Chanthaburi bike shop Zienbike has been running a series of events for kids and parents over 3km loop alongside the canal east of the city; think the upper age is ten, down to pre-school - idea is for a parent to either cycle or walk/jog with their child.
Good scheme, though 3km too much for some, seen pics of a parent carrying child and pushing the bike
The latest in parent/child cycling
We still have the bike i used to take D2 to school on until about age 6 at which time I think i became too embarrassing to be seen with (the episode where I wore a Santa hat lives on) and I'd accompany her on another bike. 18 now, and she's still biking regularly on a mountainbike I once thought was mine.
Indirectly connected to cycling in Thailand .... just got an email from GCN+ saying that they are closing their app and race broadcasting service next month. Apparently their new owners ( Warner Bros-Discovery) who also own Eurosport want everybody to watch Discovery+ ....seems the owners don't know that much of the world cannot (legally) get their channel, including anybody in Thailand. So no more TdF, Giro, Vuelta or any of the classics to watch next year. Nor any of their adventure films. Guess I might have to go out and ride my own bike instead of watching the pros.
Seeing red on the Taksin Maharat bridge.
1060m across the Chanthaburi river. 53km loop from home, city, coast, home.
January's 'Run for Press' fun run from Laem Sing includes the bridge crossing.
Put on your red shoes and dance the blues
Facing inland / east, KP Grand hotel in C city just visible
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Shade, no trolls under this bridge
This morning I biked to the beach at Chao Lao, about halfway there was a police checkpoint at Khamong; same place as on Sunday about 150m past an intersection, that day watched a number of vehicles making a late right-turn, adding about 7km to the beach journey but avoiding the checkpoint.
I was stopped, asked where I was going and waved on 'ok'.
He was noting something on his clipboard - maybe a section for him to complete: 'assisted a lost foreigner and gave clear directions to his destination'.
They'd gone when i came back - disappointed as I wanted a chilled water bottle refill.
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Bicycles donated by the people of the Chantaboon Chinese shrine, to be given away on Children's Day this Saturday
The bike shop that assembled them, Zienbike, can't take any repair/maintenance bookings this week as all staff busy assembling bikes for Saturday, and they can't take any more orders - sold out.
My bike 7000km service can wait another week.
That's lovely, I thought. Presuming they are being given to orphans, children in low income families etc.
Is that the case, or is there going be something like a massive raffle show sponsored by M-150 and Weed Cafe, where they're given out to kids that buy a bottle or a joint?
This morning's ride, 39km and a swim - surf's up in Chanthaburi!
On the way there I was passed by two minivans on the coast highway, few km further they'd stopped, support vehicles for maybe a dozen touring cyclists who were taking their early lunch break in a rest area. Pre-covid there were numerous, regular 'package tour' groups like this, but since then had't seen any until today.
332km towards my February 1000km goal
On the border Chanthaburi/Rayong, Saturday's 77km ride
Spelling varies, Phang Rat, Phang Rad, Phung Rad . . .
Saturday - uneventful not even a dog to chase me, cycle lane along the highway, dry and dusty 34C, had a 3km diversion to a shrine dedicated to King Taksin on the coast, gather that he / or some of his ships, stopped here 1767
Having three days off cycling - 1012km for February in between some house painting and a couple of running events
Yesterday watching longtail boat racing in the sun then off to Dune 2, while an hour up the coast at Rayong their 'fun ride' turned a little damp
Yesterday from Chanthaburi up to Paknam Prasae in Rayong province and return, a hot dry dusty highway ride.
I've done this ride a few times before, probably the least interesting route in the region. While the road is asphalt there's a few km of quite rough metal chip cycle lane, but easy enough to keep a decent pace only a few smaller hills along the way.
A long way between 7-11 water and icecream stops
Clear skies, light sea breeze
The three small islands visible are Koh Man Nai, Koh Man Klang, Koh Man Nork, they are 9.8km to 14.3km away.
going home
108km
4hr 09 min
Realfeel 40-44C
7-11 expenses: Two icecreams, two banana muffins, a 22b bag of crisps; 3 litres of water (plus the 3 x 600ml on the bike)
Handlebar phone holder broke, bracket shattered on the bumpy cycle lane - 18b for a bodgy DIY using a roll of tape from Prasae Mini Big-C, bought an 85b replacement at Mr DIY near home.
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More from yesterday's bike ride
Three boys in 7-11, with the usual questions
Hello where are you from? "Chanthaburi"
No where are you from? "Iceland"
What is your name? "Mister Green"
How old are you? "One hundred"
No reaction to the last one, maybe I did look that age after 2hrs in the sun
Then a Highway Patrol car stopped - I was prepared to give the same answers but he was only interested in my bike, how far I'd pedalled, where I was going to next, and whether I liked living in Chanthaburi.
He can't have received the memo about checking this potential rogue overstayer farang's ID, visa status etc.
Well-behaved, I didn't even consider taking his pistol off him, kicking him in the back, or throwing a glass at him.
Paknam Prasae, Rayong
Pedals yesterday into Rayong province, took the longer coastal route, part of which includes the half marathon run course on 26 May
This is Na Sa, sandbars exposed at low tide, get past those rocks and one could almost swim here at high tide
And some expensive -relative to the area - waterfront homes being built 4-6m
Phang Rat/Rad, river forms the provincial border
79km, 3hrs 25, not enough water, though the road heat is worst no amount of fluid will cure that. Cooked. Baked. Roasted.
Stopped for rest/shade opposite a church 13km from home. Saint Cyclis sounded almost believable as the saint for cyclists, but on checking I found that: Pope Pius XII officially declared Madonna del Ghisallo the patron saint of cyclists in 1949.
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Looks great Prawn!
Especially that blue sky!
Did you down that bottle of Leo? Bottom pic.
Flaming hot, under a flame tree delonix regia
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