Mountain biking through Yunnan and Kham Tibet, 10-14 days of trail riding through Bai, Yi, Naxi and Tibetan country from Dali to Shangri-la
Mountain biking through Yunnan and Kham Tibet, 10-14 days of trail riding through Bai, Yi, Naxi and Tibetan country from Dali to Shangri-la Mountain biking through Yunnan and Kham Tibet, 10-14 days of trail riding through Bai, Yi, Naxi and Tibetan country from Dali to Shangri-la Mountain biking through Yunnan and Kham Tibet, 10-14 days of trail riding through Bai, Yi, Naxi and Tibetan country from Dali to Shangri-la
Mountain biking through Yunnan and Kham Tibet, 10-14 days of trail riding through Bai, Yi, Naxi and Tibetan country from Dali to Shangri-la Mountain biking through Yunnan and Kham Tibet, 10-14 days of trail riding through Bai, Yi, Naxi and Tibetan country from Dali to Shangri-la Mountain biking through Yunnan and Kham Tibet, 10-14 days of trail riding through Bai, Yi, Naxi and Tibetan country from Dali to Shangri-la
Mountain biking through Yunnan and Kham Tibet, 10-14 days of trail riding through Bai, Yi, Naxi and Tibetan country from Dali to Shangri-la Mountain biking through Yunnan and Kham Tibet, 10-14 days of trail riding through Bai, Yi, Naxi and Tibetan country from Dali to Shangri-la Mountain biking through Yunnan and Kham Tibet, 10-14 days of trail riding through Bai, Yi, Naxi and Tibetan country from Dali to Shangri-la
Mountain biking through Yunnan and Kham Tibet, 10-14 days of trail riding through Bai, Yi, Naxi and Tibetan country from Dali to Shangri-la Mountain biking through Yunnan and Kham Tibet, 10-14 days of trail riding through Bai, Yi, Naxi and Tibetan country from Dali to Shangri-la Mountain biking through Yunnan and Kham Tibet, 10-14 days of trail riding through Bai, Yi, Naxi and Tibetan country from Dali to Shangri-la
Mountain biking through Yunnan and Kham Tibet, 10-14 days of trail riding through Bai, Yi, Naxi and Tibetan country from Dali to Shangri-la Mountain biking through Yunnan and Kham Tibet, 10-14 days of trail riding through Bai, Yi, Naxi and Tibetan country from Dali to Shangri-la Mountain biking through Yunnan and Kham Tibet, 10-14 days of trail riding through Bai, Yi, Naxi and Tibetan country from Dali to Shangri-la
Mountain biking through Yunnan and Kham Tibet, 10-14 days of trail riding through Bai, Yi, Naxi and Tibetan country from Dali to Shangri-la
Mountain biking through Yunnan and Kham Tibet, 10-14 days of trail riding through Bai, Yi, Naxi and Tibetan country from Dali to Shangri-la
Mountain biking through Yunnan and Kham Tibet, 10-14 days of trail riding through Bai, Yi, Naxi and Tibetan country from Dali to Shangri-la
Mountain biking through Yunnan and Kham Tibet, 10-14 days of trail riding through Bai, Yi, Naxi and Tibetan country from Dali to Shangri-la
Mountain biking through Yunnan and Kham Tibet, 10-14 days of trail riding through Bai, Yi, Naxi and Tibetan country from Dali to Shangri-la
Mountain biking through Yunnan and Kham Tibet, 10-14 days of trail riding through Bai, Yi, Naxi and Tibetan country from Dali to Shangri-la Mountain biking through Yunnan and Kham Tibet, 10-14 days of trail riding through Bai, Yi, Naxi and Tibetan country from Dali to Shangri-la Mountain biking through Yunnan and Kham Tibet, 10-14 days of trail riding through Bai, Yi, Naxi and Tibetan country from Dali to Shangri-la
Mountain biking through Yunnan and Kham Tibet, 10-14 days of trail riding through Bai, Yi, Naxi and Tibetan country from Dali to Shangri-la
Mountain biking through Yunnan and Kham Tibet, 10-14 days of trail riding through Bai, Yi, Naxi and Tibetan country from Dali to Shangri-la
Mountain biking through Yunnan and Kham Tibet, 10-14 days of trail riding through Bai, Yi, Naxi and Tibetan country from Dali to Shangri-la
Mountain biking through Yunnan and Kham Tibet, 10-14 days of trail riding through Bai, Yi, Naxi and Tibetan country from Dali to Shangri-la
Mountain biking through Yunnan and Kham Tibet, 10-14 days of trail riding through Bai, Yi, Naxi and Tibetan country from Dali to Shangri-la
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Cycling in China and Mountain Biking through Yunnan and Kham Tibet. A 10 to 14 day trail riding excursion throuh Bai, Yi, Naxi and Tibetan minority country
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What you can expect from us? We will do all we can, using our years of combined experience, to make this as smooth and as fun as possible. But keep in mind this is not being offered as a full guided trip. Glitches may happen (that's just part of traveling eh!). We will provide all the camping equipment and a knowedgeable, helpful driver for the jeep end of things.  
What we will expect from you? First and foremost is an adventurous attitude. After that is a bike in good working order, a body in reasonable shape (you don't need to shave you legs and pack a heart rate monitor, just get off the couch or out from behind the desk a couple times a week). Lastly you need the time, 10 days minimum in Yunnan , and a bit of extra cash for the ride of your year, maybe your life.  
What bike to bring? That's entirely up to you. My personal ride is a 2004 Kona Coiler. Any of the new 4-6 inch travel ‘ All Mountain ' bikes will handle the terrain, as well a similar style hard tail. A tight and light XC ride could quickly get overwhelmed by the landscape as it can get steep and rocky. On the flip side a full on free ride/DH rig might be a bit too much. But it's your bike; you know it and what you can ride on it. I will say make sure it has a sturdy wheel set and I would also recommend disk brakes and leg armor.  
The cost will depend on your budget and time restrictions. We are offering this at cost to the individual; I will pay the same as you. Expect to pay anywhere from 80 RMB (about $10 US) storming around the low hanging fruit (i.e. Dali and Zhongdian) to 400 RMB ($50 US) for the more remote access, jeep-assisted ride locations, depending on how you want to live. The exact details will be worked out depending on the time/money restrictions and strength of the group.
Don't be afraid to get a hold of me to ask questions about the trip, or bounce ideas off me for trips of your own. I can be reached at adrian@haiweitrails.com
Cycling in China and Mountain Biking through Yunnan and Kham Tibet. A 10 to 14 day trail riding excursion throuh Bai, Yi, Naxi and Tibetan minority country

