We Made It To Thailand, But Our Bikes ...
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- Опубликовано: 24 июл 2024
- We travelled to Bangkok directly from Tokyo under the new Thai Pass test and go scheme.
It was an extremely stressful time selling all of our stuff in Japan and preparing for our move to Thailand, not knowing if everything was going to work out. Fortunately, we made it through immigration without any problems and got negative results on all of our PCR tests. Now we're free to go cycling and bike riding in Thailand :)
The bike riding here in Bangkok though is... something else
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0:00 - Introduction
3:07 - How to fly with folding bikes, unpacking our bikes
13:50 - first bike ride in Thailand
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We're so happy and thankful to finally make it over to Thailand successfully. We can't wait to explore this country more by bike :)
I recommend “ Happy and Healthy Bike Lane”สนามปั่นจักรยานเจริญสุขมงคลจิต” close to runway at Suwannabhum airport ..have many tiny wheels bikes
Sat and Sun start evening around 3pm-8pm
Not sure what the Brompton clone scene is like in Thailand but there’s a good store called Tiny Wheels there. Bromptons aren’t cheap in Thailand. That she’s not complaining about being hungry says a lot. Congratulations.
Invest in a look behind mirror and use flashing lights at day time.
Assuming you’re making your way to Lumpini.
I will follow you on Instagram too. Thanks for the great content!
Dude you kinda look like Thomas Middleditch on Silicon Valley
I will miss how nostalgic Japan street is 🥺
We will too :)
Really glad you guys got to Thailand!
Stay safe out there and looking forward to future videos!
Congratulations on making it to Thailand, and also for being brave enough to ride on those streets! Every day is a new adventure, and I'm looking forward to your next video. 😁
Thanks! :)
Welcome to Thailand. Exciting. Alot of scooters over there. Yes, it was scary on those roads. Thanks for sharing you two. A new chapter in your lives...🎥😃👍👌👊🚴♂️🚴♀️
Thanks! :)
Congrats on a successful start to moving to Thailand! I loved the time I spent there many years ago. I don't know if I would've ever ridden a bike in Bangkok but I think Chang Mai will work out well. Looking forward to your future video adventures! Cheers
Thanks! Chiang Mai is much better :)
Good luck in Thailand 🎉
We left Japan a couple months ago also, back to the US, after many years overseas. I want my convenience stores back 😫
Thank you! 😃 They are nice!
Glad to see you guys made it! I look forward to watching the bike shops you will visit. Cheers.
Thank you! 😃
You are to be congratulated! Yes, it was stressful. I know, I have done it a few times. But when you eventually get out and ride it will be worth it all and you will pedal the accumulated stress away. You are a tonic, especially to those of us going into UK winter. Wonderful! And many thanks.
Thank you! 😃
Welcome and congrats in arriving Bangkok safely for both of you and your bikes!
Have a safe trip and looking forward to seeing scenic videos of Cheng Mai. Very hilly but beautiful place for riding.
Thanks! 😃
Congratulations on making it safely. Hope you two are enjoying the country and looking forward to what you share next!
Thank you!
Good to hear from you both and see all your stuff made it safely as well. Be careful riding on the streets in Bangkok. Traffic and speeding cars are no joke! Enjoy all the great food and can't wait to see more videos and ask the street food too. 🙏
Thanks! We survived and made it to Chiang Mai :)
i love this, i am so proud of you guys and so excited to see the new bike videos in thailand!
Thank you!
Congratulations on making the move, you’ll love Thailand. Careful, Chiang Mai in town traffic is only slightly less crazy than Bangkok traffic but once you leave the city it thins out quite a bit. Stay safe and have fun!
Thanks!
😆😃Congratulations on making it to Thailand. A new adventure, looking forward to your next video. Take care👍
Thanks!
Great to see you both again in Thailand, that street is indeed scary busy, for a minute there I thought it was me going to work, yeah, it’s that busy here, luckily my commute is a short one, this is a new beginning for you and all your viewers, looking forward to the adventures ahead.
Thanks! This would be a tough road to commute on every day.
