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Cycling in Japan VS Cycling in Thailand – The Best Country For Road Bike Riding

Cruise — Sat, 29 Jan 2022 16:06:00 +0000

4K Thailand Cycling Tour – road bike cycling in Japan vs cycling in Thailand.

Which country is the best for cycling?

Full cycling route on Strava – https://www.strava.com/activities/645…
Thuong’s Strava – https://www.strava.com/activities/645…
Gopro 4k cycling video

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KAZE Race Kansai 2 Disc Road Bike Review & First Ride

Cruise — Sun, 16 Jan 2022 15:46:00 +0000

Road bike review and first look of the Kaze Race Kansai 2 disc road bike. Today we are introducing our new road bikes and taking them for our first road bike ride in Thailand.

A HUGE thank you to Kaze bicycles for helping support our channel with these awesome bikes to ride!

KAZE BICYCLES is a Japanese inspired bicycle brand based in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Kaze (風) means wind, so the brand name literally means “ride like the wind”

Kaze bikes website – https://ridekaze.bike/

This is Thuong’s first time on a fully carbon road bike with carbon wheels. Fully aero, stiff, and a beautiful color to top things off. So needless to say, we’re both pretty stoked right now and will be putting a LOT of miles on these bikes 🙂

Thuong is riding the matte white frame. Cruise is riding the glossy red/black frame. Which one do you like better?

Today’s ride (Thuong’s Strava) – https://www.strava.com/activities/638…
Today’s ride (Cruise’s Strava) – https://www.strava.com/activities/638…

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Cycling Hotel & BIKE SHOP Tour – Vanilla Residence Chiang Mai Thailand

Cruise — Sun, 09 Jan 2022 01:15:00 +0000

Chiang Mai is one of the most famous cities for cycling in the world. Many cyclists come from around the world to come here and train, especially in the winter. Many of those cyclists stay here at Vanilla Residence Chiang Mai, which is known as the “cyclist’s hotel” or “cycling apartment”.

They have many facilities that cater to cyclists, including

24/7 guarded bike parking
bike washing area
DIY Bike Tools & Mechanic area (open to public)
rental road bikes

Not to mention, there is a huge community of cyclists staying here, so there are often many group rides.

Bonus points (tons of amazing food options, a giant shopping mall, and a huge 1 hour hill climb within 5 minutes)

More information about Vanilla Residence Chiang Mai http://www.vanilla-residence.com/

Thanks to Vanilla Residence for letting me film this video! Also thanks to Lucas from Bike Aid for the interview!

All bike shop tour videos – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5ZfE…

Bike shops in Thailand – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list…

Bike shops in Japan – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcIEs…

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KAZE BICYCLES Tour in Thailand

Cruise — Thu, 09 Dec 2021 13:50:00 +0000

4K Thailand Bike shop tour – KAZE BICYCLES is a Japanese bicycle brand based in Chiang Mai, Thailand. To be more accurate, they are a Japanese quality inspired bike brand in Thailand. Kaze (風) means wind, so the brand name literally means “ride like the wind”

We heard about Kaze bikes from our host and we happened to be cycling in Chiang Mai in the area and decided to stop by and look around since we are looking for a new road bike or mountain bike to use for cycling here. They have some really affordable bikes, and have become a top contender for our new bikes here in Thailand.

Kaze bikes website – https://ridekaze.bike/

Check the timestamps to see different parts of the bike shop / show room tour. A big thank you to KAZE BIKES for showing us around their headquarters and warehouse. They were really kind and answered a lot of our questions 🙂

They even gave Thuong a free bike fit to check her size for the road bike frames. She learned that she needs to improve her pedal efficiency.

They have some really nice road bikes and mountain bikes. Here are some of the bikes we looked at today.

KAZE RACE Kansai 2
KAZE RACE Kanon
KAZE RACE Flash
KAZE RACE Slash
KAZE Mochi folding bike

KAZE RACE is their premium carbon racing bike line.
KAZE is their normal bicycle product line.
PEARL is their own branded bicycle accessories.

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BANGKOK Sky Lane Cycling Track 🚲 Thailand Cycling Tour

Cruise — Sun, 05 Dec 2021 13:45:00 +0000

4K Thailand Cycling Tour – Bike Touring on folding bikes. 1 hour cycling video virtual tour at possibly the best cycling path in the world.

Bangkok Sky Lane Cycling Track around Suvarnabhumi Airport.

Also known as the Happy & Healthy Bike Lane (HHBL)

This is a 25km+ dedicated cycling path and one of the best cycling routes in Thailand. No cars, only bikes allowed!

During the middle of the day there aren’t many cyclists on the track, but after it begins to get dark, they turn the lights on and thousands of cyclists ride the track every night.

