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28-Nov-2009 11:28
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Looking to cross the north coast of SA this spring. Anyone have experiences cycling west to east from Venezuela? It looks like the coastal route continues south into Brazil after Suriname and to the mouth of the Amazon via BR 56. It looks pretty remote and rough. I'd be riding a mountain-rigged Specialized Tricross. Thanks!
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27-Nov-2009 17:29
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turkeylegs »
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27-Nov-2009 17:29
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hi guys,
wondering if anyone has any experience in riding from nanning, guangxi to zhongshan, guangdong...or that general direction!
i plan to do a warm up ride before my january trip to myanmar and thought this would be a good chance for me to make sure my bike is up to scratch for the trip aswell as going to see some friends.
any suggestions on what route to take? is maoming worth a visit? what im really looking for is a nice route..not too much traffic or factories etc...i hope to make it in 10days or so.
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27-Nov-2009 07:04
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28-Nov-2009 07:20
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Hi
In May next year I am planning to fly out to Shanghai to embark on my first long distance cycle tour. I will be heading south through the southern provinces to eventually cross the vietnamese border. I plan to stay roughly 2-3 months in this area of China, entering Vietnam around August, and cycle onward in Laos, reaching southern Thailand by November.
I realise I will be travelling mostly in the rainy season, but am interested to know from people who may have done a similar route at that time of year what experience they had regarding the weather. Will I be constantly battling heavy rain and typhoons? Should I start later in the year (although I am very keen to get going!)??
Any info would be much appreciated!
Cheers!!
JBratt
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27-Nov-2009 04:41
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TallTravel »
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27-Nov-2009 04:41
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It seems there are an abundance of country roads which might be perfect for travel in this country. Am I expecting too much to safely bike through some of these remotes roads?
How about bike shops? Can I expect to find repair and maintenance for a 29er?
Sorry for the basic question, but there is no better way find out than on this site, eh? :-)
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27-Nov-2009 00:39
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27-Nov-2009 00:39
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looking for anyone to join up and just do a cycle trip anywhere warmer the better (less luggage) soon going stir crazy in u.k with no job prospects untill next spring at least must be done cheaply as i will have to get a loan to go
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26-Nov-2009 23:14
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salva2africa »
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28-Nov-2009 10:14
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hello,
i am 3 days from bangkok and i need a good new rear wheel. i do need a welldone wheel, i carry about 50 kg and heading to chinese mountains. i do not want to have problems with spokes.
does anybody know any reliable bike shop in bangkok?
thanks everybody
salva
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26-Nov-2009 19:58
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laromagnola »
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27-Nov-2009 21:07
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Hello there
I am going to SEA in late January and would love to bike around Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. I absolutely don't want to take part in one of those super duper expensive tours because i want my budget to last for at least 4 months and was wondering if it was ok for a woman traveling alone to embark in such a trip. i know SEA if pretty safe when using buses or trains, but how about biking around?
thanks in advance!
lisa
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26-Nov-2009 18:11
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floyd75 »
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27-Nov-2009 17:22
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floyd75 »
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hi peddlers,
can anybody tell me a success story crossing this border by bike?
any tips greatly appreciated
Hi fellow cyclists,
This is the third 'stage write up' during our tour from Indonesia to India. The following write-ups are already available here:
Flores and Sulawesi (http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/message.jspa?messageID=15994886),
Borneo (Sabah and Sarawak, http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/message.jspa?messageID=16273767#16273767)
As always, we'd like to share our experiences with fellow cyclists, this time about Western Kalimantan and Northern Sumatra - both in Indonesia
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West Kalimantan – 387 km, 2260 meters climbed
Maps: We had two maps for Borneo/Kalimantan and Brunei: Nelles' 'Kalimantan, East Malaysia, Brunei - 1:1'500'000' and International Travel Maps' 'Borneo - 1:1'130'00'. The Nelles map is more abstract, especially when it comes to the topography and in general the ITM map is more detailed both with secondary roads and small...
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26-Nov-2009 01:35
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26-Nov-2009 01:35
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Just a warning to anyone thinking of staying in the Hotel Sherazade in Marrakech. They are not very bicycle friendly! They told us we could store our bike boxes there for the duration of our holiday which is why we booked in there at the beginning and end of our trip. When we got there, they insisted we pay to store the boxes next door in the public toilets. We also had to store our bikes there. Now that we have returned to the end of our trip, they wouldn't even let us store the bikes in a corner of the lobby for 5 minutes. They were real pricks about it all. I would say regardless of how charming the rooms may sound, it is really not worth it. They are overpriced as well as being very unhelpful.
Well worth avoiding!
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25-Nov-2009 21:28
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friedel »
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27-Nov-2009 03:09
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I'm trying to get an idea of what scares people the most or concerns them the most when it comes to bike touring. I've put up a poll about bike touring fears and if you don't mind participating that would be great. Thanks!
We could list some fears here too. Might make for interesting discussion.
Traffic seems to be my biggest recurring concern. It wasn't when we started touring but the more experience I have, the more wary I get when cars are around. A bright yellow top/vest/jacket and a mirror are essential touring items for me.
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25-Nov-2009 12:28
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26-Nov-2009 13:42
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Hello,
my name is Axel and i will be starting a trip through the North of Thailand and then on to Laos ( and later down to Malaysia, Indonesia and the Phillipines ) around the 5th of December In Phichit ( north of Bangkok ) and will arrive around X mas in Chiang Mai. If anyone is touring in the area by bicycle and wants to ride together with me for a while feel free to drop me a line. I am easy going and enjoy life and like to cycle around 80 to 100 ks a day. I speak German and English and a little Spanish, Peace and enjoy the ride
Axel
axel_nitschka@hotmail.com
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25-Nov-2009 10:09
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anuprem »
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27-Nov-2009 15:29
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BicycleBill »
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As the title might suggest, I want to know if somebody did this road by bicycle already. So how its like, how's the road, are there enough guest-houses etc.etc.
We did Leh-Manali and Spity-Valley last year. We were about just to have a nice 3 -weeks -beach-holiday in Goa, then a friend turned up with the idea of going the way from Mumbai to Goa by cycle. So what to do???
Thanks, Peter
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25-Nov-2009 06:56
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wwwdottourdottk »
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28-Nov-2009 10:13
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Hi all!
We just made a loan to someone in the Ukraine using Kiva (www.kiva.org) as part of the Kiva lending team: Long Distance Bicyclists. Our team could use some more members!
You can go to Kiva's website and lend to someone across the globe who needs a loan for their business - like raising goats, selling vegetables at market or selling bicycle parts. Each loan has a picture of the entrepreneur, a description of their business and how they plan to use the loan so you know exactly how your money is being spent - and you get updates letting you know how the entrepreneur is going.
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25-Nov-2009 00:19
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NewIslander »
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26-Nov-2009 07:31
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Hi guys, I've only been in the country for a bit over a week and haven't actually put my bike together as yet. Nevertheless I've learnt a thing or two that may help others contemplating india.
1. On Cathay pacific, I only had to pay 1 kg excess $42AUD. She didn't weigh my carryon gear though she could see i was overweight.
2. You don't have to put your bike in a box for flying to and from the Andamans. I would have liked to know this in advance. I was not charged any excess even though I had more weight than when I left home. I flew there with Kingfisher and will go back with jetlite. They say they give you 25kg free but obviously they give more because my bike box weighed at least 27kg.
3. Immigration at the andamans on arrival stuffed me around. I had bought a return ticket. They say you have a month free permit on arrival and can get an extension for 14 days. HOwever, on the...
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