Be careful,,,scary enough when suddenly car turn left cutting cycling line,,,stay safe and stay healthy ,,cant wait to see your new cycling videos
Thanks!
Congrats on your successful move. The traffic riding around the park brought back many memories when I was in Delhi a few years ago.
Thanks!
Good luck with your new adventure! Can you do a video of how you sold your bikes? One of my favorite video from your time in Japan was your bike collection, I sometimes rewatch it! Once again all the best for you, in your new life/adventure!!
We will do new videos on the growing collection ;)
Congratz to you both for making it to Thailand! Wish you guys happiness and prosperity! Be careful cycling there, For what I saw the traffic looks a little "Stressful" to say the least...
This is pretty much the worst of it thankfully, it gets better
Congratulations on embarking on your new odyssey good luck to you both. Have fun and be safe.
Thank you! 😃
Congrats on making it to Thailand safe and sound. Also that traffic though is scary. Make sure you guys are alert and paying attention. Great video.
Thank you! 😃
I'm excited to see you both on new cycling adventures! Regardless where you guys are in the world, I'm always looking forward to a new episode of cycling adventures.
Thank you! 😃
You are a Sweet couple starting another new chapter on your adventure. Wishing you two with all my best
Thanks!
I took a montague urban folding bike to thailand in the winter of 2017 and cycled from Chang Mai to Bangkok. The urban has 700cc wheels not really ideal for cycle touring but a little easier to transport than a normal bike. I had lots of problems with the spokes breaking and had to replace the wheel from a 32 spoke wheel to 36 wheel spoke.
Congratulations on making it to Bangkok safely. Ultimately efficient packaging of the bikes. Small rectangular pieces of hard plastic were glued inside the box of my bike at the locations of the pointy parts. Maybe one or two additional layers of cardboard work too. It looks you're going to have an extended summer in Thailand. I hope your next city will have less traffic and more scenery. Happy and safe biking.
Thanks!
Till now you guys were riding on the roads of Japan. Which I will compare it to heaven for cycle riders. Discipline crowd who follows trafic rules, clean and tidy roads with cool climate for long distance riding. On the contrary South Asian and East Asian countries is totally opposite. Tough crowd, poor maintained roads, hellish climate, no one follows traffic rules and heavy pollution. In short, it's hell for two wheeler rider be it motorbike or just cycle. But people living in these cities have no other option but to commute everyday for their livelihood. I am eagerly looking forward to exploring these cities and countryside with you guys. It's going to be a one hell of a ride. Take care guys. 👍
It's going to be a big change for sure, but excited to experience other parts of the world :)
I miss biking the Netherlands. They've made bikes the priority.
Yay! Glad you made it to Thailand safely after so much planning. ❤️
Us too!
So glad you made it in one piece, despite the painful luggage carrying.
Bangkok feels like a very difficult place to enjoy cycling safely. Please watch out for the crazy traffic and better move to a less polluted area ASAP !
Thank you! 😃Only here 1 week
Welcome! Welcome! Glad you made it safe and sound! Good show, folks.
Thanks! :)
Great you guys reach Thailand safely! But it was so intense to watch with the traffic zooming pass both of you. Please ride safely! 😊
Thanks! We will :)
Always so awesome to see your videos! Keep safe on the road! (Great IKEA hack!!!)
Thanks :)
Happy you guys made it! Looking forward to seeing Thailand through your eyes :-)
Thank you! 😃
So good to see you and your bikes made it. I been concerned about our upcoming move to Tokyo with our bikes but I don't think we can pull this trick off with 2 full sized vintage road bikes.
Very excited for you two & looking forward to more adventures!
Thank you!
Pack my box in a bike box from the bike shop before traveling anywhere. Made it safely to Thailand in July and we've been to biking everywhere ever since. Best way to see Thailand and we did a fun bike tour in Kanchanaburi with 40 Thai riders. Just did some mountain biking around Khao Sok yesterday 😁
Wonderful. You both arrived safe and sound and everything is intact. Thank you for showing us your first ride. That busy street reminds me a lot of the Philippines with those tiny noisy motorbikes. That constant racket drove me nuts 😜 while there. No let up. And talk about stink. You could cut the pollution, cough, cough, with a knife. Hopefully your experience in Bangkok will be much more enjoyable than mine in Manila.
