The Longest Climb: Taiwan KOM Challenge - Liv Cycling

Pro road cyclist Carlee Taylor jumped on the Liv Langma Advanced SL for the Taiwan KOM Challenge (the hardest race she has ever done) and loved it! TheLongestClimb:TaiwanKOMChallengeCarleeTaylorRacestheTaiwanKOMChallengeontheLivLangmaAdvancedSL105km3275melevation27.3%maximumgradient“TheTaiwanKOMChallengewasthehardestthingIhaveeverdoneinmylife!”–CarleeTaylor,professionalroadcyclist.IarrivedinTaiwantwodaysbeforetheKOMChallenge,araceunlikeanyotherwherecyclistssetouttoclimbstraightupthetallestmountainontheisland.IimmediatelywenttoLivTaipeiwhereIwassetupontheLivLangmaAdvancedSLfortherace.Firstofall,IwasblownawaybyLivTaipei,acompletebikeshopdedicatedtowomen!ThestorehadeverythingIneededandissuchanawesomeassetforthewomenofTaiwan.Ihadtwodaystogetusedtoanewbike,recoverfromtravel,andgetreadytoclimba3275-meterbergin105kmfromsealevel…itwouldn’tbeeasy.Afterhavingmyoffseasonandnothavingdoneanylongrides,IwaspleasantlysurprisedthatIraced5hourswithanaverageheartrateof172bpmandstillcamein7thplaceinthefemaleprodivision.IthinkthatshowshowgoodIfeltonthisnew-to-mebike!In2016,IracedforLivPlanturandhadthepleasureofridingtheLivEnvieAdvancedProthroughouttheseason.But,aftertheclimbing-adeptLangmawasreleasedthisyear,Ihavebeenitchingtogiveitatry.Beingahillclimber,Inaturallythinkabouttheweightofmybike,andtheLangmajustfeltsounbelievablylight.Additionally,everytimeIcameoffthesaddleduringtheraceitrespondedquicklylikeitjustwantedtogo!Iwasn’texpectingthisbiketobeaslightasitwaswhilebeingresponsiveandcomfortable.Evenatthefinishontopofthemountain,thoughIwastiredIstillfeltcomfortablethroughouttheentireclimb.Inadditiontothegeometryofthebikebeingobviouslymadeforwomenlikeme, IalsoreallylovedtheLivContactSLRForwardsaddle.WhenIfirstsatonit,Iinstantlythought,“Oh,that’snice!”NormallyIdon'thavemanyproblemswithsaddles,orteamshavegonetoextremelengthstomeasurepelvicrotationandseatbonewidth,andconsequently,tellmewhatseatI'should'beriding,yetIgotonthatsaddleandfeltlikeIwasn'tsittingonabikeseat.MoretoloveHowtoPrepareforYourFirstWomen'sCyclingCampAmgenTourofCalifornia:BehindtheSceneswithCCC-LivMarianneVos’EnviLivAdvancedVosisBoss:MarianneVosBecomingaChampion:AshleighMoolmanPasioHowtoApproachaLongClimbonaRoadBikeHowtoDevelopaWinningSprintonaRoadBikeLetThemRace|TheCaseforaWomen’sTourdeFranceHowtoImproveBikeHandlingonaRoadBikeHowtoRidewithNoHandsonaRoadBikeHowtoAttackCornersFasteronaRoadBikeHowtoSprintonaRoadBikeHowtoDescendonaRoadBikeHowtoDraftonaRoadBikeHowtoCorneronaRoadBike6RoadBikeRacingandTrainingTipsIntrotoRoadRacing:RoadCyclingLingoProperBodyPositiononaRoadBikeHowtoShiftGearsonaBikeCOMPARE