Things I love about #Taiwan - No. 1 of an ongoing series.

Being able to take a #YouBike pretty much anywhere in the bigger cities. The availability of bicycles is high, there are surprisingly many docks, and short rides are even free.

Unwinding after a day of work
#taiwan #youbike
Early bike ride.

#taiwan #YouBike

🚴‍♂️ Cycling in Taiwan 台灣的單車生活

1. Australian cyclist bikepacking around Taiwan
2. Giant bike with custom paint job seen in Kaohsiung. It had 高雄囝仔 (Kaohsiung kid) written on the top tube
3. tokyobike café in Wanhua District, Taipei
4. Taiwan's YouBike system sets the standard for bike sharing

#Taiwan #Taiwanderful #cycling #bikepacking #台灣 #自行車 #YouBike

#youbike 的收費機制竟然是借越久越貴,這樣借一整天的話,最後幾個小時會超貴,第一小時是 20 ,超過八小時後一小時就要 80 元。
不知道為什麼會這樣設計,又不是像停車格鼓勵大家要快點走,短期借還會有什麼好處嗎?

https://www.youbike.com.tw/region/taipei/rate/

臺北市|YouBike微笑單車-收費方式

Welcome to YouBike 微笑單車, 推廣民眾騎乘自行車作為短程接駁交通工具,用慢速的方式體驗城市不同時空的迷人風情,不僅提供市民便利的接駁工具,同時還兼具了休閒運動與娛樂的特點,讓市民及遊客體驗騎乘自行車是一種生活與旅遊的最佳方式。

YouBike 微笑單車

好像是第一次在 #YouBike 上看到信用卡廣告?

不過這張卡規則過度複雜,且是每筆單獨計算回饋,還在猶豫要不要加辦…

騎過幾次電動助力版的 #YouBike ,騎起來的確是輕鬆不少,時間允許的話,我會先用 APP 查看哪站有空車,多走點路去借, 因為它最大的缺點大概是能見度還不高,但沒想到在苗栗國竟然可以看到這麼多台!

A person pedaling away from a #bicycle station, leaving an almost empty row of #bike docks.

A couple of meters away, a bigger #YouBike station was empty of bikes, too. I tried to borrow the last one, but it wasn't functioning correctly.

I try to bike as much as I can. It's rare to be able to ride bicycles on sidewalks. 😀 Plus, I need to burn all those #MilkTea and boba calories. 😆

#Padyak #Taiwan

#YouBike installed a new extension of bike docks outside New Taipei Industrial Park MRT Station 新北產業園區站 in #Xinzhuang, bringing the number of spaces/bikes at this interchange to 59!
@willbuckingham
That app bombards you with notifications. And while the docking stations have become smaller and easier to install, it has become harder for tourists without a #Taiwan-ese phone number to rent and use a YouBike.
Last year in Kaohsiung I would not find any #YouBike station with a Kiosk service pillar that would allow for the use of a credit card. Plenty of those in Taichung and Taipei however.
#bikesharing #mobilit