Видео

Most riders take car/bike to the start point, you ride to the start point. Really an avid biker! BTW 390 baht with aircon, a good deal when it is not a tourist spot.

Almost wished I had been there :) - nice one Kieran - thanks for a terrific video!

Respect for all the brompton riders going up mountains like that!

Kieran reserving a hotel 2 months ahead must have been a busy event

Big Congrats Kieran !!🚲🏆🏅

Where was the finish line? After that corner that we stopped?

Alright, podium! Well done!!!🤙

What a beautiful climb and an amazing result-especially while narrating for RUclips! 😂

What's your bike set-up? gearing? tyres?

I just started using Mapsme in Malaysia, mostly navigating to tourist attractions in town. Works great, but if I chose bicycle it totally sends me on one way roads against traffic 🫣. It also drains the phone battery quite fast. But still good when no wifi.

18:00 Did you take off the wheels? Looks like that. And where are they then?

15:15 Did you ever try Komoot? For planing quite ok, but also sometimes it leads you to weird ways with gravel or takes a short cut, which is not really recommended. But overall usable. Especially you can choose your kind of bike: Mountainbike, Gravelbike, Touringbike, Roadbike, Hiking etc But you pay once 20€ for the map, when there is a offer. Regular 30€ for the hole world map. But no subscription. No monthly payments.

Nice! Im still planning on riding into Malaysia 🇲🇾, but it has been raining so much here...

Oh man, you visit all the places on my bucket list and reveal that already 😁 Penang is the Durian paradise, many plantations there. That's why I wanna visit it anytime. I love Durians.

Nice! I'm really considering retracing your steps 😁, but starting from Singapore. Would have you done anything different from the route you took? Besides going straight to the ferry?

As they say up here in Balquhidder, your some man👌although maybe a Glasgow term.

Enjoyed that! (p.s. never mind KL, don't cyclen in Wrexham!!)

Looks like cat heaven

Nice! So much rain tho... I might retrace your routes soon. Happy new year!

This is fantastic. Look forward to seeing more of your adventures. How did you find the choices for finding on the bike food?

Brilliant Kieran, happy new year👍

Michael is a man of few words, so he chooses carefully. See you guys soon.

Another good one! Damn close call on that gravel corner!!! I am glad I missed the mosquitos in Chiang Dao 😁😁

This one is brutal. It's the second highest peak after Doi Inthanon. Doi (hill/mountain) Pha Hom (blanket) Phok (cover/protect)

Must be a tough one if you are struggling with the world's greatest climbing bike, the Giant TCR

17:07 is the border protected somehow? Because looks easy to cross the river.

This isn‘t the bike, which you had in Da Nang, is it? That one looks like a carbon frame. In Da Nang you had a aluminium bike (black one?)

Great video .... and you have to pay to enter ! .... Beautiful scenery .

good one! 🙃

The mountain scene is spectacular. BTW, Guan-im is a Bodhisattva, not Buddha. Here is from Google: The main difference between a Buddha and a bodhisattva is their spiritual goals and how they pursue them: Goal A Buddha has achieved personal enlightenment and liberation from rebirth, while a bodhisattva delays their own liberation to help others achieve enlightenment. Methods A Buddha shares the Dharma to teach others how to overcome suffering and recognize their Buddha nature. A bodhisattva practices compassion and selflessness to help others on their spiritual paths. Iconography Bodhisattvas are usually depicted as less austere than Buddhas. Beliefs In Mahāyāna Buddhism, the ultimate goal is for all believers to become Buddhas. In Theravada Buddhism, the bodhisattva path is reserved for certain exceptional people. The word "Buddha" means "Awakened One" in Sanskrit. The word "bodhisattva" literally means "a being who desires to attain enlightenment".

What gearing are you using?

The worse the noodles, the better the scenery 🙂

The lotus pond looks beautiful. After the rain, the trees look very green. From Khun Yuam to Mae Jaem the road is quite nice, hardly any traffic.

Cool watching. Planning to do CM-MHS and continuing down to MaeSot over X-Mas. Might see you in CM first?

Thanks for the interesting ride ...

Wonderful

Watch a few episodes, it seems you like sticky rice very much. Must be one of the cheapest food for a long bike trip. In Thailand in the old days, sticky rice is a stable food for Isan laborers as it is filling and providing energy for a long hard day.

Great stuff!

This kind of road with hardly any traffic is ideal for bike touring. If I haven't seen it, I could hardly believe that rubber trees are grown in Lamphun. Normally they are grown in the South and later spread to the east (Chanthaburi, Rayong, Trat) and then to Isan South.

It does seem that rural road uphill is rarely used as there is hardly any traffic.

The packing is neat, covering all basics.

Sponsor was the first sport drink introduced into Thailand by the company that owns Kathingdaeng (Red Bull) energy drink, 40 years ago. It instantly became popular and is still the No.1 sport drink in Thailand. It was priced at 10 baht for more than 3 decades and the price rose to 12 baht a few years ago. 7-11 has both the bottle at 12 baht and a larger can at 17 baht? Though Kathingdaeng was No.1 energy drink for more than 3 decades, it was toppled by M150 about 10 years ago. Osotsapha which produces M150 also introduced sport drink as well but is distant No.2.

First time ever seeing youtube video on Mae Hong Son loop by pedal bike. I used to do this twice 24 and 20 years ago taking 7 days each on a mountain bike. Do you see why they call water buffaloes because they do enjoy water so much!

👍

Wonderful. Many thanks Kieran👌

Very nice 👌🏻 We are also planning to do the mae hong son loop next week. Recently heard about the heavy rain and flood situation there, how is it now? You have any idea about that?you did this trip in November? Could you please help here, we need to book our stay accordingly

Big ride, niiiice!!

That black smoke 🤣

That was a great day! Thank you again for the ride 🙏

huge