GREEN RIDERS: Southeast Asia

GREEN RIDERS Day 2: By the Numbers…

Posted on June 26, 2012 by greenriders

GREEN RIDERS Day 2: By the Numbers…

2: Riders

68: Kilometers

6: liters of water consumed

678:Number of random unsolicited “hellos” screamed from the roadside and passing vehicles

1: Number of times a stripped bolt caused Jamie’s rack to fall off

1: Number of broken spokes causing Kenny’s rear wheel to wobble uncontrollably

All of them: Number of spokes clearly insufficiently tightened on wheels

15: Number of snakes on the roadside

15-14=1: Number of snakes still living

6: Number of chicken kebabs required to ease frustration

Categories: Adventure, Bicycling, Sustainable Transport, Technology | Tags: adventure, bamboo, bicycles, bicycling, Bike, bikes, cycles, cycling, green riders, thailand | 2 Comments

Day 1 Complete! Hallefrigginlujah!

Posted on June 25, 2012 by greenriders

GREEN RIDERS: Day 1 Complete! Hallefrigginlujah!

Thanyamundra (Khao Sok) to Garden View Bungalows (Phanom, Surat Thani)

Day 1 By the Numbers:

Number of Km: 40
Time: 2:45
Number of cyclists: 5
Number of litres of water consumed: 6
Number of times Jamie’s pannier fell off: 2
Number of times Kenny’s entire rack fell off: 1
Number of loose spokes: All of them
Number of times iPhone failed due to overheating: 1
Number of particularly close calls with passing vehicles: 0

Hells yeah!

… tomorrow we double the distance!

Categories: Adventure, Bicycling, Sustainable Transport | Tags: adventure, bicycles, bicycling, Bike, bikes, cycles, cycling, green riders, thailand, transport, travel | Leave a comment

Morning mist at Khao Sok National Park…

Posted on June 25, 2012 by greenriders

Morning mist in Khao Sok National Park! Gibbons are calling… Coucals are cooing… and GREEN Riders are indulging in their last coffee before the sweat and tears begin!