Bicycle Tour?
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when I bought my bike it was the second most expensive one avaialble, in SHV, and the seller said it would last 1.5 years, it was made in Tiwan, or I could have had a Japansese one for twice as much but it would last 4 years..I never even gave a thought out going up to PP to see what was available there anyway I'm away out for a cycle nowJohn Bingham wrote: ↑Tue Jul 30, 2019 4:25 pmExpensive bikes have quality parts that don't wear out or break so much, but of course if you are on rough roads a lot that won't help.
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if you buy a decent bike it will have quality components an be made of quality material. Of course that will cost ya.
anything under $750 is not quality
Mine cost $1,200 discounted from $1,500 in the states and still use it daily 20 years on. Its a Scott
I have replaced my chain once, replaced brake components once, replaced cables once ,a few sets of brake pads and more tires/tubes than i can remember over the years
Its been on dirt roads as often as paved roads in Thailand and Nepal
NO one can tell you how long a bike will last as there are to many variables.
My bike i used on my 18 month trip thru se asia in 1982,( India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia & java which included over the Annapurna circuit an Everest base camp) was a specialized stumpjumper. Only replaced the front wheel cause i hit a cow in India, but LOTS of tires and brake pads
anything under $750 is not quality
Mine cost $1,200 discounted from $1,500 in the states and still use it daily 20 years on. Its a Scott
You brought a shit bike an ur buying shit parts.Since then its had at least 8 chains 6 freewheels (7speed) on chain ring set one wheel respoked , two new wheels,
I have replaced my chain once, replaced brake components once, replaced cables once ,a few sets of brake pads and more tires/tubes than i can remember over the years
Its been on dirt roads as often as paved roads in Thailand and Nepal
NO one can tell you how long a bike will last as there are to many variables.
My bike i used on my 18 month trip thru se asia in 1982,( India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia & java which included over the Annapurna circuit an Everest base camp) was a specialized stumpjumper. Only replaced the front wheel cause i hit a cow in India, but LOTS of tires and brake pads
In a nation run by swine, all pigs are upward-mobile and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: not necessarily to win, but mainly to keep from losing completely. HST
Re: Bicycle Tour?
Grasshopper Adventures offers some nice bike tours in the area. They are located about one block behind the old Walkabout location.
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I dont know Grasshopper Adventures. But I do know, most bicycle tours go out at 4 pm and return at 6pm. They go about 2 km on the island. The island is approximately 20 km long, and there are many different roads on it. To see it all you would need several hours a day for several days. These bicycle tours make money for the tour guides, but people dont really get to see the island. I suggest people go and explore themselves.
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We were out from 8 AM till early evening (about 25 km if I recall correctly). We first biked down the Riverside to catch the ferry boat below the Naga Casino and then rode across two islands before catching the ferry back across to the mainland (a van took the bikes from there). We saw everything we expected to and learned a lot from our guide that we wouldn't have known about otherwise. A bit pricey for folks on a shoestring budget (somewhere around 30-35 dollars for each of us all in) but well worth it. I used to be a tour guide by the way, and I was impressed.
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