Thank you! 😃Thankfully not here too long
As one of Thai local riders,
I'm glad that you guys make it. May you have the safe ride.
Thanks! 👍
Ride Safe and Stay Safe! Have fun in Bangkok, Thailand. I remember it's Sathorn Road.
19:06 There he came in the wrong lane.
Congrats on starting a new chapter in a brand new country. Good luck and stay safe!
Thanks!
That Thailand Main Street scared me! Especially all the motor bikes. Ok you two, be safe. We are all looking forward to the new locations.
John
Thanks! 😃LOTS of exciting videos coming up ;)
Wow! Your way of transporting ROYALE trifold is really unique! Just using 6 piece of carton board to form a BOX!
Thanks for showing the video glad you get there safe and sound
All the best for the rest of the video in bangkok
Thanks!
@@TwoWheelCruise Thailand is famous for food
And bags for bike name vincita made for Brompton and most of the front mount bag carrier maybe you can visit there to show us
Hi guys!!! good to know that you arrived ok to Thailand. Crazy to cycling on those streets!! it reminds me the streets here in Guatemala (but in the opposite side) :). Hope you guys enjoy your new adventures so we can see more about this country as you did in Japan.
Cheers!
Thank you! 😃
Congratulations guys you’re safe. Good luck with your new life adventure
Thanks!
Enjoy your time here in Thailand. I hope you have an awesome time. Great to have you here. JP
Thanks!
so happy you guys made it. kudos and take care guys!
Thank you! 😃
Glad you guys made it safely to Thailand. Best of luck on the new Home Base. The traffic does look more intense so be careful filming while riding.
Thanks!
Happy you guys made it safely. Can't wait to see the videos from my home town Chaing mai. Happy cycling!
Thanks! :)
I just took my Norco XL size bike this past summer to Ecuador in a giant XL size bike box, maneuvering it around the airport was an experience and mounting it on the bike rack of small suv's and driving it around the country. Still was a amazing trip in the Andes mountains.
Nice!
Happy to hear you two made it safe to Thailand!
Thank you! 😃
I have done similar to this in the past, but without the folding bikes just a regular bike and literally rode up to the airport and packed it in the entrance. I wrapped it in a big plastic sheet. Wrapped pipe insulation around the frame and taped it up. The whole thing can be a little stressful, but it was generally easy enough.
Always a relief when the bike makes it through :)
Happy to hear that you are finally in south east Asia! Please take great care cycling in this part of the world. Drivers here are quite different.
Thanks!
Great that you've made it into BKK! For future videos (once you guys are settled into the new life), I'd like to see how you clean your bikes (tools, products to use), what tyres to recommend, etc. Take care from Singapore!
Thank you!
So glad you’re back! Looking forward to lots more Thailand cycling videos. Also clips of the food, please! Will you be working in Thailand?
Thank you! 😃 More food videos for sure :)
Glad to see you got there safely! Hope you enjoyed your first real dinner in Thailand after quarantine.
It looks really scary to cycle there, please be safe!
Thank you! 😃
Congratulations guys! Wish you the very best!!
Thank you!
love your vlog and especially the folding bike tips . morepower on you channel ..always watching , folfingbike touring ..
Glad you like them!
At 18.26 If you get into the small road on your left, there is a Specialized bike shop you can check out many stuff from Specialized including road and mountain bike.
Thanks for the tip! Didn't see that on google maps :(
Congratulations! rainy has passed and you've come at the best time of the year;). Hope you enjoy all your trips and cycling, (even though the road condition and traffic is not quite easy) Made it slow and safe, street food is super recommended. Buddha blessed all. Welcome to Thailand;)
Thank you! 😃
Goodluck for your new biking destination in Thailand.Have fun and stay safe always.Goodluck guys and God bless you.
