The first topic is bike tour cost for a beginner, you must first list the six topics for Taiwan cycling tour around the island, including “food”, “accommodations”, “itinerary”, “equipment” and other items:
An in-depth journey into the lives of the locals.
If you are happy to search for local food or hotels to pay for cheap, we prefer to interact with local residents, exchange information with backpackers, and even find some CouchSurfing hosters to stay for one night, so that we save a lot of money!
"Don’t call it a dream. Call it a plan" make good use of budget to make the journey smoother!
To be both economic and romantic, you have to make good use of the Taiwan bike tour cost. Therefore, we plan for each other to set a maximum limit of 2,000 NTD for a day of “meals + a hotel” budget for Taiwan cycling tour cost. If the flowers are not full on the day, the next day can be more. If you spend over, you will save some the next day.
Share my personal travel planning steps, planning methods, and some tips that I find useful:
Plan for Taiwan bike tour cost 6 steps
Step 1. How many days is the taiwan cycling tour
Small round island or big round island? The number of days determines the budget!
Tips for Taiwan bike tour: Decide on the comfort of the riding distance: The best average speed for Taiwan cycling tour is 20 km/hr, 900 km on the small roundabout, and 1,200 km on the big roundabout.
It is recommended to ride for 6-8 hours per day as the best distance. Taiwan bike tour can be end of 9 to 15 days.
The highest expense in your Taiwan bike tour cost of cycling is accommodations, so the number of days will directly decide your budget, and accommodation planning can be based on comfort and equipment:
◆ “Luxurious”: 1,000-1,500 NTD / per day
◆ “Economic”: 500-1,000 NTD / per day
◆ “A budget travel”: 0-500 NTD / per day
1. Challenge Taiwan bike tour for 10 days: It is more bitter to ride every day, and it takes less time to enjoy the scenery along the way.
2. Leisurely Taiwan bike tour for 15 days: Usually 2 weeks is the best riding time in Taiwan. Ride slowly and without time pressure. You can add 1-2 more scenic spots to choose a one-day relaxing guided tour (Sun Moon Lake, Kenting or Taroko).
Read More: Guide to cycling days around Taiwan!
Step 2. Select A Good Bicycle / Bike Rental Recommendation
Ride a well-maintained bicycle, and Taiwan cycling tour can be smoothed or it is possible to no need to repair. We recommend that you rent a bicycle at the store. In addition to saving the maintenance on your Taiwan bike tour cost, it will be prepared together with the equipment, saving time and trouble!
| Bike Model | 10 days (challenge) | 15 days (Leisurely ride) |
| 24 gears bike | 2,500 | 3,000 |
| 27 gears bike | 3,500 | 4,000 |
| 30 gear bike | 4,000 | 5,000 |
Read More: All Bike Introduce and Recommedation
How to select a touring bike for Taiwan bike tour?
Each size of the bicycle has a fixed and suitable height range. If you ride a bicycle that is not suitable for you, and the posture of the mount is incorrect, it is likely to cause discomfort such as butt pain, thigh and calf cramps, and even wrist pain during your Taiwan bike tour.
Therefore, choosing a bicycle, you must choose the right type and size of the bicycle according to your height and needs, so that you can ride it easily. “Choose the right type of bicycle to give full play to the effectiveness of the bicycle.”
The bicycle rentals provided by MathewBike are mainly “Road Bike”, “Touring Bike” and “Gravel Bike”. Although the mountain bike has shock absorber, it is very comfortable to ride and has excellent load-bearing capacity.
But because the weight of the bicycle consumes too much power, I don’t recommend riding a mountain bike around the island during your Taiwan bike tour.
Road Bike
1. The lightest frame choice, high sports performance / fast riding speed.
2. The drop-bar reduces wind resistance, but it is not suitable for beginners to ride.
3. The small tire pattern can reduce the rolling resistance and ride quickly, that is suitable for flat asphalt roads.
4. Suitable for racing guy who have fewer days to ride.
5. Large gear ratio + light frame = easy climbing.
6. When the road is wet and slippery, should avoid to ride on the ground traffic lines and circular reflective settings.
Touring Bike
1.The frame geometry is specially designed for long-distance travel for the ride feels comfortable.
2. Lightweight steel tubing material, with high ductility and resistance to hit
3. The flat-bar design increases riding comfort and is super suitable for beginners.
4. The tires are wider to increase wet grip.
5. Suitable for heavy gears bikepacking－15-20 kg load capacity.
6. When the road is wet and slippery, should avoid to ride on the ground traffic lines and circular reflective settings.
Is it easy to break a tire/inner tube when riding a road bike?
Riding a road bike during your Taiwan bike tour is not easy to break a tire/inner tube! Not at all!
Many people said that road bike tires are so thin that it is easy to puncture on your way, I have to say: Because we always use a tire with puncture proof, it is not really that easy to break. In fact, you should first understand what the cause of the tire is and what the common problems are. Causes of broken tires:
- Pierced by a sharp object on the road
- Not enough tire pressure
Before surrounding the island, change into a better puncture-proof tyre to provide protection. In addition to reducing the chance of tyre breakage, the tyre also has enough thickness to complete cycling around Taiwan.
How to choose/pump bike tires?
