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MAGAZINE,June 2001. VOL.8 ISSUE 6
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GREAT OUTDOOR SPIRIT STORE
17,
Wenhsin Road, section 1
Tel: 2475-8525
Hours: 10 am-10 pm
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This very large addition
to Taichung is the first of
a chain of oversized outdoor recreation stores that the Giant Bicycle
Company hopes to build. With about 500 pings of indoor space, this
attractive warehouse store is modeled after North American outlets
like REI and has imported recreational clothing like Gore-Tex jackets,
hiking and climbing equipment, backpacks, footwear including brands
like Merrell, and--naturally--a lot of bicycles and bicycle-related
equipment. There is also a bicycle repair and maintenance shop,
equipped with professional personnel (including English-speaking
people). Other regular events open to the public include classes
and seminars on recreational topics and it is hoped, weekly flea
markets (on Fridays from 6-10 p.m.) for people to buy, sell and
exchange recreational gear. Just as neat are the rock-climbing walls,
including the biggest wall on the island (a tall, convoluted mass
outside the building), an indoor wall for kids and beginners and
a rappelling wall with built-in cracks for enthusiasts to work on.
Almost as big as the store is the brightly-lit, multi-level Brunch
Caffe Italiano coffee house attached to the store. This place, open
from 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., serves up plenty of coffees, sandwiches
and other similar items. The Together store has already soft-opened
and will have its grand opening on June 8. To get there, head south
on Wenhsin South Road and its on the right, between Wuchuan West
and Nantun roads.
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