This is one of the best places I’ve ever ridden a bike, especially the safe bike path for training, the huge cycling community, and plenty of healthy food options at the facility.

Official website and information about cycling course https://www.hhblbikelane.com/

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Bangkok Cycling – Thailand Cycling Tour in Lumpini Park

Cruise — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 13:36:00 +0000

4K Thailand Cycling Tour – Bangkok Lumpini Park. Bike Touring on folding bikes.

Lumpini Park is one of the biggest parks in Bangkok Thailand and a popular place for cyclists since they have a dedicated bike lane and cyclists can escape the very dangerous roads of Bangkok.

Lumpini Park cycling course open hours: between 10am and 3pm.

Outside of this time, they do not allow bicycles on the course since the park quickly gets very busy with other people and runners.

Full cycling route on Strava – https://www.strava.com/activities/6246753372

Gopro 4k cycling video 4K Thailand Walking Tours – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWISXflLbjk

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We Made It To Thailand, But Our Bikes …

Cruise — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 13:32:00 +0000

We travelled to Bangkok directly from Tokyo under the new Thai Pass test and go scheme.

It was an extremely stressful time selling all of our stuff in Japan and preparing for our move to Thailand, not knowing if everything was going to work out. Fortunately, we made it through immigration without any problems and got negative results on all of our PCR tests. Now we’re free to go cycling and bike riding in Thailand 🙂 The bike riding here in Bangkok though is… something else

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BLUE LUG – Japanese Bike Shop Tour / Custom Bikes & Bikepacking Bags in TOKYO

Cruise — Sun, 28 Nov 2021 13:25:00 +0000

BLUE LUG is a custom bike shop based in Tokyo. They specialize in custom bike builds, unique bikes, and custom frame bags and other bikepacking accessories.

This is an extremely popular Japanese bike shop, which also sells their cycling goods online with worldwide shipping.

Some of the bike brands we saw in today’s bike shop tour include Surly bikes, Affinity bikes, Crust bikes, All-City bikes, MASH steel bikes, including city bikes, road bikes, gravel bikes, touring bikes, and more.

BLUE LUG HATAGAYA – https://bluelug.com/#shops

Mobot Royale Folding Bike Review & First Ride / Royale GT S9 9 speed

Cruise — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 13:16:00 +0000

This is a first look and initial impressions review of the Royale folding bike by Mobot, which is a bicycle company based out of Singapore.

ROYALE GT S9 Foldable Bicycle by MOBOT https://mobot.sg/shop/bicycle-bike/royale-gt-s9-foldable-bicycle/

Thuong’s 6 speed Royale – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDrevmeyANo

Bicycle information

Frame: Chromoly steel

Weight: 13.4 kg

Wheels: 16″

Drivetrain: 9 speed c/w STURMEY ARCHER 3 speed internal gear hub

Dimensions: 1480 mm (L) x 540 mm (W) x 960 mm (H)

Folded Dimensions: 600 mm (L) x 380 mm (W) x 630 mm (H)

5 years warranty on frame under normal usage

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Leaving Japan & Moving To Chiang Mai, Thailand

Cruise — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 13:08:00 +0000

Life update and 4k Japan cycling tour enjoying the beautiful end of summer and early fall bike riding weather here in Japan. Next stop, we’re moving to Chiang Mai, Thailand!

Why foreigners leave Japan – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2GtYnQzi2w

Why we are leaving Japan – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ6Ay6EttQs

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Shimanami Kaido Cycling Route, Best Bike Ride in Japan

Cruise — Wed, 07 Apr 2021 12:51:00 +0000

The Shimanami Kaido cycling course is known as the best cycling road in Japan. In total, it is about 75 kilometers one way, crossing over 6 different islands with a mix of regular roads and dedicated bike paths and ocean views along the Setouchi inland sea.

This is the full 4 hour bike ride tour video filmed in 4k for your viewing pleasure.

This video is part of a West Japan Cycling Trip series we did in September 2020.

See our full playlist here.

Today’s ride on Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/4057663844

Gopro 4k cycling video

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Best Cycling in Osaka 【4K】 Japan Cycling Tour

Cruise — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 12:59:00 +0000

Today we are doing a cycling tour of Osaka around some of the top attractions with a local Japanese cycling YouTuber to show us around. Osaka is one of my favorite cities in Japan and it is an awesome city for bike riding. Filmed in 4k for your viewing pleasure 🙂

This video is part of a West Japan Cycling Trip series we did in September 2020.

See our full playlist here.

Thanks to Nana-chan for showing us around Osaka!

Japanese channel – English channel

Today’s ride on Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/4095276988

Gopro 4k cycling video

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