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Can anyone recommend, or know of, a good place to buy or rent riding gear (boots, gloves,etc.) in Chiang Mai or Northern Thailand? Thanks.

Dave Early

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For boots try the boot maker on Chotana Road, Chang Puak, opposite the Teachers College. I've had 2 pairs made there for 3,500 baht a pop and they are good. I get 12-18 mths out of a pair with heavy, almost daily, use. Sorry don't know the name of the shop, (its a bit of a no-name shop.)
For a leather jacket try New Boonkrong Leather, on the Sankamphaeng road, on the right hand side going out. From what I can gather they should be ok. I'm lining up for a new jacket there in a couple of months. I expect cost to be 6-8,000 baht price range with a bit of luck = local non-tourist price. My previous (current leather jacket) cost me 3,500 baht 8 years ago & was made privately by one of the guys who worked at New Boonkrong, but he is no longer around.
Hope this is a help – let me know how you go.

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As usual, you are a wealth of information. I am still in the "over the counter" mode and fail to think about the wealth of "custom made" resources in this area. Thanks again.

Dave Early

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Downstairs in Carefore there is an army type shop, the youngman (keen biker) that owns it, now and again he picks up the odd large biking leather from Chat-tu-Chac market in BKK, don't bother with Cha-tu-chac yourself as you'll be wandering around all weekend looking. Starting at 2,500BHt (Thai price) he's also got some boots in. I bought some steel toe capped boots on the north corner of Chaing Puak Gate -800bht well happy with them.

Dave- Had a shock walking into Charts new place last night, amazing!