will include a headlight for the extra use!^^) and cycled around a peculiar island off the west coast of South Korea. From a busy land bridge that spans over wetlands and reclaimed tidal areas, it opened into fertile farming areas, open rice fields, and finally wetlands with chirping crickets and bugs in my eyes (I love nature!^^). I rounded the Island, rode through a few nice tunnels (Gubong was one), then saw signs for Suwon and finally turning at a fork in the road toward Namyang Village. I was heading South, then I was heading East toward Namyang after the junction. The roads began as tarmac, turned to dirt outside Gojeong-ri, where I discovered the remains of a fossilized dinosaur egg (lol), and it was closed, the hard-pack dirt road continued through the wetland, two cars past in the hour cycling out there, another fork in the road, I went into a small farm village, asked directions, pointed towards Ansan, which was now just across the water, I flagged down a worker leaving the bridge project area, he gave me a lift across the bridge, and 20 minutes later I was home? Funny...it took 4 hours to get there and the last people I saw suggested the gate was closed [across the bridge, but my BONGO driving friend drove me across the waters and opened the doors], Ansan City was indeed right next door. This road project [photo top] is a reclaimed tidal wetland that will become another future city in South Korea as populations expand and the demand for greater area cities becomes more imminent. Preservation of the ecosystem generally isn't the topic of conversation in this concrete-building world, Korea is bound to change and with it nature will be a hard-pressed place to roam. For now, it remains a delicate and peaceful wetland, excellent for Cycling into the unknown, it's so good! ^^.Thank you for visiting this site & enjoy more @ my Cycling Hitlist [right selections] for more information about Bicycle World Touring. ^^Peace. Goodnight. Thank you for visiting my - http://korean-world.blogspot.com ^^.

WT: Community Cycling, Ansan, South Korea

It's special when my cycling (and long-lasting chatter about it!) can encourage more great people to ride. Here's fellow English teacher/friends Todd Redding (USA!) and the Kindergarten-Magic now turned ESL Pro ~Charmaine M.W. (South Africa!) riding with me south of Ansan, South Korea. We did a community spin for the first time locally, what joy it was to be with other riders. I'm pumped to take-on another 300km spin of the eastern coast & I hope these riders will join me before the last twilight of summer glows on distant horizons. Next weekend could be BIG, that's always what I am looking forward to! ^^. Oh, & today I met with cyclist Murray D. (South Africa!) on a stroll into Seoul for the Hi Festival...great times, book exchange @ the English Foxhound in Itaewon (Sunday afternoons, bring books & dropoff & pickup new ones to read).

WT: Community Cycling, Ansan, South Korea

It's special when my cycling (and long-lasting chatter about it!) can encourage more great people to ride. Here's fellow English teacher/friends Todd Redding (USA!) and the Kindergarten-Magic now turned ESL Pro ~Charmaine M.W. (South Africa!) riding with me south of Ansan, South Korea. We did a community spin for the first time locally, what joy it was to be with other riders. I'm pumped to take-on another 300km spin of the eastern coast & I hope these riders will join me before the last twilight of summer glows on distant horizons. Next weekend could be BIG, that's always what I am looking forward to! ^^. Oh, & today I met with cyclist Murray D. (South Africa!) on a stroll into Seoul for the Hi Festival...great times, book exchange @ the English Foxhound in Itaewon (Sunday afternoons, bring books & dropoff & pickup new ones to read).

WT: Community Cycling, Ansan, South Korea

It's special when my cycling (and long-lasting chatter about it!) can encourage more great people to ride. Here's fellow English teacher/friends Todd Redding (USA!) and the Kindergarten-Magic now turned ESL Pro ~Charmaine M.W. (South Africa!) riding with me south of Ansan, South Korea. We did a community spin for the first time locally, what joy it was to be with other riders. I'm pumped to take-on another 300km spin of the eastern coast & I hope these riders will join me before the last twilight of summer glows on distant horizons. Next weekend could be BIG, that's always what I am looking forward to! ^^. Oh, & today I met with cyclist Murray D. (South Africa!) on a stroll into Seoul for the Hi Festival...great times, book exchange @ the English Foxhound in Itaewon (Sunday afternoons, bring books & dropoff & pickup new ones to read).

WT: Community Cycling, Ansan, South Korea

It's special when my cycling (and long-lasting chatter about it!) can encourage more great people to ride. Here's fellow English teacher/friends Todd Redding (USA!) and the Kindergarten-Magic now turned ESL Pro ~Charmaine M.W. (South Africa!) riding with me south of Ansan, South Korea. We did a community spin for the first time locally, what joy it was to be with other riders. I'm pumped to take-on another 300km spin of the eastern coast & I hope these riders will join me before the last twilight of summer glows on distant horizons. Next weekend could be BIG, that's always what I am looking forward to! ^^. Oh, & today I met with cyclist Murray D. (South Africa!) on a stroll into Seoul for the Hi Festival...great times, book exchange @ the English Foxhound in Itaewon (Sunday afternoons, bring books & dropoff & pickup new ones to read).