Old 10-18-13, 12:45 AM
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tshelver
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Actually, I think it would be useful to see what people ride in the different environments.

I ride in SE Asia (Philippines) quite a bit, and can't see how I would manage a high or low racer, for example.

No MUPS, bike paths or any such facilities. For longer rides (more than 20 miles, either I have to take the main road out of town along the coast, or do some serious climbing up into the hills.

Traffic is as you'd expect, heavy in town, with buses, jeepneys, minibusses, big and small trucks, tricycles, and many motorcycles, all trying to make headway and ignoring most of the rules of the road.

Roads are mostly poorly surfaced, and often dirty and slippery.

Once about 20 miles out of the city, the traffic calms down a bit, bit you still need to keep your wits about you.
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