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Offline jaysoon17

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Extended Bike Paths Opening from The Han to Busan
« on: October 08, 2011, 05:04:09 pm »
http://m.seoul.co.kr/news/newsView.php?id=20111006011027&cp=seoul

A new bike path extending to Yangpyeong just opened, and path from the han river to Busan will open next month.

http://www.arirang.co.kr/News/News_View.asp?nseq=121260&code=Ne2&category

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Re: Extended Bike Paths Opening from The Han to Busan
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2011, 06:27:58 am »
I heard about the opening of the bike trail yesterday at a local bike shop.  I was invited to the Grand Opening of that bike path in the city I live in, but I can't go.  I'd already planned to go to KOTESOL next Saturday.  It will be great to have a long trail to ride instead of on the local roads.

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Re: Extended Bike Paths Opening from The Han to Busan
« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2011, 11:33:42 am »
Sweet! Would this be mtb style trail, or would it be suitable for straight up road/touring bikes?

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Re: Extended Bike Paths Opening from The Han to Busan
« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2011, 05:45:01 pm »
I don't know, Kyndo.  I ride a MTB and I heard about it from one of the local organizers in the city I live in, who is also a MTB rider.  I would think it is a paved bike path, because any MTB bike path like a fire road in a mountain would only suit those who ride in the mountains.  I'll check it out when I can.  I have to find out where it is in the city I live in first. 

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Re: Extended Bike Paths Opening from The Han to Busan
« Reply #4 on: October 10, 2011, 06:34:19 pm »
I'm over in daegu, and I've got a mtb, but if there are enough paths like this one heading north to seoul and south to busan, i'm thinking it would be worth it to get some touring tires and gears. Its not fun going any distance on 2" tires ><

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Re: Extended Bike Paths Opening from The Han to Busan
« Reply #5 on: October 10, 2011, 08:47:13 pm »
I'm planning to ride from Seoul to Yangpyeong this weekend or the weekend after that, so I'll let you know. As for the bike path to Busan, I'm not sure. I would like to know too since I'm planning on buying a road bike next year once I build up enough strength and endurance to try to bike to Busan from Seoul.

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Re: Extended Bike Paths Opening from The Han to Busan
« Reply #6 on: October 11, 2011, 06:12:14 am »
Jaysoon17, I met a couple of Korean college guys who did the Seoul to Yangpyeong ride, I think, a couple of summer ago without clipless peddles or bike lights.  My wife and I met them when they were looking for a motel to stay for the night.  I suggest that you invest in a good bike light system, if you haven't already, because it gets pretty dark on those mountain roads after dark, and it is a fairly long ride.  Those two  guys got caught in the mountains after dusk but they continued the ride.  I rode up one of the hills earlier that day and I was impressed they rode so far in the dark in those mountains.  The ride I took was from a car camping site to almost the top of the mountain (it kept going and going so I stopped after 45 minutes) and coming down was fun except for those slow down strips in the road.  Jarring but beautiful. 

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Re: Extended Bike Paths Opening from The Han to Busan
« Reply #7 on: January 28, 2012, 05:22:23 pm »
Hi all,

I'm looking for some trails in and around Busan.  Do you have any recommendations and is that trail completed from Seoul to Busan now?  I thought I read something about it not being completed until November of this year. 

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Re: Extended Bike Paths Opening from The Han to Busan
« Reply #8 on: January 28, 2012, 10:30:49 pm »
Korea is getting better and better every day, I swear.
Awesome news.
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Re: Extended Bike Paths Opening from The Han to Busan
« Reply #9 on: February 10, 2012, 12:07:44 pm »
You can find more info (including maps) here: http://www.riverguide.go.kr/index.do