Looking for something different? ... Then look no further than Seng Guan Hong Co., bicycle shop, China Town, Bangkok. On arrival to the shop your bike buds are tingled by the tandem that sits proudly in the window. Enter through the door and your other senses are brought to life by the smell of leather, the lighting arranged specifically to bring your attention to the bicycles displayed on … [Read more...] about Seng Guan Hong Bicycle Shop
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Bike Zone Launches Cervelo Brand in Thailand
As Cervelo bicycles dominate the stages of this year’s Tour de France the company has taken steps to ensure itself another type of victory, this time by reaching its brand enthusiasts living in Thailand. On Tuesday, July 19th, Bike Zone bicycle shop in Bangkok hosted a reception party for media and invitees to announce the launch of Cervelo brand bicycles in Thailand. The affair was held at the … [Read more...] about Bike Zone Launches Cervelo Brand in Thailand
Samui Bicycle Tours
Samui Bicycle is a family owned and operated bicycle touring company. The business is located in the Lamai Maret area of Samui Island, inside the New Leaf Detox Resort. The touring component of the company organizes cycling trips around the island, to its viewpoints, and along its beaches. Samui Bicycle’s tour guides are seasoned mountain bikers who know the culture and understand the delicate … [Read more...] about Samui Bicycle Tours
Bangkok’s Custom Cycling Cap Maker
It seems like the cycling cap may belong to the vintage cycling fashion era, but Bangkok’s very own Narongsak Prommala, nicknamed Nueng, is bringing it back with his Plus one1 company. The company produces custom cycling caps that have become popular among hipster fixed gear riders who infest the cafés of Thong Lor. These custom caps aren’t only for the skinny jeans and Ray Ban crowd. “There’s … [Read more...] about Bangkok’s Custom Cycling Cap Maker
Chaitawat Bike Shop in Chiang Mai
Chaitawat Bike Shop is this month’s featured bike shop in Thailand. This small but well stocked shop is located inside the old section of Chiang Mai city. Situated on the corner of Ratpakinai Road and soi 6, opposite the Bodhi Serene Hotel, the Chaitawat Bike Shop is a great find for visitors who are staying in the boutique hotels and guesthouses of 'Old Chiang Mai.' Chaitawat Bike Shop has been … [Read more...] about Chaitawat Bike Shop in Chiang Mai
Follow Me Tour Review
Started in March 2011, Follow Me Bike Tours are a new addition to the Bangkok bicycle tours scene. They definitely have all the right ingredients to show you a great time. Follow Me Bike Tours currently offers two four-hour tour packages in Bangkok (Explore Siam Boran and Explore Siam Sawan) with more in the making. If you want to ride for more or less time or to see something different then they … [Read more...] about Follow Me Tour Review
Ride Review of Club 11: Mountain Biking in Downtown Bangkok
Bangkok holds a secret place... known by very few...three kilometers (3.3 kms to be exact) of cross-country trail, purpose built by the Thai Army. Club 11 is open 7 days week and is the perfect place to escape to for an hour or so riding without having to travel too far. The trail is a good mix of technical riding and fast single track for you to hone your skills. It is made even more interesting … [Read more...] about Ride Review of Club 11: Mountain Biking in Downtown Bangkok
Khao Mai Kaeo Mountain Bike Trails
Khao Mai Kaeo Mountain Bike Trails Trail: A (white) Download GPS file here - (Zipfile contains .gpx and .gdb file formats) Status: OPEN Length: 10.8km Configuration: Loop. 100% dirt Start/End point: Main parking lot near snack shack Notes: Trail is slightly better after rain because sandy areas get packed down. Steep climbs, root sections, technical singletrack. Trail has … [Read more...] about Khao Mai Kaeo Mountain Bike Trails
Khao Ito Mountain Bike Trails
Khao Ito Mountain Bike Trails Trail: A (red) Download GPS file here - (Zipfile contains .gpx and .gdb file formats) Status: OPEN Length: 11.3km Configuration: Loop. 5% pavement - 95% dirt Start/End point: Main parking lot near restaurant Notes: Areas of trail with heavy tree canopy can be quite slick after rain. Medium climbs, rock sections, technical singletrack. Trail … [Read more...] about Khao Ito Mountain Bike Trails
Bangkok’s Bicycle Bistros
Riding a bicycle is a rewarding experience on many different levels. Arguably, one of the best rewards is the caloric refill ritual that traditionally occurs at the end of a ride. Enjoying a hot coffee, cold smoothie, or a small snack while talking with like-minded enthusiasts can be a relaxing way to cool your engine, top up your tank, and share cycling lore. A few bicycle shops in Bangkok have … [Read more...] about Bangkok’s Bicycle Bistros
Ek Phong 2 in Chumphon
This month’s featured bike shop, Ek Phong 2, is located in the Southern Thailand city of Chumphon, in the province of Chumphon. If you’re a touring cyclist heading south towards the many beach and island destinations of Thailand, or perhaps even the Malaysian border, you WILL pass through Chumphon. Knowing the location and services of a bike shop like Ek Phong 2 can make your cycling trip through … [Read more...] about Ek Phong 2 in Chumphon
Siam Bike Tours Company
