Bikepacking Adventure

Vietnam, Quảng Trị, maybe Triệu Phong, north of Hue city I was cycling north, they south.

A Boeing Chinook helicopter seems to be doing firefighting exercises at the lake, collecting water in a very large bucket. Thailand ประเทศไท, Chiang Mai เทศบาลนคร เชียงใหม่, Huay Tueng Thao Reservoir อ่างเก็บน้ำห้วยตึงเฒ่า

The No 8 bus goes between Phra Nakhon เขตพระนคร and Bang Kapi District เขตบางกะปิ, taking nearly 2 hours each way. Sometimes the buses dont travel the entire route, but turn around at Chatuchak เขตจตุจักร. The old buses are not air conditioned, and sometimes brightly painted. They cost only 8 or 10 baht at the time of this video. Thailand ประเทศไทย, Bangkok กรุงเทพมหานคร, Wang Thonglang เขตวังทองหลาง, Lat Phrao Rd.

Here I show how I use paraffin wax from candles to lubricate my chains, with just a little oil added - here I am using ATF for its red color. Too much oil will make the lube attract dirt and get 'gunky' - defeating the purpose of using wax. 100% wax works fine. My experience with using wax to lube my chains is extrememly good. It has reduced my chain maintenance and also the mess, by a great deal. I will not go back to using oil for exposed chains. I buy pillar candles for the wax as it is my cheapest option where I live. Many decades ago, it was pretty normal to lube a chain with wax, on a cooker, in a kitchen. Bicycle lube companies get very upset about this, and may even try to discredit the use of wax to lube chains.

A 360 degree panorama from the dam of Huay Tueng Thao Reservoir อ่างเก็บน้ำห้วยตึงเฒ่า, which has a ring road popular with cyclists. Thailand ประเทศไท, Chiang Mai เทศบาลนคร เชียงใหม่, Huay Tueng Thao Reservoir อ่างเก็บน้ำห้วยตึงเฒ่า

Using a sheetmetal shim to close this link with a chain breaking tool and have a properly working flexible link.

The sounds and appearance of the forest on Doi Pui, the mountain west of Chiang Mai city. Thailand ประเทศไท, Chiang Mai เทศบาลนคร เชียงใหม่, Mae Rim, Don Kaeo ตำบล ดอนแก้ว.

I cycled up, via Doi Suthep, to the campground near the top of Doi Pui (Doi Pui Camping Area ลานกางเต็นท์ดอยปุย, 1500m ASL). The climb is about 1200m from Chiang Mai City which is at 300m ASL. Theres a trail to the 1685m peak (785m prominence). This video is of sealed and later dirt roads from the campground, northeast down to Huay Tueng Thao Reservoir อ่างเก็บน้ำห้วยตึงเฒ่า. The roads are usually not marked or signed, but the most worn path is the way to follow. Why would most people not go to Chiang Mai? exactly. Also a bit of luck was helpful, because these roads were not on the maps. Thailand ประเทศไท, Chiang Mai เทศบาลนคร เชียงใหม่

Showing detailed visual information about the causes of chain wear, highlighting the critical wear surfaces that are responsible for chain stretch. Typical bicycle chains are bushingless roller chains.

A relaxing beautiful beach on an island near Sihanoukville. Im not sure which one this is. Cambodia កម្ពុជា, Preah Sihanouk ក្រុងព្រះសីហនុ.

A few tips to easily disassemble and clean the air horn diaphragm. Its very important to be careful with the metal diaphragm. The weight and stiffness of the diaphragm affect the pitch of the horn. Dirt on the diaphragm interferes with the reliable operation of the horn. Over time, I found that the black air tube, and the soft rubber seal under the button, degrade quickly. Rather than regularly buy a replacement seal kit, I stopped using this product.

The intersection has lights. Maybe he is not an official traffic conductor. Vietnam, Hồ Chí Minh, Quận 12, Tân Thới An, Under QL1A overpass

This little sawmill is in the outer areas of HCMC, north from An Suong. Vietnam, Hồ Chí Minh, Hóc Môn, Tân Xuân, Đường Song Hành I think.

Panorama from the north side of the bridge. The pylon foundations for the second bridge (Cầu Đồng Nai mới) are being made. Vietnam, Dồng Nai, Biên Hòa

A barge operator is dropped off at his river barge by the ferry, with his groceries and blocks of ice, that he probably got at Chợ Thủ Dầu Một market. Vietnam, Bình Dương, Thủ Dầu Một, Phú Cường, Bến đò Thủ Dầu Một

A timelapse from the south side of the bridge, looking south. River barges bring construction material up the Tonle Sap river. The 'fish' tower is already completed. Cambodia កម្ពុជា, Phnom Penh រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ, Cambodia-Japan Friendship Bridge ស្ពានមិត្តភាពកម្ពុជា-ជប៉ុន

A panorama from the south side of the Cambodia-Japan Friendship Bridge ស្ពានមិត្តភាពកម្ពុជា-ជប៉ុន Cambodia កម្ពុជា, Phnom Penh រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ

Kids sniff glue held in small bags. Looks like contact adhesive. It is likely they are not educated about the long term effects on their brain and life. Cambodia កម្ពុជា, Phnom Penh រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ, Preah Sisowath Quay តីរវិថី ​ព្រះស៊ីសុវត្ថិ, Riverside Park សួនច្បារមាត់ទន្លេ

Ten minutes of quiet rainy street 290, with a little activity. Near Olympic Market ផ្សារអូឡាំពិក Cambodia កម្ពុជា, Phnom Penh រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ, Khan Chamkar Mon ខណ្ឌ​ចំការមន, St 290

A business holds a promotion on the street with dancing girls. People stop to watch and almost block the road completely. Vietnam, Bình Dương, Thủ Dầu Một, Phú Cường, Nguyễn Thái Học

Kids play in the floodwater, among the slow moving traffic. The flooded intersection is likely caused by trash blocking the stormwater drains. Cambodia កម្ពុជា, Phnom Penh រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ, Maybe in Sangkat Phsar Kandal Ti Muoy សង្កាត់​ផ្សារកណ្ដាលទី ១

The girl has been asked to find warm bread that has been freshly baked. Yet it is likely that she has not washed her hands since picking her nose, touching surfaces shared with people who dont wash their hands after going to the toilet, handling money previously handled by all kinds of unhygienic people, etc. She has no idea that her hands are leaving traces of things she has picked up. In school and at home, she doesnt learn about hygiene at all, so she cannot be blamed. Vietnam, Bình Dương, Thủ Dầu Một, Hiệp Thành, BigC.

This seems typical of my experience as a pedestrian, of crossing busy roads in south east Asia. My friend was a little apprehensive about crossing with me. This zebra crossing is at the south entrance of Chợ Bến Thành. Vietnam, Hồ Chí Minh, Quận 1, Phường Bến Thành.

A cardboard recycler repacks her bicycle at an intersection. This job is usually done by women. Vietnam, Hồ Chí Minh, Quận 7, Tân Phong, Bùi Bằng Đoàn (at Nguyễn Văn Linh)

After heavy rain, the dip of the road was flooded and vehicles did not slow down for the water over the road. Some motorbike ride3rs got soaked, one was lucky to not crash. Vietnam, Bình Dương, Thủ Dầu Một, Phú Mỹ, Đ Mỹ Phước - Tân Vạn