Played this morning on the side roads to Samoeng and made some discoveries; the rubber foot peg covers got to go, front forks are kinda bouncy in the ruts, I shouldn’t be playing like this on my own, and where the slicks are nice on dry dirt and rock, wet clay is truly slick without teeth in the rubber. An uphill section with a leaky irrigation pipe made forward progress impossible. It started to rain lightly and so worried headed back immediately thinking it would suck to be stuck in the bush if the rains came heavily.
Knobbies would certainly pay for themselves in those situations.
Fun day though, 142 km just playing between Hang Dong and Samoeng; the odd splash was perfect way to beat the heat. D-Tracker front brakes get very grabby after a application of clay too. Wish I could remember the name of the villiage with a 10 km dirt road leading in, fun stuff also.
Knobbies would certainly pay for themselves in those situations.
Fun day though, 142 km just playing between Hang Dong and Samoeng; the odd splash was perfect way to beat the heat. D-Tracker front brakes get very grabby after a application of clay too. Wish I could remember the name of the villiage with a 10 km dirt road leading in, fun stuff also.
