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Chet Khot's makeover provides playtime for all levels
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 25/07/2013
» Chet Khot-Pong Kon Sao Nature Study Centre in Kaeng Khoi, Saraburi, is one of the two DH destinations within a two-hour drive from Bangkok. Like Prachin Buri's Khao E-to, the other popular playground for downhill mountain bikers from the capital city, the trail at Chet Khot has already been featured in this column. But, trust me, there is a very good reason I have to write about it again.
Looping the loop (after a fashion)
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 25/04/2013
» On a recent trip I made to the North I had two "missions" in mind. One was the jaunt on Doi Inthanon which I wrote about the week before last. And the other was an epic - for me, anyway - ride from Chiang Mai to Lampang.
Guiding spirits
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 28/03/2013
» Phu Toei National Park was newly designated when I visited it the first time about 15 or so years ago.
A savour of the South
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 21/03/2013
» I often find myself spending more time looking at century-old photographs than more recently taken ones. Despite the dearth of colour, vintage pictures can be fascinating, often guiding you on mental journeys back through time to periods before any person alive today was even conceived.
Bamboo bicycles ride as well as any
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 03/01/2013
» Aluminum and steel alloys are the most popular materials for making bicycle frames. Carbon fibre and titanium make more expensive posh bikes. But if you're looking for something unique and organic, consider grass.
Lampang's track to fame is a family affair
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 13/12/2012
» BMX racing is one of the sports included in the 41st National Games now in progress in Chiang Mai. However, the host province doesn't have a venue for this particular sport; and building a new one just for the occasion means the investment would become useless and finally rot away after the games are over. Luckily, a family in neighbouring Lampang came to the rescue.
Heading for the hills
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 06/12/2012
» As is usual at this time of year, hundreds of thousands of people are packing _ with some already hitting the road _ for holidays in the mountains of the North. The cool weather and captivating scenery of the highlands are among the main motivations. But those alone may not be enough to make such a journey really special.
A course most scenic and challenging
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 29/11/2012
» I haven't been to every bike competition this year but I've heard from quite a few racers at last Sunday's Singha Mountain Bike Thailand Open Championship that the course used for the event was definitely the year's most scenic.
Off and racing
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 15/11/2012
» How old is too old to take part in a sporting competition as an athlete?
Rain no damper for bikers in Rayong
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 20/09/2012
» The city of Rayong on the eastern seaboard is often associated with industries and their environmental side effects. However, not everybody knows that Rayong boasts almost as many mountain bike trails as industrial estates. And the one I'm going to tell you about will definitely make you envy the bikers who live there!