Hello from Cambodia

Hi there

Found this forum as I had some questions regarding gear so I might as well let you see how we ride in Cambodia. Monsoon season is here so there is a good chance to get hit by some big showers in the afternoon. Its not all bad though as its a nice change from the dusty red roads in hot season and its basically like riding through a hot shower. The drawback of rain is that on some of these red clay roads your bike clogs up with mud and its impossible to pedal through it. The red clay is slippery as fxxx and you will end up carrying your bike out to a hard surfaced road.
Not an abundance of single tracks here but instead lots of rural dirt roads to discover. The good thing about living in Phnom Penh is that you just have to cross the Mekong and you are out dirt roads immediately. Things are being developed rapidly in this part of the World, but since there is still no bridge crossing the Mekong near Phnom Penh, its still very quiet with lots of dirt roads just on the other side.

Riding the wall surrounding Angkor Thom


Typical scene during the Monsoon season








Normal small village on the other side of the Mekong


Lots of smaller boats cross the different rivers




The mud gets stuck and its impossible to ride through

 

@Ronni Welcome!!!
Nice report.. lots of nice folks here.
Look forward to hearing more about riding in your locale.

 

Wow! What an introduction! Welcome. Gonna guess we may not be linking up for many rides at the moment. But please post often and participate!

PS: The girl in the background on the boat has the right attitude!

 

Sweet post! I love the fig trees!

Looks like a lot of flood zones!

 

Awesome!!! We are GLOBAL!

 

Welcome, Ronni!

 

I wanna go

 

Outstanding intro @Ronni !
You got friends here.
Please keep this kinda stuff coming.
Inspirational to here of the mountain biking no matter where people are.

Thanks Man!
Welcome from Mikie in Frazier Park, California...

 

Didn't notice this the first time... but what I initially took for a water bottle is a can of spray paint(?)!

 

Welcome @Ronni . That's some pretty crazy weather conditions you deal with. Gotta know, what is your go to chain lube?

 

thanks for posting. mountain biking in Cambodia! yeah!.. or is it mudbiking?
Spent time in Phom Penh and Kratie about 20 years ago... heard PP is now paved!!!
Hope you keep posting your rides!! drink an Angkor and many happy trails...

 

Welcome @Ronni !
Thanks for the photos, nice to see the area.

When it rains here in Orange County ( not too often though) we get the same type of evil soil that will stick to the tires and bike, and bring it to a stop. Carrying it out with an extra 10 Kilos of mud stuck to it sucks.
Looking forward to hearing some more from Cambodia!

 

Looks like a great place to Holiday! (Except for the mud)
Welcome!

 

Hash House Harriers ... we have a mountainbike version ;-)

 

Not much to choose from, but I am using Joe's Nano Bicycle

 

You would NOT recognize it now.

 

Welcome & “Choum reap sor”! I visited Siem Reap & Phnom Penh in 2004. Awesome to see they have an MTB scene now!

 

Welcome, we hope you hang around and contribute some awesome, mud-filled rides!!!

All I can say about riding in the southeast Asian climate is "better you than me." That's some serious humidity there.

 

A drinker with a MTB problem, excellent!!!!

A few slovenly individuals here have an alternate version of that. Yer checking all the boxes, @Ronni.