Originally Posted by
saddlesores
okay, it's been a few years since i've been to cambodia, but 5 years ago
there were giant brand bike shops, possibly one or two other brands,
both in phnom penh and siem reap.
you also have that yuuuuge bike market near the capitol guest house
at the orssey (?) market in pp, with gosh, hundreds of bike stalls, many
with mtb tires....even folding tires.
small towns and villages? maybe not.
Location: Kampong Cham
All of the bike shops sell mountain bikes. There are hundreds of people who go out exercising regularly on mountain bikes. Some have 26," some have 27.5," and some have 29", but 26" is the most common.
Another unrelated issue for those in Cambodia. When a foreigner looks at bikes in Phnom Penh, they ask stupidly high prices, and you are supposed to negotiate down to a good price. I just walk away. In the small towns, they ask the same price as when selling to the locals. You may get $5 or $10 off, but you basically get the right price to begin with.