johng Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Instead of riding your bike today, why not take a few packages of noodles to one of the over 100 Lese Majeste prisoners being detained throughout Thailand in various prisons, instead of promoting and glorifying the image of the one's who have allowed them to put be put there under closed courts to the public and very little evidence shown as to what exactly was presented in each court case. Just in 2015 over $540 million, more than the entire budget for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was spent on a promotional campaign called “Worship, protect and uphold the monarchy.” I would like you post but fear being arrested for doing so ! ! ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveat Emptor Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 (edited) A quiet start to this morning at first then I saw a family that lives near me out walking wearing the ' Bike For Dad ' T-shirts, not a bike in sight, and within an hour all the neighbours were wearing them. There must have been a lot of motor cycles burning up the road to the local Lotus ! Edited December 11, 2015 by Caveat Emptor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM07 Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Interesting how many members who are only able to plan their life a few days, and sometimes just hours ahead. Naturally these arrangements will create countless of sessions with head doctors at a later stage, in order to regain the mental balance. And of course, even though we don't participate, we like to slag it off. Pray tell, oh great one: when did you exactly receive all these detailed information about routes, closing times etc, so that you were able to make such precise forward- planning for ...let's say...more than 5 days!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gomangosteen Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 ^Route was announced by govt office 22 October 2015 Too early, i suppose, for many aged expats whose memory cells are long pickled, and can't plan beyond that afternoon's nap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LannaGuy Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Instead of riding your bike today, why not take a few packages of noodles to one of the over 100 Lese Majeste prisoners being detained throughout Thailand in various prisons, instead of promoting and glorifying the image of the one's who have allowed them to put be put there under closed courts to the public and very little evidence shown as to what exactly was presented in each court case. Just in 2015 over $540 million, more than the entire budget for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was spent on a promotional campaign called “Worship, protect and uphold the monarchy.” I would like you post but fear being arrested for doing so ! ! ! me too cant say more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM07 Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 ^Route was announced by govt office 22 October 2015 Too early, i suppose, for many aged expats whose memory cells are long pickled, and can't plan beyond that afternoon's nap? ...and then it was a holiday...oh wait, no it wasn't ...than it was again.... It took my company (90% Thai) 5 days to get ANY definitive word about what roads will be closed and at what time. Interesting how all you thai'er-than-Thai never see any problem with anything! Even our gracious hosts had huge problems, getting some clear statements out of anyone "responsible"! And now: please go out and enjoy the electrifying atmosphere of hundreds of thousands og happy bikers! I have to work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Saphan Taksin, leading from Sathorn Road to Thonburi, is closed, waiting for the cyclists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Thian Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 You can see the bikers now on tv, with english comments. They are lucky with the overcasted sky, they say the King has given them clouds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Some genuine questions: 1. Are the cyclists doing this event for charity, i.e. sponsored for each kilometre they complete, similar to many marathons or 10km runs? If not, why not? 2. Who gets the proceeds from the merchandising? Does this go to charity? 3. HM the King's birthday was on Dec 5th, a Saturday. There was a Public Holiday on 7th Dec to celebrate. Why was the Bike for Dad event not held on either of these days when Dec 11th is a normal working day? Hope this post does not contravene any forum rules, but I can find no answers to these questions anywhere else and I am interested to know the answers. Thank you. Notice that no one's attempted an answer in this thread to the legitimate questions you posed above. Kind of wondering whether it's because a] no one here knows the answers, or b] some folks may know the answers but fear getting dragged into LM should they attempt to answer. Now, I guess we could add a #4 to your unanswered list, being... 4. Why did there need to be a separate route for the VIPs vs. the regular folks riding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taony Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Watching on tv. This is bizarre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supaluke Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Just saw the thousands ride by us as we were shopping at te Markets outside Bangkok. WOW, a big turn out. Well done 'Bike for Dad' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 (edited) Funny that they don't wear helmets in Quatar and Paris. Edited December 11, 2015 by Thian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LannaGuy Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Just saw the thousands ride by us as we were shopping at te Markets outside Bangkok. WOW, a big turn out. Well done 'Bike for Dad' yea wow!!! 10 million I heard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGareth2 Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 jolly good show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 (edited) A helmet is required in BKK the commentator said, but i see many with a hat or a cap or nothing at all Now i'm searching for one who drives against traffic. Edited December 11, 2015 by Thian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdenner Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 From