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Wrapping up Four Days at the Bangkok Bike Expo 2013

I just spent the last four days at the Bangkok Bike Expo 2013 and wanted to share a couple of venue highlights and a few of the products that really stood out to me while I was there. The venue included two distinct features that I thought were great. First off, the hall had a [...]

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Top Pick Event: Pattaya Mountain Bike Challenge 2013

Our latest Top Pick Event in Thailand is the Pattaya Mountain Bike Challenge 2013. This annual MTB race is being presented by Pattaya Bikes Club in cooperation with Pattaya municipality. View this and other great cycling events in Thailand on our EVENTS calendar page. 12 – Sunday : Chonburi PATTAYA MOUNTAIN BIKE CHALLENGE 2013. Presented [...]

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78km Rayong Mountain Bike Trail

78km – Rayong Mountain Bike Trail Trail: Mountain Bike Trail Download and view the route by clicking here (.kml format) Length: 78km Configuration: Loop. This is a nice area to ride with a combination of coastal roads and gentle hills. I went around twice on a mountain bike, next time I plan to use my [...]

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BicycleThailand.com 3rd Birthday Party at Cafe Bicycle

Cyclists, writers, readers, and supporters are invited to join other members of Thailand’s cycling community on Friday evening, July 5, anytime between 6:00 and 11:00 p.m., to celebrate the 3rd year birthday of BicycleThailand.com -  Thailand’s Largest English Language Bicycle Resource แหล่งข้อมูลเกี่ยวกับจักรยานภาคภาษาอังกฤษที่ใหญ่ที่สุดในประเทศไทย This July marks the third year from when BicycleThailand.com’s creators launched the website [...]

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Optima Bikes is Thailand’s Newest Homegrown Brand

อ่านเวอร์ชั่นภาษาไทย กดที่นี้จ้า Optima bikes is Thailand’s newest homegrown bicycle brand. This Thai bike company is not fresh faced though, as they have been producing bikes since 1998. In 2005, Optima bikes decided to start producing their own brand, Meadow bikes, which were aimed at entry to mid range price-level consumers. In 2012, the company took [...]

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Taking your Bicycle on the MRT Subway

Although you are allowed to take your bicycle on the BTS Skytrain for free, the MRT Subway only allows foldable bikes. But not just any foldable bike as it has to be smaller than a certain size. Here is a picture posted by Davina Kunvipusilkul on Facebook which gives the details: Foldable bicycles on the [...]

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Creating a new Angle in the city of Angels

Originally published in February issue of Bicycles United magazine Story: H.M. Gomeze | Photos: Artters อ่านเวอร์ชั่นภาษาไทย กดที่นี้จ้า He really knows about bicycles after owning quite a few which has done its share on the Bangkok roads that made him realize was not quite suitable for the rough road and traffic conditions that Bangkok is also [...]

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How to Eliminate Cycling Discomfort Caused by Chafing

อ่านเวอร์ชั่นภาษาไทย กดที่นี้จ้า Have you experienced riding discomfort due to soreness caused by chafing on your thighs, butt, crotch, and perineum? Have you noticed that areas of your skin are irritated and red after a day’s ride? Have you tried off-the-shelf beauty products, such as hand and face lotions, or even petroleum based ointments, to try [...]

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Koh Kret – Bicycle Touring Route

Koh Kret – Bicycle Touring Route Route: Leisurely route that takes you around the quaint ‘Koh Kret’ island. This area, in Nonthaburi province of Thailand, is a sort of man-made island that separates the Pak Kret area of Nonthaburi from the tiny islet of Koh Kret by a divert of the Chao Praya River. Download [...]

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Bike Zone in Bangkok

This month’s featured Bike Store in Thailand is Bike Zone. Bike Zone is located in downtown Bangkok, at Amarin Plaza, just outside exit 6 of the Chitlom BTS station. The shop is on the 2nd floor of Amarin Plaza in an area of the shopping mall known as Outdoor Unlimited. Bike Zone is the only [...]

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How to Transport Your Bicycle on Thailand Trains

Thailand has a wonderful and inexpensive railway system that operates everyday of the year. Trains are a convenient way to travel great distances in relative comfort for many Thais, whether they’re going home to visit family and friends or taking a vacation trip to another province. The railway system, which includes a Southern, Eastern, and [...]

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Bicycle Fitting Service in Bangkok

Being properly fitted to a bicycle improves a rider’s efficiency, power, and comfort. These are three very important factors indeed, whether you’re reaching to achieve higher levels of performance or you’re just out to gain more enjoyment from your daily bicycle ride. With the bicycle industry’s standards of sizing being anything but standard these days, [...]

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