Thank you 🙌
Wow. Thailand traffic looks scary. Glad you guys and your bikes made it safely to Thailand. Hopefully Chiang Mai would be a lot better for riding. Take care guys!
Thanks! It is a lot better :)
The packing of the folding bikes is actually very smart. Funny, even Vietnamese people are scared of Bangkok’s traffic. Please stay careful
Thanks! :)
Glad yall got there safe! seems stressful lol. I hope you guys find some peaceful places to ride like Japan!
Thank you! 😃
Looking forward to Thailand cycling videos.Stay safe ~!
Thanks!
Glad you made it safely with your bikes.
Thanks!
Cruise glad you 2 moved to Thailand, beautiful and modern country and a lot of ex pats live here....Best of luck on your new journeys,
Thanks!
Happy for You guys on making it safely, i hope you both enjoy Thailand and make Vids for us to enjoy Too ;)
Thank you! 😃
Congratulations, safe, well and riding. Very scary to ride in BKK though. Take care.
Thanks!
Wishing you the very best of luck. A new country to explore.
Thanks!
Congratulations for making it to Thailand, I haven't been there but I have read and heard that its beautiful Country. Please be VERY CAREFUL on the roads, it looks like lots of Bike and Car traffic. It reminds me of Lima and Bogota in South America. THe rules are much different there compared to Japan, Just be careful my friend. I am sure ot will be better in the countryside.
Thank you! 😃It is a LOT better where we are now
I'm glad you made it safely to Thailand. let's hope your new home Town is less busy and safer for you to ride
Thanks! Our new home is much better
Good packaging on the bikes. Keep in mind the strap(s) you put around them become handles for anyone (luggage handlers) handling the bikes while traveling so not surprised one broke and disappeared. Even the handles on top, the bikes probably didn't stay upright so when on their side, your straps are a great handle. (till they beak)
Thanks for the tips!
Thankfully you guys made it safely and no damages on the bikes.. As for your first ride well... That's basically what I have to put up with every time I go out riding here in neighbouring Malaysia.. I had buses came so close if I hadn't break in time I would've crashed.. The bus driver just smirked at me when I rode passed him when he stopped at a bus stop... At least in BKK they have a bike lane.. Where I'm from the roads are badly manage with just painted bicycle signs without a lane and cycling path is as hazardous as the road... Recently crash while cycling on the pedestrian shared cycling path...
Anyway, earnestly looking forward to your Chiang Mai video.. I might wanna head up there if it is an awesome place to cycle.. Allez Mr and Mrs Cruise!
Thank you and props for putting up with such an environment and not letting that stop you from riding ;)
Thailand!! Wow, so you two have moved, congratulations. Folders are the way to go, everywhere. Seeing you've come thus far, what about popping over to see us in Cambodia, right next door and plenty of cheap bus connections. I would love to meet you both over here and give you a good tour around Phnom Penh. Basically push bike touring through the center of Cambodia is basically flat as a biscuit. The coast tour in quite hilly through the Cardamon mountains but quite scenic. This is a very friendly foreign bike touring country and quite cheap with plenty of English (and Vietnamese as well) now being spoken country wide. There's heaps of cheap (and clean) guest houses right across the country. Its also a very safe place. Being foreign is even more safe for you.
Thanks! We're hoping to visit once border crossings are easier
Fantastic. Have fun and enjoy your youth. BTW tape your straps to your luggage in case they come loose in transit. Another tip: use a 2cm+/- thick piece of plywood for interior bottom layer. Purchase 4 suitable casters, drill holes in corners of plywood. Remove casters at check in.
Thanks for the tips! Nice idea with the casters.
Glad you guys made it safe. Can't wait to see a different PoV.
Thank you! 😃
Enjoy your Thailand city tour and always ride safe.
Thank you!
at least you're riding on the left in Thailand just like in Japan... I had a Strida in Thailand and took it on the bus to Laos where everyone was confused as to what it was since when folded they don't look like a bike. I lived in Chiangmai for five years and love it there. Street food in Thai is great too. During the last minute of this video I hear the bird calling.... 'Ka-wow Ka-wow' I miss that sound.