Siam Bike Tours is Thailand’s first tour operator specifically for road bike tours. The company is located on Thailand’s largest island, Phuket. Two former race cyclists, Martin Brot and Kurt Schlaepfer from Switzerland, combined their favorite hobbies, cycling and traveling across Thailand, and started Siam Bike Tours in 2005 with their first tour from Bangkok to Phuket. All of the trips offered … [Read more...] about Siam Bike Tours Company
The Hua Mark Velodrome
Looking for a new exciting place to pedal? The fix is in and it’s free and easy! Nestled in the heart of Ramkhamhaeng’s Rajamangala National Stadium complex exists a very useful venue for Bangkok’s track and road cyclists: The Hua Mark Velodrome. This public velodrome is open to anyone, and it costs nothing. The price of admission is that you practice safe cycling conduct and make sure to wear … [Read more...] about The Hua Mark Velodrome
Cannondale Center Bangkok
This month's featured bike shop in Thailand is the Cannondale Center Bangkok. Located in Bangkok on a small soi off of Sukhumvit 26, the Cannondale Center maintains a large showroom filled with an impressive fleet of all that Cannondale brand has to offer: mountain, road, touring, and more. Cannondale Center Bangkok is the Thailand distributor for Cannondale bikes and accessories, Saris brand … [Read more...] about Cannondale Center Bangkok
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, bringing in the assistance of someone who … [Read more...] about Bicycle Fitting Service in Bangkok
Bicycling in Bangkok
Article by Doug Anderson Although many people may feel that bicycling in Bangkok is not a tenable proposition, it can be done with relative safety and offers much convenience for many excursions that would be time-consuming and exhausting if done by foot. Bangkok has made a weak attempt at supporting bicycles by sporadically marking sidewalk lanes for bikes, allowing bicycles on the MRT … [Read more...] about Bicycling in Bangkok
Jacky Bike in Chiang Mai
This month's featured bike shop in Thailand is Jacky Bike. Jacky Bike is located in the city of Chiang Mai, nestled on the west side of the city between the old moat and the base of Suthep mountain. The trendy area of Nimmanhaemin is close by Chiang Mai University. Some maps refer to the area as Nimmanhaemin while others call it Nimman Haeminda. Soi 13 can be reached by going towards Doi Suthep on … [Read more...] about Jacky Bike in Chiang Mai
Thailand Cycling Alliance (TCA)
Article and Photos by Andrew Bhasavanich TCA, which stands for the Thailand Cycling Alliance, is arguably one of Thailand’s biggest distributors of after-market accessories for bicycles. The company is a “go-to” for numerous dealers and outlets in Bangkok and beyond. TCA remains as a subsidiary of the much larger UWC (Uniwave Corporation) entity which deals mainly within the oil and gas industry … [Read more...] about Thailand Cycling Alliance (TCA)
Bua Tong Forest National Park
For many months I had heard rumors of an awesome-sounding waterfall near Chiang Mai that people described as ‘sticky’: you could actually walk up the waterfall because the rocks had traction! Unfortunately, the spreaders of these rumors couldn’t tell me where it was, and my Thai friends didn’t recognize it from the description. However, one day as I was perusing my friend’s status updates on … [Read more...] about Bua Tong Forest National Park
Thailand Green Ride
Thailand Green Ride was founded in 2008. The company, which offers bike tours in the Bangkok countryside, is under 100% Thai ownership. The tours given by Thailand Green Ride guides focus on agro tourism attractions such as orchid farms, and lotus and rice fields. Their delightful tours combine cycling with other activities like rice barge cruising, Muay Thai camp visits, and riverside market … [Read more...] about Thailand Green Ride
Center Bike in Surat Thani
This month’s featured bike store in Thailand is Center Bike. Located on Highway 401 in Mueang Surat Thani. Center Bike 67/48 Srivichai Road T. Makham Tia A. Mueang Surat Thani 84000 Tel: 077-221-884, 077-282-295 This shop stocks a mix of Trek and affiliated brand bicycles as well as Merida. Its central location on a major road in Mueang Surat Thani makes it easily accessible and … [Read more...] about Center Bike in Surat Thani
Velo Thailand
Velo Thailand - the tour company and bike shop that was started with a real love for bikes. The beginning of Velo Thailand came in 2003 when Thagoon Laokosakul (Ae to his friends) started a small bicycle touring company near the place where he grew up in the west of Bangkok. His unique day and night tours through Rattanakosin revealed an area of the city previously known by very few … [Read more...] about Velo Thailand
Velocity in Chiang Mai
This month’s featured bike store in Thailand is Velocity. Velocity is located on the north side of moat in the old city of Chiang Mai. The shop is situated on Manee Noparat Road between the Chang Puak gate and Wat Chiangyeun. In previous issues we’ve told you about the great weather and destinations that the city and province of Chiang Mai has on offer for cyclists. Now we’re filling you in on … [Read more...] about Velocity in Chiang Mai
Bangkok’s Rama 9 Cycling Scene
Article by Andrew Bhasavanich Riding a road bike is a tremendous joy but a joy best experienced on long open stretches of pure tarmac. It’s something that needs to be without interruption so that one can just get out there and ride. At first glance, one might assume that a road cycling scene may not even exist in Bangkok given the state of the traffic that plagues the bustling Thai capital. You … [Read more...] about Bangkok’s Rama 9 Cycling Scene