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Tame mound, tough ride
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 04/07/2013
» Khao Bot is a small hill near the eastern city of Rayong. It's so tiny you will not notice it on Google Earth unless you zoom in very, very close. But don't be misled by its size. This tame-looking mound is home to one of the Kingdom's toughest DH tracks.
A hole lot of fun
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 27/06/2013
» Last week I wrote in this column about Khao Samoh Khlaeng, one of Phitsanulok mountain bikers' two favourite training grounds. Today let's take a look at the other one, the Airport Track.
Downhilling on the air
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 16/05/2013
» Not every sporting event gets live TV coverage. But downhill mountain biking competitions do. I'm talking about DH races in Thailand. Really.
Doi Suthep's dizzying delights
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 14/02/2013
» To me Doi Suthep in Chiang Mai has always been synonymous with downhill mountain-biking, and nothing else. Of course, every time I was on the truck that shuttled me and my bike up to the trailhead high on the mountain, I saw many cyclists spinning their way up to the top. I wished I could do that too but I knew full well I would drop dead even before I finished the first kilometre. However, on my recent visit to the northern city, my view was changed.
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?
Night riders
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 27/09/2012
» If you've fallen in love with mountain biking, it's not unusual to feel as happy and excited as going out on a date every time you get the chance to take your bike out on the trails. And if spending time with your sweetheart after sunset is more sensational than during daytime, riding when the sunlight is out is not much different.
Good things come in small packages
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 06/09/2012
» Covering less than 60km2, Chalerm Rattanakosin National Park in Kanchanaburi province is one of the Kingdom's tiniest. Yet, this is a case where the term "small is beautiful" is obviously an understatement. Small can be awesome.
Blooming brilliant
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 05/07/2012
» This year the monsoon season comes with an alarming prospect of another series of big floods. But a lot of us seem to forget that this is also the period of the year when Mother Nature puts on floral extravaganzas in many forests across the country.
New track sends Hua Hin downhill
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 26/04/2012
» I went to Hua Hin again last Saturday. And like my two previous trips there, the beach and those hip restaurants and fashion outlets that the seaside resort town is famous for were not included in the itinerary.
Creature (dis)comforts of going solo
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 15/03/2012
» Before I took up mountain biking about a decade ago, trekking was my passion. I'd been to quite a number of natural sites across the Kingdom and knew that some would be fun destinations to return to one day with my bike. Kadangla waterfall in Phetchaburi province was one such place.