Sorry falang if this was your bike.......................lol

[Iamfalang]

Chiangmai Apartments, near one of the main gates.   Rented a room for many months, they had a nice mountain bike lying around.   I asked about and she said I can ride it for 400 baht a month.   Great!!!!  I rode it in the rain, changed parts (new stem, different handlebar) and the bottom bracket got pretty beat up but I didn't fix that.   Chain destroyed, brakes worn out, you get the idea.......rode it for hours every day......

 

I tell the lady, "Next year, when I come back, I'll use that bike again." 

 

she says, "Well, it is a foreigner's bike and he will be here in a few months.   So, we'll see."

 

OMG.   OK, late!!!!

 

Good stuff.  

[Liverpool Lou]

Your story doesn't quite seem right.  Why would the foreign owner leave his bike unsecured and accessible to anyone for many months and why would you make modifications to "her" bike? 

 

Regardless, what's the problem?   All you did was rent a bike from her, the foreign owner's problem should be with her, not you.

[Iamfalang]

10 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Your story doesn't quite seem right.  Why would the foreign owner leave his bike unsecured and accessible to anyone for many months and why would you make modifications to "her" bike? 

 

Regardless, what's the problem?   All you did was rent a bike from her, the foreign owner's problem should be with her, not you.

Exactly, it's not my problem.  It's hilarious.  I needed the bike to fit me better, so I lengthened the stem.   Handlebars were too narrow and didn't sweep, so I modified that as well.

 

Why would the foreign owner leave his bike unsecured and accessible to anyone for many months??

 

This is the comedy part.   I don't know.   But I can assure you someone did.   Maybe they trusted the lady.  That's what I'm guessing.  

 

That's what soo funny to me.  You (falang) think they are helping you out, and they get your bike trashed to make some extra money.

 

Falang comes back, super confused, can't complain.  I'm laughing.   I beat that bike for like 3-4 months.  

Edited July 21, 2022 by Iamfalang

[Mac Mickmanus]

4 minutes ago, Iamfalang said:

Exactly, it's not my problem.  It's hilarious.  I needed the bike to fit me better, so I lengthened the stem.   Handlebars were too narrow and didn't sweep, so I modified that as well.

 

Why would the foreign owner leave his bike unsecured and accessible to anyone for many months??

 

This is the comedy part.   I don't know.   But I can assure you someone did.   Maybe they trusted the lady.  That's what I'm guessing.  

 

That's what soo funny to me.  You (falang) think they are helping you out, and they get your bike trashed to make some extra money.

 

Falang comes back, super confused, can't complain.  I'm laughing.   I beat that bike for like 3-4 months.  

The fact that you seem rather proud about breaking someone else's property , says quite a lot about you .

   Its common decency to treat things respectfully and not to break them .

   The bikes owner may have left his bike in his room with the intention of being back shortly and then couldn't get back to Thailand due to Covid restrictions and the owner emptied his room and left the bike outside .

   You seem rather proud of yourself for ruining his bike  , maybe you will meet him again in the future ?

[Liverpool Lou]

11 minutes ago, Iamfalang said:

  I'm laughing.   I beat that bike for like 3-4 months.  

You're proud of that, it seems?

Edited July 21, 2022 by Liverpool Lou

[warrima]

1 minute ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

The fact that you seem rather proud about breaking someone else's property , says quite a lot about you .

   Its common decency to treat things respectfully and not to break them .

   The bikes owner may have left his bike in his room with the intention of being back shortly and then couldn't get back to Thailand due to Covid restrictions and the owner emptied his room and left the bike outside .

   You seem rather proud of yourself for ruining his bike  , maybe you will meet him again in the future ?

Was about to write the same thing. Why is the op so proud of leaving it back trashed. Pretty disgusting thing to do regardless of ownership. 

[Iamfalang]

get mad at me all your want.  We had an agreement, I rode the bike as much as possible. I'm not going to bring the bike back to new before I left.  That's up to the apartment lady (owner?  nope, but I thought she was), and she looked at the bike when I left and didn't care.  Then I found out why she didn't care, and I was told that AFTER I was done riding the bike.

 

Rent a car, drive it 10,000,000 km and then rebuild the engine before returning it?  NO.

 

Buy new tires after you rent a motorbike and ride it?  NO.

 

She had zero interest in that bike, and told me as I moved out.   I'm NOT going to NOT leave Chiang Mai, fix the bike 100%, and then leave.

 

lol

[smutcakes]

Its a pedal bike for christ sake, i doubt the owner gives a flying toss either way.

 

Probably does not care someone else using it and finds it funny that some wazzock would pay some 400 baht a month to rent it.

[BangkokReady]

2 hours ago, Iamfalang said:

That's what soo funny to me.  You (falang) think they are helping you out, and they get your bike trashed to make some extra money.

It's a bit sad that you find this to be "so funny".

[Havefunme]

Hopefully landlord has your name and passed it on the the bike own to give to police and immigration then then see who's wrong 

[Havefunme]

At best landlord denies renting bike and blames foreigner from taking it.

