Originally Posted by koffee brown
I would chew off my foot for the chance to see Ankor Wat.
Angkor Wat is magnificent! I went there in spring 2000 with a couple of friends. No cycling, sadly, but a great trip in all. More experienced sightseeing tourists place Angkor right on a par with the Pyramids in Egypt. I have not seen those, so I cannot compare, but the entire temple area is quite simply unbelieveable. Lots of reasonably priced accommodation, good food etc, and the terrain around Phnom Penh - Siem Reap looked quite bikeable. The roads were not in great condition, but I imagine most of the potholes would be easily avoidable with a bike. The heat would be a problem for me, but probably you guys have more experience with that. Also already back in 2000 Cambodia had its share of western hippie-type people "relaxing" around (i.e. using every narcotic substance available to stay absolutely stoned) and I would expect that has not got any better during these years. So the sooner you go the better, IMHO.
Personally, I plan a domestic kayak-bike combo tour. Maybe 10 days of biking with kayak on tow, and a 2 week paddling tour somewhere in the middle. I have done enough short trips with the bike-trailer combination to gain experience on its manouverability (sp?) and drag. Methinks I'm ready to increase the mileage.
--J