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Gallery: Cycling One of the World’s Best Road Loops

byAlee Denham
August 21, 2015

I went on an adventure to Thailand to find out whether a folding bike was actually capable for hard yakka bicycle touring. It turns out that they’re easily capable enough to ride one of the most difficult road loops in the world, the Mae Hong Son. This loop boasts 4000 bends, 13000m of climbing, 20 to 30%(!) gradients – all over a 660km distance. It is picturesque, challenging and just lots, and lots of fun.

Read the full MAE HONG SON CYCLE GUIDE

Read my TERN ECLIPSE FOLDING BIKE REVIEW

See my 8.5KG GEAR LIST FOR THAILAND

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Alee Denham
Alee is a bike and travel addict who has cycled through 100+ countries and doesn't really have any plans of stopping. Along the way, he creates technical resources, in-depth reviews, inspirational videos, how-to guides and more. If you've learned something from him, you can support his mission to create the best bike travel content HERE.
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