Thailand
Mountain Biking Guides
Dave
Williams, Director of PaddleAsia Co., Ltd
Dave
has been an avid cyclist for many decades. In his
youth he road on both a road bike and a mountain bike
team in Hampton, Virginia. Winning several races and
placing well in many more, Dave achieved category
III in the
USCF
and raced in several NORBA Nationals.
Dave
is a die-hard nature lover / tree hugger. Any excuse
to get away from the computer and into the fresh air
is a good excuse. Luckily, Phang Nga Province and
other parts of Southern Thailand offer him, his team
and you the chance to explore the rural countryside
and meet the very friendly locals while seeing the
best bits of the remaining natural wonders.
There
is still a lot of unexplored/uncharted territory in
Southern Thailand. The potential for all levels of
mountain biking is extraordinary!
Dave
and his team of extremely talented Thai guides have
a deep love of the rural regions of Southern Thailand.
They all have a vast amount of knowledge about the
flora and fauna of the region and the history of the
areas you’ll visit.
Thai
Mountain Biking Guide
Khun
Run is our main Thai
mountain biking guide. Run was born and raised on
Ko Yao Noi in Phang Nga Bay. Run runs a lot of our
cycling day trips and he joins almost all of the bigger
cycling group trips.
Run
is licensed through the Tourism Authority of Thailand.
No guide can legally guide without this license.
Besides
having a very charming personality, Run is completely
fluent in English and is first aid certified.
Everyone
who goes riding with Khun Run has a great time.
Bytheway,
according to Thai law, all tours must have a Thai
guide. Foreigners cannot be guides. They can be tour
leaders, but there must be a licensed Thai guide on
the trip as well.
Riding
Friends
Check
out Allan "Toolbox" Mossop's mountain
biking site. You can read
about the Phuket Mountain Bike Hash (Hash House Harriers)
as well as read about the quality of the riding in
the area. 
Allan
has quite a few nice videos online on YouTube as well.
