Bangkok is a cyclist’s nightmare. One would assume that the dangers associated with cycling here would be enough to deter any sane being from swinging a leg over a bicycle. Un-maintained roads, motosais speeding the wrong way, garbage piles, dried squid vendors on wheels, pollution, and asinine drivers are just a few of the obstacles that cyclists face in the Big Mango.
But nothing can stop them. In fact, Thai Cycling for Health Association is putting on Bangkok’s largest cycling event yet: the First Bangkok Bicycle Show. Set to take place on March 11th at the Bangkok Art and Culture Center (opposite MBK), the event aims to raise enough money to buy 84 new bicycles for impoverished Thai children.
Participants pay a THB200 registration fee to have their two-wheeled creation shown and judged by peer cycling enthusiasts. The winner takes home a trophy issued by Mr. Apirak Kosayodhin, the chairman of the Bangkok Art and Culture Center.
In addition to helping cyclists-in-need, participants will receive a cycling cap embroidered with their name.
Expect some gnarly fixies, restored vintage cruisers, race prepped road machines, and bombproof mountain bikes to be in attendance. Nearly 500 bicycles have been registered so far.
First Bangkok Bicycle Show
9am-6pm, Bangkok Art and Culture Center
Sunday March 11th, 2012
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