Thailand

nobody760 said:

Does anyone have any experience of cycle touring in Thailand? I know
there are loads of journals on the web - many of which I have read.

Can you take bikes on the trains and the buses? Any advice, leads,
links appreciated.

There's a special NG for this sort of question - rec.bicycles.rides. Try
there.
--
Michael MacClancy

nobody760' of said:

Does anyone have any experience of cycle touring in Thailand? I know
there are loads of journals on the web - many of which I have read.

Can you take bikes on the trains and the buses? Any advice, leads,
links appreciated.

In 1994 I rode from Bangkok, to Khanchanaburi, then down the South China Sea
coast to Malaysia, and subsequently south through Malaysia to Singapore.

The only place I put my bike on a train in Thailand was from Bangkok airport
to the centre of Bangkok, don't remember it being a problem. I took the
bike on several boats, doing a bit of island hopping to bypass some of the
more boring and less populated bits of coastline.

In the countryside I saw bikes on buses, slung on top on racks on the
exterior. I'd want quite a few bungee cords to hold the bike down if I let
my bike be put up there.

However, things have probably changed since then. I first went to Thailand
in the mid 80's, when outside Bangkok bikes were used a lot for transport,
there were quite a few motorbikes and not many cars. Ten years later it was
noticeable that all of Thailand had become motorised, lots more cars and
motorbikes, very few cycles. By now I would guess that the bike has ceased
to be a widespread means of transport and cycling is a leisure activity.

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