North by Northwest (012)
10-14 days, Mountain Biking/Trail Riding

10-Day Trip
We will meet up in Kunming and from there head to Dali were we will spend three to four days riding mind blowing single track. I'm not just saying that, the riding here is very good. Dali is a tourist town (as in not hard core China and is a good soft introduction to the harder side of things) located between a large lake at 1800m and a ridge line of 4000m peaks. The far side of the lake offers up lower hills and killer XC rides, while the peaks near town offer every thing from lift access (to be worked out), road climbs and hike-a-bikes into long single track DH's. There are options from here to explore the surrounding area.  The prime time is going to come after Dali. A jeep assisted camping trip in to grassland hills populated by Yi people. This is an area with an average elevation of 3000m, consisting of mellow gradient pasture land covering an estimated 100 square km's. I have not yet ridden here. Haiwei Trails along with my self made an exploratory jeep trip into this area in the fall of 2004. The options here are countless. During the three days and two nights we stay here you can expect long and eventful days of exploring and getting (not so) lost, followed by evenings of fire side beer-covery and chilly nights in tents.

And then the 4 day extension.... This option would be a trip up to Zhongdian, a personal favorite of mine. Zhongdian is the southern edge of the Tibetan world. The town it self is in a high valley sitting at 3300m. The 4500m peaks surrounding town offer some of the best trail riding around, though hard to reach and hard to ride due to the elevation. Most of the riding is on rocky, wide open logging track. Though there are some climbable XC rides, it's mostly hike-a-bike to get to the goods. The time pushing is well balanced with benchy XC stuff and steep DH's. It's good, Trust me. Getting away from Zhongdian back to Kunming depends on your budget. There is an air port with cheap domestic flights as well as night bus back to Kunming , so it won't be a problem to make your flight home.

 

The recently formed Kham Spokes, in association with Haiwei Trails, will be running some exploratory trail riding around the remote parts of Yunnan starting in the fall of 2007. Less road touring, more trail riding in the modern sense of the term; this won't be hammer head stuff, the priority will be fun.

For more info on Adrian Bostock, the evil genius behind Kham Spokes, please go here.

 

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