wrbc

Bike lanes in Chiang Mai is a fantastic idea as more and more people are riding bicycles here. A big thanks to the Chiang Mai municipality as well as to the bike clubs and individuals that made it happen. Much of this is due to the work of a highly respected retired professor from CMU. I used to live in Portland and the bike lanes worked out very well there. There were some problems due to opinionated cyclists and like-minded vehicle drivers which made the news, but for the most part, cars and bikes integrated extremely well there which was helped by marked bike lanes.

To learn more about the bike lanes, show up at Tapae Gate at 7 AM on any Sunday for a short ride around the city.

i will be returning to cm for another 4 months the end of october and would like to cycle with a group. i do 8000 km per year in canada. but when i came last year, i cycled only twice on doi suthep and once out past the 700 year stadium, both times with a guide. but i have two fears cycling in cm. the first is the traffic. the second is joining a group, because i cycle at only 10 to 15 mph, for the most part, and fear holding back any group with racer hormones. any recommendations? thanks. if no one helps me, i guess i will just have to walk another 10 hours a day, and take another 12,000 pictures of wats. not that that is a bad thing! :-)

WRBC: You are more than welcome to join the Chiang Mai Sunday Cycling Club, and I would also be more than happy to show you some of favorite rides in Chiang Mai myself. (Lots of quiet lanes, national forests, and unique locations.) Also, the cycling club is more of an exploring/social group, so you would have no problem keeping up. You would see parts of Chiang Mai that you would never see as a tourist or long term resident that doesn't get out of the house or bar. (The ride schedule is at www.cmcycling.org) Last year we had about 400 riders that rode to Doi Suthep to celebrate the King's Birthday. Usually the group is between 40 and 100.

Regarding traffic, I feel a lot safer riding my bicycle than riding my motorcycle. Cars and motorbikes generally respect bicycles more, and you can also process all the traffic easier on a bike than on a motorcycle because you are going slower. Send me a PM when you get to Chiang Mai and we can get together for a ride.

I know somebody asked about a year ago without luck, but any chess clubs in Chiang Mai?

Thanks

The Chess Club meets at The Pub every Wednesday at 7 p.m. All levels welcome. For further info call 053-211-550 or email [email protected].

according to google and cm mail....

could you tell me where this pub is, as i would like to put in onto my map for when i come next month.

Bike lanes in Chiang Mai is a fantastic idea as more and more people are riding bicycles here. A big thanks to the Chiang Mai municipality as well as to the bike clubs and individuals that made it happen. Much of this is due to the work of a highly respected retired professor from CMU. I used to live in Portland and the bike lanes worked out very well there. There were some problems due to opinionated cyclists and like-minded vehicle drivers which made the news, but for the most part, cars and bikes integrated extremely well there which was helped by marked bike lanes.

To learn more about the bike lanes, show up at Tapae Gate at 7 AM on any Sunday for a short ride around the city.

i will be returning to cm for another 4 months the end of october and would like to cycle with a group. i do 8000 km per year in canada. but when i came last year, i cycled only twice on doi suthep and once out past the 700 year stadium, both times with a guide. but i have two fears cycling in cm. the first is the traffic. the second is joining a group, because i cycle at only 10 to 15 mph, for the most part, and fear holding back any group with racer hormones. any recommendations? thanks. if no one helps me, i guess i will just have to walk another 10 hours a day, and take another 12,000 pictures of wats. not that that is a bad thing! :-)

Bike lanes in Chiang Mai is a fantastic idea as more and more people are riding bicycles here. A big thanks to the Chiang Mai municipality as well as to the bike clubs and individuals that made it happen. Much of this is due to the work of a highly respected retired professor from CMU. I used to live in Portland and the bike lanes worked out very well there. There were some problems due to opinionated cyclists and like-minded vehicle drivers which made the news, but for the most part, cars and bikes integrated extremely well there which was helped by marked bike lanes.

To learn more about the bike lanes, show up at Tapae Gate at 7 AM on any Sunday for a short ride around the city.