Originally Posted by
saddlesores
you say "asia" like that's some homogenous entity. well, where the
heck in asia? singapore or mongolia? tibet or ****et? burma or japan?
in some countries camping is not permitted, not safe, not practical....do you know which ones?
in general (there are exceptions of course) you 'should' be able to find
suitable lodging within daily ride-able intervals for $5-10. it's not that
hard to research a route........start with cgoab.
can you fix a bike? do you know what tools and spares to carry? don't
expect to find bike shops everywhere. and if you do find one, don't
expect it to have spares. or a mechanic. or tools.
i won't recommend a bike for you, since i don't know your requirements.
i'll just tell you what i ride here: large-frame (23") MTB. formerly a
diamondback wildwood, currently a BMC alpenchallenge. deore components,
26" wheels. v-brake front, mech disc rear. rear bags with about 5kg each,
h-bar bag with about 2kg. no camping or cooking gear.
i ride: thailand, cambodia, laos, myanmar, malaysia, singapore, vietnam,
southern china.
Hi there, thanks for sharing this.
If you need specifics my plan is roughly: Beijing->Hangzhou->HK->Vietnam/Thailand/Cambodia->India(->...). I do not keep an exact schedule and path, it is subject to change. I have a rough idea and will actually gather knowledge about each country and main checkpoints beforehand.
I do not know how to fix a bike, so I hope for a good recommendation so that it can be relatively simple to fix myself with basic tools.
Of course I won't camp all the time, it will just help stay on budget on the long term and enjoy special places once in a while. Thanks for sharing cgoab, I heard of it but never actually checked it out.