Journal Comments - Trial by fire: new bike, first tour, first time in Asia - CycleBlaze

Journal Comments (page 6)

From Trial by fire: new bike, first tour, first time in Asia by Ian Wallis & Winston Lancaster

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Ian Wallis commented on a photo in Day 36 - a short ride to Pakse and a photo-essay culminating in a sunset.

John, yes! And I'm told that one cannot use ropes to tie loads on commercial vehicles anymore in Australia. Ian

1 month ago
Ian Wallis replied to a comment by Bill Shaneyfelt on a photo in Day 36 - a short ride to Pakse and a photo-essay culminating in a sunset.

Bill, I'm sure you are right. Perhaps the building is 1943. Ian

1 month ago
Ian Wallis replied to a comment by John Grant on a photo in Day 36 - a short ride to Pakse and a photo-essay culminating in a sunset.

Bill and John, both of your comments are possibly true.

1 month ago
Ian Wallis replied to a comment by John Grant on a photo in Day 36 - a short ride to Pakse and a photo-essay culminating in a sunset.

John, I tend to agree.

1 month ago
John Grant commented on a photo in Day 36 - a short ride to Pakse and a photo-essay culminating in a sunset.

Great job ! It's a bit of a lost art in the western world . . .

1 month ago
John Grant replied to a comment by Bill Shaneyfelt on a photo in Day 36 - a short ride to Pakse and a photo-essay culminating in a sunset.

Previous cycling patrons may have had a few too many . . .

1 month ago
John Grant commented on a photo in Day 36 - a short ride to Pakse and a photo-essay culminating in a sunset.

It's great to see the revolution is still alive !

1 month ago
John Grant commented on a photo in Day 36 - a short ride to Pakse and a photo-essay culminating in a sunset.

The steering wheel would be lovely and light but I'd be concerned about understeer at any sort of pace !

1 month ago
John Grant commented on a photo in Day 35 - South on 13: how far to Pakse?

And a very nice stand !

1 month ago
John Grant commented on a photo in Day 35 - South on 13: how far to Pakse?

They're relining the brake shoes. Safety first !

1 month ago
John Grant commented on a photo in Day 34 - Wind

It looks like Banksy was there !

1 month ago
Andrea Brown commented on a photo in Day 34 - Wind

Those are mud kilns used for making charcoal.

1 month ago
Andrea Brown commented on a photo in Day 34 - Wind

More likely the other way around, the dams in Laos are newish and built by either China or Thailand so much if not most of the power is exported.

1 month ago
Bill Shaneyfelt commented on a photo in Day 36 - a short ride to Pakse and a photo-essay culminating in a sunset.

Air cooled?

1 month ago
Bill Shaneyfelt commented on a photo in Day 36 - a short ride to Pakse and a photo-essay culminating in a sunset.

Grille and hood looks like M151 from late 1960s (3 hood ribs).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M151_%C2%BC-ton_4%C3%974_utility_truck

1 month ago