reports there was not to many T Shirts sold and i dealt they have interest. Personally I feel there selling the colour not the event Great marketing Mr Prayuth Tee shirts sold ???? Not Tee Shirts BUT what looks to be very good quality Polo Shirts. Within our Tambon, here in the rice paddies, they were given away by the 'Or Bor Tor' to ALL participants including young children. (I have one, a very small XL ((Largest)) which I'll never fit into 55555). We had a big attendance ride the 11 km course around our area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Bike for Dad: Saphan Taksin closed in preparation for the cycling event Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESmith Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 From reports there was not to many T Shirts sold and i dealt they have interest. Personally I feel there selling the colour not the event Great marketing Mr Prayuth Tee shirts sold ???? Not Tee Shirts BUT what looks to be very good quality Polo Shirts. Within our Tambon, here in the rice paddies, they were given away by the 'Or Bor Tor' to ALL participants including young children. (I have one, a very small XL ((Largest)) which I'll never fit into 55555). We had a big attendance ride the 11 km course around our area. Plenty of shops selling the shirts. No idea if they're just trying to cash in with copies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luk AJ Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Bike for Dad: Saphan Taksin closed in preparation for the cycling event Still closed... Wonder why because this was not mentioned on the bike for dad map?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Bike for Dad: Saphan Taksin closed in preparation for the cycling event Still closed... Wonder why because this was not mentioned on the bike for dad map?? It's in the map shown in the OP of this topic, the green route. At the moment, not even the odd motorcycle is allowed through. The half-hour break at Chulalongkorn seems to have ended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 So the other 69,500,000 Thai's and Students and Office workers and the like who don't own a bike and are most likely too poor with Household Debt having risen to huge levels compared to the Elitist in the last few years. Ride on to your Propaganda Event or face LM charges for not participating in the farce. WE Demand you Ride or else face the Iron Fist of the Law! So sad that you take this attitude. Whatever the politics behind this event, it is great to see so many people encouraged to ride their bicycles. Far better than sitting steaming inside your car, polluting the atmosphere and so on. I ride my bike everyday - as I said in another thread - about 500-600km a week. At the age of 67 the Bangkok Hospital, after many tests declared that I had the health and physical ability of the average 35 year old as I smashed all records on their stress test and other tests too. Off course you get the morons who try and discourage cycling pointing out that occasionally people get killed on bicycles. That ignores the thousands of deaths caused by cars and motorcys and the untold number of deaths resulting from sedentary lifestyles. Many poor people own bikes and many poor people will be on this ride. Good luck to them - I wish them well and hope this encourages more people to cycle on a regular basis. If they changed the name to "cycle for health" I would find it more appealing but for me it reeks of........... well i cant say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESmith Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Bike for Dad: Saphan Taksin closed in preparation for the cycling event Still closed... Wonder why because this was not mentioned on the bike for dad map?? It's in the map shown in the OP of this topic, the green route. At the moment, not even the odd motorcycle is allowed through. The half-hour break at Chulalongkorn seems to have ended. 30 minute break!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poohy Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Wasn't there a picture of someone wheeling some suitcases before? just asking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djayz Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Good luck to all the participants. I sincerely hope they have a great, accident-free day. I love cycling and when I lived in Munich and Amsterdam I cycled everywhere! Unfortunately I don't cycle any more but that's due mainly to Honda Click at my disposal. It'd be great to see more people cycling on a regular basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poohy Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 aha the thick plottens now all the photos have vanished even ones san suitcases Its that damn spiritual atmosphere i reckon, talking on which the good lady fancies a trip out for a beer...... Ill drink to that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luk AJ Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Bike for Dad: Saphan Taksin closed in preparation for the cycling event Still closed... Wonder why because this was not mentioned on the bike for dad map?? It's in the map shown in the OP of this topic, the green route. At the moment, not even the odd motorcycle is allowed through. The half-hour break at Chulalongkorn seems to have ended. We are probably discussing 2 different events... On my screen route is blue and Taksin bridge not included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Just saw the thousands ride by us as we were shopping at te Markets outside Bangkok. WOW, a big turn out. Well done 'Bike for Dad' yea wow!!! 10 million I heard Is that a Tat estimate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 ^Route was announced by govt office 22 October 2015 Too early, i suppose, for many aged expats whose memory cells are long pickled, and can't plan beyond that afternoon's nap? Thank God they didn't close the bars or ban alcohol for the event. We'd be reading about foreign heads exploding in the news tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tukkytuktuk Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Watched it on TV with English commentary. The Thai dancing which is still going on is wonderful. This has made even me cry. More please, Thailand at its best. Great event and show. Looking forward to next years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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