bike hire

[royweb 0]

can anyone tell me where i can hire a push bike in pattaya thanks roy the boy

[woody4 0]

Saw some on the left just before the corner coming into Jontiem from Pattaya

Thappraya rd 200 mtr past Thepprasit rd

 

probably some in Pattaya aswell but don't know any

 

Chok dee

[bangkapiboy 5]

If you don't have luck finding a rental, you can buy a cheap one from Big C or Tesco for around 1000B and change I recall.

[Daveuk 28]

I do a fair amount of cycling at home in England. I have always thought that Pattaya would be very cycling unfriendly and have never done it there, but during the last trip I saw several farangs on bikes. So when I arrive in November I will see if I can find the place mentioned above. I have looked at the bikes on sale in Tops for about 1000 baht - they were very basic, but on your return you could just give them away. Thanks

[lostinspace 0]

I race and train in pattaya ,compared to OZ where they give u no room on the road,they do here ,cause there are so many motorbikes,if you want to ride around in traffic and check out all the sois ,

best time if no hangover,is in the morning,cooler and no traffic.....all u need is something from a department store,and as the boys say,give it away or store it at your hote,l they let you.....for next time .

if you want to train there are great trails[off rd] on the other side of sukunvit hwy,or you can stick to the road,its safe,but dont forget the punture kit and pump.and a GOOD bike.

if any one is interested there is a race at satahip on the 23/9,,A-40KS.B=25ks-C-12KS--for kids..all off rd.

A,B,OPEN TO OVER 55,[me]age groups.

NUMCHAI BIKES on suhumvit nakula have good bikes [new and second hand]

as dose the bike shop in theprasit near the go kart track.

good riding,bikes or girls.

paul

[jackcorbett 2]

I had my road bike shipped from the U.S. to Pattaya which cost a pretty penny but I'm glad I did. Nevertheless, I do not use it that often. Here at Wongamat Beach the traffic is much lighter than it is elsewhere and the bike could be a good form of exercise but there are other options such as running along the beach, walking or using the health club at the Long Beach hotel.

 

Before getting the Yamaha Nouvo motorbike I found the road bike to often be faster than cars in negotiating the traffic here so in this sense it can be good transportation. However, I consider it to be very dangerous. For one thing you don't have mirrors whereas you do on a motorbike. For another thing, one is hunched over the handlebars which is not a good position from which to observe all the dangers of the road. One has to focus on pedaling and shifting which I don't need to worry about with the fully automatic Yamaha Nouvo. And the thing is very quick in its steering which means you can get into trouble pretty fast. Lastly it will not accelerate or brake with a motorbike. The motorbike is hazardous enough but the bicycle is much more so.

 

Ironically in two days I return to the U.S. for one week before coming back to Pattaya and a good friend of mine was just talking with me on the phone (I was using Skype on the computer). We will do a little bike riding near St. Louis but there will be either no cars or very few on the trails and streets we will be going on. I told him I was looking at my bike here in the condo and he told me, "No matter, he has an extra bike he will lend me."

 

One more thing.....I have not had an accident yet on the motobike but I have already had a minor one on the bicycle. I was coming around a ninety degree bend in the road which I was used to taking on the motorbike. There was a grate in the road right on the bend and without thinking I crossed it just as I have so many times on the motorbike. Suddenly I was thrown off the bicycle and it wound it on top of me as I was lying in the road. The skinny tires of the road bike had gone right through the grate. I had hit it parallel and not at an angle as I was not thinking. Some Thais in a pickup pulled the bike off me as I lay there laughing out loud about my own stupidity.

Edited August 28, 2006 by jackcorbett

[alpeaco 1]

Sorry, just got back from the pub and when I saw bike hire I got the wrong impression.

 

I'll get my coat

 

Cheers

 

Al

 

[Trvlr 50]

Jack, a question for you.

Did the airline not let you put the bike in a bike bag and check it in as a second bag? Or did you have two already?

Failing that, I know people who have been able to take bikes for a nominal fee (US 15 -50) after putting the bike in an airline provided case. That didn't work either? Which airline was this and what did they hit you for?

I may obviously need to do the same at some point (if I am that lucky!) and trying to get more info.