Some more stolen images from the link above. Had a totally brilliant day downhill mountainbiking on the forested slopes above Chiang Mai today. About 1200 m of descent, mostly on quite technical singletrack. A big group to start with, we peeled off with the main guide into a group of 5; me, two personal trainers from Newcastle who work in Dubai at a sports club for rich people, a large American who seems to run this particular outfit, and a local guide; to do this route, which took about 4 hours. Plenty of stops though. Everyone fell off several times. The most sustained singletrack ride I've ever done.
But still, the most dangerous bit was getting back to the rental office in the Chiang Mai rush hour - well scary, especially as the most common form of transport, the scooter (which often has whole families aboard) vies for position relentlessly with cars, minibuses and tuk-tuks, there don't seem to be any rules of the road, and no-one takes much notice of traffic lights (even if they work).
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I did tell you I was going...get with the programme dudette! How's the new house (that's obviously taking up all of your attention)?? JHx
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