Road bike tires actually require higher tire pressures, and on average, they need to check every 100-150 km in order to confirm that the tire pressure is enough during your trip. However, if we don’t pay attention to the tire pressure, we will easily break the tire when the luggage overloading we bring. This is a problem that every bicycle will encounter. It is not that road bikes are more likely to break tires. It should be that road bikes need to be more frequent to check the tire pressure. To maintain your bike, please come by our store to listen to our experience and share with customers!
Step 3. Taiwan Bike Tour: Bicycle Equipment List
In addition to renting touring bikes with MathewBike, if you bring your own bicycles and rent equipment from us, it is a way to save your bike tour cost!
After having a bicycle, we divided the equipment into three simple categories:
1. Bicycle Equipment
- A bicycle
- Lights
- Bottle holders X2
- Panniers
- Handlebar ends
- Shelves
- Safety Locks
- Bungee ropes
- Bells
- Speedometer
- A helmet
- Mobile phone holder
- A top-tubing bag
2. Repair Kits
- A mini pump
- spare 2 inner-tubes
- Tire lever
- Tire patches
- Multi-function wrench
- Chain oil
3. Personal Daily Necessities
- Cycling clothing (clothes & pants)
- Headscarf
- Gloves
- Sleeves
- Bicycle shoes
- Whistle
- Wind-proof coat or Raincoat
- Sporty sunglasses
- Change of clothes
- Personal medicine
- ID card and health insurance card
- Sunscreen
- Mobile phone
- Powerbank
- Cash
- ATM card/credit card
Step 4. Taiwan Bike Tour: Plan Accommodation
Tools：Booking.com, Airbnb, Google Map
According to the 3 ways of accommodation budget in bike tour cost, we mentioned:
◆ “Luxurious”: 1,000-1,500 NTD / per day
◆ “Economic”: 500-1,000 NTD / per day
◆ “A budget travel”: 0-500 NTD / per day
Usually, when we search for accommodation, first I will use Booking.com to filter out the accommodation location, by price, and decide to use Google Map to see how it is evaluated, in order to reduce some bad accommodation experience.
We don’t need objects; we need adventures.
To fully enjoy the wandering life and join yourself into the local or nature, you can choose to bring your own tent to a legal camping area, park, or temple to stay, and exchange accommodation with things (skills).
There are also the choice of CouchSurfing or Warmshowers. But you must contact the owner first, which will save bike tour cost about 1,000-1,500 NTD in the accommodation fees per day.
Step 5. Cost Of Your Taiwan Cycling Tour
The following estimate is the Taiwan cycling tour cost before our departure. The actual bike tour cost is much lower than the estimate before we go, which does not include personal expenses, such as sunscreen, souvenirs, etc. For your reference:
Low Budget Taiwan Cycling tour
| Days | 10 days (Challenge journey) | 15 days (Leisurely ride) |
|
Bike Rental incl. Equipment |
24 gears bike: 2,500 | 24 gears bike: 3,000 |
| 27 gears bike: 3,500 | 27 gears bike: 4,000 | |
| 30 gears bike: 4,000 | 30 gears bike: 5,000 | |
| Accommdation (Hostel/Hotel) |
1,000 X 10 days = 10,000 (economic) 500 X 10 days = 5,000 (budget travel) |
1,000 X 15 days = 15,000 (economic) 500 X 15 days = 7,500 (budget travel) |
| Food | 500 X 10 days = 5,000 | 500 X 15 days = 7,500 |
| Insurance (Insured amount: 10 million) |
750-800 NTD | 800-1,000 NTD |
| Total | 18,300 – 19,800 NTD | 26,500 – 28,500 NTD |
Step 6. Taiwan Cycling Tour Of Suggestion For Parent-Child / The Old Man
Cycling Vehicle Support Makes Travel Easier
More and more cyclists are teenagers or the elderly. The safety of cycling travel has become more and more important. Therefore, a van driver shoulders a heavy responsibility. Although this is the largest cost of a cycling tour, it can ensure that everyone’s travel is carefully protected for everyone’s safety.
The Cost Of Cycling Vehicle Support
Plan for cycling vehicle support: 9 days & 8 nights
9,000 X 9 days，Not Incl. meals and hotels
1. Supplies once every 20-30 km.
2. Basic bicycle repair, free inner tube change.
3. Sport professional photography to capture good memories of travel.
4. Customized itinerary, ride the private attractions in Taiwan.
5. Qualified business license, insured for 5 million passengers.
6. Professional emergency rescue training to protect your safety at any time.
When you’re tired from riding, take a break if you want to. Customized tourism, go wherever you want. A tiny group of families and friends will not be embarrassed without knowing. Taking care of safety comes first!
Read More: Cycling vehicle support makes travel easier!
Finally. Cycling Training Plans: For Beginners
Ready to go, you are just one step forward!
After completing the Taiwan bike tour cost in low budget, you should reserve The Touring Bike (2021 new offer!) First of all, to make sure that the plan will not be regrettable because of not being able to rent a bicycle! Next, start the training package before cycling, the following is our recommendation 2021 Taipei Cycling Route：
Read More: Where Is The Climb Hills Recommedation To Bicycle Trainning You Must To Know In Taipei.