[JeffersLos]

6 hours ago, Iamfalang said:

It's hilarious.

Debatable. 

 

10 minutes ago, Havefunme said:

denies renting bike and blames foreigner from taking it.

If there is CCTV he could be prosecute with criminal damage and possibly theft. 

 

Off to prison? 

[talahtnut]

You won't complain then, when the owner modifies you.

[The Hammer2021]

6 hours ago, Iamfalang said:

get mad at me all your want.  We had an agreement, I rode the bike as much as possible. I'm not going to bring the bike back to new before I left.  That's up to the apartment lady (owner?  nope, but I thought she was), and she looked at the bike when I left and didn't care.  Then I found out why she didn't care, and I was told that AFTER I was done riding the bike.

 

Rent a car, drive it 10,000,000 km and then rebuild the engine before returning it?  NO.

 

Buy new tires after you rent a motorbike and ride it?  NO.

 

She had zero interest in that bike, and told me as I moved out.   I'm NOT going to NOT leave Chiang Mai, fix the bike 100%, and then leave.

 

lol

If you rented a car and trashed it you would be held to account. You basically abused somebody and their  property - and you think boasting  about it is normal?

[Denim]

6 hours ago, Iamfalang said:

It's hilarious.

 

[Iamfalang]

People boast about

 

1.  being a sexpat

2.  no helmet on motorbike

3.  driving drunk

4.   drinking on their bike

5.   bar stuff

6.  using agents, lying 

7.  you name, the falang does it!!!!!

 

I got offered a price, took it, beat that bike and now

 

the falang will learn not to be so stupid with their stuff, and make it clear to a Thai (WHO is more at fault that I am) to not rent out their stuff so she can make money.

 

I'm helping all you...

 

 

while the falang puts Thai lives in danger by driving drunk on the motorbike, which I see everynight.

 

glass houses.  

 

next time you think you get a "good deal," give them more money?

 

dog eat dog world 

 

 

[Hummin]

20 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

You're proud of that, it seems?

A mountain bike is supposed to be «beaten» up, and it is more of a term of riding the bike hard in the terrain. 

[Hummin]

16 minutes ago, Iamfalang said:

People boast about

 

1.  being a sexpat

2.  no helmet on motorbike

3.  driving drunk

4.   drinking on their bike

5.   bar stuff

6.  using agents, lying 

7.  you name, the falang does it!!!!!

 

I got offered a price, took it, beat that bike and now

 

the falang will learn not to be so stupid with their stuff, and make it clear to a Thai (WHO is more at fault that I am) to not rent out their stuff so she can make money.

 

I'm helping all you...

 

 

while the falang puts Thai lives in danger by driving drunk on the motorbike, which I see everynight.

 

glass houses.  

 

next time you think you get a "good deal," give them more money?

 

dog eat dog world 

 

 

And falang hate the word falang, so better to use expat or foreigner. 

[Bangkokhatter]

Comedy gold.... you post a topic trying to make fun of a fellow foreigner and end up getting called out yourself.

[Hummin]

6 minutes ago, Bangkokhatter said:

Comedy gold.... you post a topic trying to make fun of a fellow foreigner and end up getting called out yourself.

More of a TIT if you ask me! 
 

Amazing Thailand with everything that comes with it for good and bad

[MisterPooFarty]

4 hours ago, Hummin said:

More of a TIT if you ask me! 
 

Amazing Thailand with everything that comes with it for good and bad

I think TIT is being too kind. Ar$ewipe is a better description for someone who knowingly steals another persons property, abuses it and then boasts about it.

[Hummin]

8 minutes ago, MisterPooFarty said:

I think TIT is being too kind. Ar$ewipe is a better description for someone who knowingly steals another persons property, abuses it and then boasts about it.

Well, I'm not especially surprised anymore by anything. I guess that's my problem and really do not care of childish people brag about such events. Should I care? I would care if he stepped on my toes, and still bragged about it. Seems to many of those online for a reason, but not to often in real life, but they exist 

Edited July 22, 2022 by Hummin

[MisterPooFarty]

7 minutes ago, Hummin said:

Well, I'm not especially surprised anymore by anything. I guess that's my problem and really do not care of childish people brag about such events. Should I care? I would care if he stepped on my toes, and still bragged about it. Seems to many of those online for a reason, but not to often in real life, but they exist 

I agree. Too many pussyboy keyboard warriors like the OP on this forum.

Edited July 22, 2022 by MisterPooFarty

[Mac Mickmanus]

20 hours ago, Havefunme said:

At best landlord denies renting bike and blames foreigner from taking it.

Or the bike was stolen and the landlady is just making an excuse in advance , so there's no comebacks to her .

   

[ChaiyaTH]

So common in social places like chiang mai or island where foreigners leave it and allow you to rent it out as a Thai.

 

Not sure what the news, shocker or funny part is anyway. OP rented bike and decided to fix it up, and expects it is his whenever he returns to rent again?

 

Then just offer to buy it.

 

I actually have a decent good motorbike I left with someone to store for me and he is allowed to use or rent it out too.

Edited July 22, 2022 by ChaiyaTH