Lots of fun bird sounds here
Glad you made it safely!
Now THAT is the crazy-scary feel similar to the Philippines. The only difference is our right-lane traffic scheme. Nice first ride outside Japan 👍
I would give this Thailand road 4 scariness point of 10. Still pretty good and manageable cycling circumstances compared to some other asian and specially south asian countries.
Haven't seen you this active on strava for long time. All the best.
Definitely manageable, and not bad at night or early in the morning
definitely better than the Philippines hahaha
Congratulations on making it to Thailand. Hopefully the the new Corona variant will not effect your travel. Looking forward to more photos - Be safe.
Thank you! 😃
You've made it! Congrats and welcome to Thailand! :)
Feels like cycling here in the Philippines.
Thanks! 😃
you had really good luck; you managed to fly out before all this Omicron fuss happened. I miss Bangkok, not gonna lie; all those dishes with a rainbow of spices and the pleasant people. Surprised at the number of bicycles though; back when I was there it was all motorcycles and tuktuks and buses. Here's to better times in Thailand, mask up all the time, and safe rides always!
Thank you! 😃 Glad we got out when we did
Glad you made it. Traffic is way better in Bangkok compared to 1989 when they had all those tuk tuk motorbikes spewing fumes. Around 2 a.m. huge logging trucks snuck through the city with their long loads, the only time it was possible to get through.
Thanks! Hopefully it continues to get better.
Perhaps a couple of those folding 2-wheeled trolleys to strap your folding bike-bags when you're next travelling with them?? That'll mean you could roll them vs having to lug them! That'd be what I'd do anyways.. Glad to see you guys safely arrive into BKK!! Brave of you two to attempt riding there too.... Yeeeesh!
Good idea!
Be always alert u couple very scary there in Bangkok especially ,the motorcycles Buzzing on ur side, just like here in the Philippines to many motorcycles, and in Vietnam too, glad u choose Chiang Mai it's my own view it's much safer there!
Thanks!
to make carrying the dimpa bag more comfortable I stitched some fairly large pieces of foam sleeping mat on the straps. Weigh next to nothing and the straps won't dig in to your shoulders!💙❤
Nice idea!
Wow!!!!! Start of a new adventure!!
:)
Soooo much busier! Hope it bets better for you two!
Thanks! It does ;)
you might want to try the happy lane Suvarnabhumi airport, awesome cycling track
Awesome, been waiting for this one.
LOTS more coming up soon! We're gonna be uploading Tues, Thurs, Sat, Sun for a while ;)
For travel cycling adventure - Two Wheel Cruise for the win! 😀
Thank you! 😃
Glad to see you guys doing fine there and that Taro-chan and Kurogoma-chan made it okay too! The 「ベトナム人なのに」 comment at the end did make me laugh ;-). Definitely a different environment to Japan, but am sure your experience as riders will stand to you both on those streets. Good luck on this big adventure!
Thank you!
18:46 so the first Porsche Taycan i come to see in its natural habitat is in a cycling video from Thailand...lol
good luck on your adventures, you guys- from germany.
Thanks! 😂
It somehow is more stressful to watch than what I was expecting, and I was expecting it to be pretty bad. It makes the worst Japanese roads look really bike friendly. Hopefully it’s a lot better in Chiang Mai.
Thankfully Bangkok and Chiang Mai are like night and day.
Congrats! So glad u guys made it before the Omicron spreads rapidly. Stay safe!
Thanks!
Those road is similar here in Manila, where i learned to cycle and used to it. the only safe place to cycle are parks and executive villages. 😆
ride safe always!
Thank you! 😃
Glad to see you've arrived safely.
Have you thought about getting some Thai subtitles added to your videos? Might get the interest of the locals seeing some foreigners arriving in their country, and your first impressions/learning the language, etc. Pick up some more subs. Just a thought.
Regardless - wishing you the best, and keep up the great content.
Thanks! Good idea, but I don't know much Thai yet to do that.