Here's a link to a dozen photos from the tour: http://www.flickr.com/photos/33786397@N03/sets/72157625816044561/
Just a quick sampler; didn't want to clutter things up with gratuitous pix of people you don't know & the ever-popular food photos. For real deal, get with Gernot & hop on a plane. Dec & Jan are the best months for cycle touring Thailand. dougP On Jan 27, 10:48 pm, James Warren <jimcwar...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Gernot, > This would be awesome! I had the same thoughts when I was in Japan. I just > wanted a good bike to ride around, but the process of bringing one with me > seemed really difficult or expensive. > > Long Haul Truckers. That's what you should rent. And I wrote that before I > saw that you mentioned it in your post. > > To clarify, I don't have any plans on going to Thailand, but the idea in > general is something that I think would be appealing, and I completely agree > with you that tourers for rental is something that should exist. > > -Jim > > On Jan 27, 2011, at 10:37 PM, Earl Grey wrote: > > > > > > > Hearing Doug's and his friends' comments about their rental bikes (non > > functioning brakes, broken pawls on freewheels, road racing gearing, > > 25mm tires) makes me once again seriously consider starting a Bobish/ > > Rivish bike touring/bike rental company here in Thailand. > > > Thailand is fantastic for mixed surface riding: the road network is > > extensive enough (unlike in Laos or Cambodia, for example) that it is > > easy to avoid highways almost completely even for point to point > > travel, but a fair number of the minor roads still turn into dirt > > roads as they cross the hills, to turn back to good pavement on the > > other side. And of course the food is excellent, and accommodations > > are generally comfortable, available in almost any small town, and > > reasonable (a clean room for two with private bath is usually under > > $20). > > > Doing a rental business with Rivendells is probably not cost- > > effective, but how would a fleet of Surly LHTs appeal? I know I am not > > going to get rich with this scheme, but it seems like such a shame > > that one basically can't rent a good touring bike anywhere in the > > world, and Thailand is my favorite country so far for bike touring, > > having toured in California, Italy, Germany, Thailand and Japan. > > > Let me know if you might be interested in such a service. I would > > probably be offering plain bike rentals, rentals with custom route > > planning and GPS rental, as well as fully supported custom tours with > > accommodations and support vehicle. If I did this, I would start with > > 4-6 bikes, so I wouldn't be able to accommodate large groups at first. > > > Cheers, > > > Gernot > > > On Jan 27, 7:12 am, doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > >> From a recent field survey, I can confirm there really are three (3) > >> Rivendell's in Thailand: > > >>http://www.flickr.com/photos/33786397@N03/5391092687/ > > >> Paul, Gernot & Kip have posted info on their bikes and also think > >> there may be some Rivendells in Bangkok (if you're out there, let us > >> know!). We met at the end of my tour and was unfortunately too worn > >> out to go with them on their Sunday ride. > > >> Just completed 570 miles thru northern Thailand from Chiang-Rai to the > >> Mekong River, then along the border to the Golden Triangle (only got a > >> refrigerator magnet there, nothing stronger) and back to Chiang-Mai. > >> High point was Doi Mea-Salong (1,200m), the climb including long > >> stretches of 15-20% grades (one kick to 37%), requiring plenty of > >> hike'n'bike. Although intended to be a road tour, we got our share of > >> mixed surface in the form of multi-kilometer sections of road > >> construction (the clay is pretty good if dry; not so good when wet). > >> Conditions were generally good and drivers excellent. > > >> In an attempt to simplify logistics, the Atlantis stayed home & I used > >> a rental bike that proved over-geared and under maintained. However, > >> my trusty Baggins Bar Tube (never leave home without one) fits any > >> bike and keeps the camera and food at the ready. > > >> Thailand is truly a wonderful country with friendly people. With the > >> mix of city, country, mixed surfaces and challenging climbs, a Riv has > >> the versatility needed to enjoy this trip. > > >> dougP > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. 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