Thread: My jaunt on a bicycle

I'd like to do something similar in the future.

Thanks for sharing.

the beauty of the bike is that, it is all your own energy that gets you to wherever you wanna go.
but you will need to go through all the pain barriers.

^

And the pain ain't just physical but its mental as well.

To carry on when the body is hurting and the road is long takes a huge amount of mental strength hence why only the few can complete a 9k road trip.

A staggering feat in my eyes.

Originally Posted by wikipedia

Thanks Barry, i am jealous!
How did you deal with packs of aggressive dogs? They really put me off cycling in Thailand.

dogs = twats! especially in thailand,though not so much in other countrys (funny that)

Originally Posted by Yemen

Great trip and thanks for sharing. We old guys envy you.

I'm no spring chicken myself,i was 45 when i started that trip although i had done a few extreme day rides before that. 2 weeks before i came over for that trip,myself and some friends rode from holyhead to cardiff in wales (the length of wales) in one day and it was 360 ish kms and took us 13 hours

Originally Posted by ossierob

good pics of obviously some great memories you will have from that trip..I envy you...that shot of the blacksmith with the bellows reminded me of my Pop who was also a blacksmith. Tell me, was safety a problem....did you feel safe and secure riding around those countries?

Thanks for the story and pics

i watched the blacksmith for quite a while and was in awe how he was knocking out knives and farming implements,quite a sight.tbh never once felt threatened by anyone,locals in many places were just amazed to see this crazy falang on a bicycle!

Originally Posted by billy the kid

only have the memories, never carried a camera.
northern laos, north of pongsali,
yes great up there
had 2 checkpoints into china which were only for laos and chinese folk
dodged one laos checkpoint and rode into china but only got about 10 kms.
when i was greeted by about 6 china guards running up the road toward me
tried to give em some bs about my damaged knee and needed a doctor but they wouldn't have it and got escorted back to the laos checkpoint
only one way in and that was to go down to Boten.

sounds fun the only time i ran into a situation with gaurds was when i used my gps in udomxai, and it diected me through some goverment/military complex and i was greeted by some rather excited guards shouting and pointing guns.i just done the smiley thing turned around and got the fck out of there..!

i come across this little beauty cycling from chai nat to lopburi.before this photo was taken i had been a local hospital after having my leg munched on by a mangy mutt at a restaurant i had stopped at.the little cvnt had sunk his teeth to the bone on my shin.after much yelling and swearing,i noticed an ambulance pulling up that the owner had called.i was swiftly put into the back(bike too) and taken to the hospital.2 hours and a rabies jab later i was back on my way.fair play to the owner of the restaurant,when i went to settle the bill she had already taken care of it!! and yes, i got FOOKING SOAKED!

[quote=bobforest;2459706]Barry

Thanks for the great photos.

Lots of questions!!!! Did you carry your supplies (water, food, etc) or did you pick stuff on the way? Where did you stay? Did you plan your route or just follow your nose? Any worries about travelling on narrow roads with other traffice (trucks, etc). Any sickness? Great thread.
always carried water and snacks(just in case).had a vague idea where i was going but it changed all the time.stayed in many places from resort type places,hotels,guesthouses,rice barns,shop floors,bus stops and camped a few times.the last examples were always in the very rural places where there was no choice but to rough it (character building my old dad would say)

great thread, well done!!!

this was on the way to vang vieng a great down hill run...

a couple more sunsets down at the islands in south laos...

this was in vietnam somewhere.they were grinding coffee the traditional way,and the aroma was incredible. took this photo after trudging across a few fields

sorry if the descriptions leave a lot to be desired,i'm just a humble plasterer definitely no wordsmith would like to think the photos speak for themselves.

Its great Bazza dont wory bout the commentary mate ,, keep em comin if you have any more , I,m lovin it !

Been nickin a few of your pics along the way for future ref

no probs mate,glad to share them .bringing back wonderful memory's.

Originally Posted by barrylad66

photos speak for themselves.

Picture worth a thousand words.

Well done.

this was taken on an early new years morning up doi ankharn

Originally Posted by barrylad66

beautiful. no captions necessary.

Originally Posted by barrylad66

tthought i should post at least 1 pic myself and bike

traveling alone?

Originally Posted by billy the kid

the beauty of the bike is that, it is all your own energy that gets you to wherever you wanna go.
but you will need to go through all the pain barriers.

the bicycle also seems to make a celebrity of the rider of the bicycle as well as make them the center of attention.

Very well done Barry66. As a cyclist myself, although only day trips, I know that you thoroughly enjoyed yourself. I'd like giving that ride tour a go myself even though I am an old fart.... :-) Cheers.

Originally Posted by SEA Traveler

Originally Posted by barrylad66

tthought i should post at least 1 pic myself and bike

traveling alone?

yep..camera on timer