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Making tracks in the middle of nowhere
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 18/12/2014
» As a journalist for 25 years, I've travelled to many remote parts of the Kingdom. But rarely have I found myself in a place that made me feel as if I was "in the middle of nowhere". Recently, however, such a feeling surfaced. The cause was nothing else but mountain biking.
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Chasing the Dragon
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 11/09/2014
» Singapore is home to a number of mountain bike trails, both cross country and downhill. Don't laugh, this is not a joke!
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Happy days for pedal pushers
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 14/08/2014
» Thai cyclists have lately been enjoying a seemingly endless stream of good news. Last week, as I was writing about the three new mountain bike trails at Khao Yai Thiang in Sikhiu, Nakhon Ratchasima, I heard an exciting rumour that a new playground for bicyclists would soon open in Bangkok!
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Pushing onward, literally
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 17/07/2014
» Mountain bikers in Chon Buri and Rayong are definitely among the happiest cyclists in Thailand. With the many single tracks available in the two eastern provinces, bikers there do not have to ride the same trails every week, as is often the case in other parts of the country.
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Paradise retained
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 10/07/2014
» Koh Phangan (pronounced pha-ngan) may have a name that’s not the easiest for foreigners to say correctly, but it’s definitely one of the Kingdom’s most famous islands — thanks, largely, to its legendary Full Moon Party, celebrated as one of the most insane revels on the planet.
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Making it to the podium
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 15/05/2014
» It’s been more than 10 years since I took up downhill mountain biking. So, despite being 46 years old, I thought the time was definitely ripe for me to once and for all get myself a place on the National Championship podium.
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The race is on!
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 20/02/2014
» After 19 consecutive years the “Chom Bung Sua Phu Khao”, one of the Kingdom’s oldest mountain biking competitions and one of the few — if not the only — events that Chom Bung of Ratchaburi province is famous for, did not run last year. But to the delight of true singletrack lovers, the legendary MTB race is taking place again on Sunday, March 9.
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Navy track 'Ko Ro' provides a new challenge
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 12/09/2013
» Last week I told you about Fly Navy in U-tapao Naval Air Base, the latest addition to Rayong's several purpose-built mountain bike tracks. Today let's go a few kilometres further west to the Sattahip district of the adjacent Chon Buri province to check out another of the navy's new MTB training grounds, the Ko Ro trail.
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Mountains of Fun
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 26/09/2013
» To snow-sports enthusiasts, Niseko is synonymous with Champagne-powder snow and world-class winter resorts. But is there life in this part of Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan's main islands, at other times of the year when the army of international skiers and snowboarders are absent?
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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.
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