Where to buy bicycles in PP
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Where to buy bicycles in PP
I have looked and looked. Tuk tuks just take me in circles. I am wondering where I can buy a decent bicycle in PP. Preferably a commuter. Thanks!
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There are loads of shops around O'Russei Market. For second-hand try Psah Heng Ly or there's a big warehouse with about a thousand bikes in it on 1986. Bicycle in Khmer is "Kang".
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Buy a Giant Snap from Aeon. $350 done and dusted. Just lock it up when you go to Kandal House.FSU_Noles wrote:I have looked and looked. Tuk tuks just take me in circles. I am wondering where I can buy a decent bicycle in PP. Preferably a commuter. Thanks!
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I bought a couple of bikes for $ 40-45 at orussey, in the small streets opposite the market. Plenty of shops, good prices. Don't go for anything high end as it's likely to get nicked, even with a good padlock.
The last one I had a few months ago, the crazy bastards sawed through the frame as they couldn't get past the European lock I'd put on it, in full daylight at a busy street corner. I came back to an unopened, unbroken steel lock , hanging to a metal sign the bike was attached to, wtf !
The last one I had a few months ago, the crazy bastards sawed through the frame as they couldn't get past the European lock I'd put on it, in full daylight at a busy street corner. I came back to an unopened, unbroken steel lock , hanging to a metal sign the bike was attached to, wtf !
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You should have asked a few more questions before arriving. Here's how tuk tuks work. The drivers usually have no idea where your destination is. You have to direct them. Use a map, or google maps, and tell the drivers, go straight, turn left, turn right, stop here. Then you'll get where you are going. If you tell a tuk tuk driver "I want to go to the old Rehabb bar that's now been renamed El Capitan" he will say "Yes, I know" and then when you get in he will drive in circles, or wait for you to direct him there, or just drive you to the last place he took a white person and then stop with a triumphant look on his face. You need to give the directions.
Alternatively, learn the locations of the major wats and markets. They can all drive you right to Psar Tmei (Central Market), Psar Jah (Old Market), Psar Kandal (Angry Birds Market), Psar Tuol Tompong (Russian Market), etc. Note that there's another market called "Psar O'Russei" and if you encounter a tuk tuk driver who isn't used to foreigners and say "Russian Market" he may think you are saying "O'Russei" and take you there.
For the wats, learn where Wat Phnom, Wat Langka, Wat Ounalom, and Wat Sarawan are.
If you know the locations of these markets and wats, you can then tell the driver you're going a place near one of those markets and wats, and then when he gets in range you can direct him the last few hundred meters.
But again, if you give them the name of a restaurant, bar, office, or specialty store, they probably don't know it, but they will say they do because they almost never wave away business.
Lastly, tuk tuk drivers have a remarkable knack for saying "I know, I know" and then driving towards your destination and making a few correct turns to lull you into complacency thinking "Oh, this guy actually knows where it is, he's heading the right way." Then the moment you stop paying attention they will go the wrong way and the next thing you know you're halfway to the airport.
You have to steer tuk tuks yourself, and you can only put them on autopilot until they get to the wat or market near your destination. That's the lesson.
Alternatively, learn the locations of the major wats and markets. They can all drive you right to Psar Tmei (Central Market), Psar Jah (Old Market), Psar Kandal (Angry Birds Market), Psar Tuol Tompong (Russian Market), etc. Note that there's another market called "Psar O'Russei" and if you encounter a tuk tuk driver who isn't used to foreigners and say "Russian Market" he may think you are saying "O'Russei" and take you there.
For the wats, learn where Wat Phnom, Wat Langka, Wat Ounalom, and Wat Sarawan are.
If you know the locations of these markets and wats, you can then tell the driver you're going a place near one of those markets and wats, and then when he gets in range you can direct him the last few hundred meters.
But again, if you give them the name of a restaurant, bar, office, or specialty store, they probably don't know it, but they will say they do because they almost never wave away business.
Lastly, tuk tuk drivers have a remarkable knack for saying "I know, I know" and then driving towards your destination and making a few correct turns to lull you into complacency thinking "Oh, this guy actually knows where it is, he's heading the right way." Then the moment you stop paying attention they will go the wrong way and the next thing you know you're halfway to the airport.
You have to steer tuk tuks yourself, and you can only put them on autopilot until they get to the wat or market near your destination. That's the lesson.
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logos wrote:The last one I had a few months ago, the crazy bastards sawed through the frame as they couldn't get past the European lock I'd put on it, in full daylight at a busy street corner. I came back to an unopened, unbroken steel lock , hanging to a metal sign the bike was attached to, wtf !
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Psar Thmei is actually "New Market", I don't know when foreigners started calling it "Central Market", because that's Psah Kandal. Psar Tuol Tompong is only really called "Russian Market" by foreigners, I've never heard it called "Psah Russee". Psah O' Russie (sounds more like "russ-eye") means "Bamboo creek market". Psah Dumex ( sounds like dooey-mek) is called that because there was a Dumex baby formula factory there way back. They don't sell bikes by any of these except Psah O' Russie.gavinmac wrote:
Alternatively, learn the locations of the major wats and markets. They can all drive you right to Psar Tmei (Central Market), Psar Jah (Old Market), Psar Kandal (Angry Birds Market), Psar Tuol Tompong (Russian Market), etc. Note that there's another market called "Psar O'Russei" and if you encounter a tuk tuk driver who isn't used to foreigners and say "Russian Market" he may think you are saying "O'Russei" and take you there.
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Yes, I agree, you're better off never saying "Russian Market" to a tuk tuk driver, only foreigners say it. You should say Tuol Tom Pong.
Also if you say "Sorya Market" they will take you to the 5 story Sorya Mall.
You used to be able to say "Sorya Mall" and they would also take you there, but these days if you say "Sorya Mall" they will take you to Golden Sorya Mall (aka GSM), the degenerate 24 hour drinking complex about 300 meters away.
Oh, you can try telling tuk tuk drivers street names/numbers too, but that's a 50/50 proposition as to whether they know the streets. And don't ever try to show them a map. It's like showing an infant the periodic table.
Also if you say "Sorya Market" they will take you to the 5 story Sorya Mall.
You used to be able to say "Sorya Mall" and they would also take you there, but these days if you say "Sorya Mall" they will take you to Golden Sorya Mall (aka GSM), the degenerate 24 hour drinking complex about 300 meters away.
Oh, you can try telling tuk tuk drivers street names/numbers too, but that's a 50/50 proposition as to whether they know the streets. And don't ever try to show them a map. It's like showing an infant the periodic table.
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You're welcome. I alternate between helpful replies and dickish insults. It keeps people coming back for more.FSU_Noles wrote:Thanks for the replies everyone. This is very helpful information!
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I would rather purchase a Giant then a Specialized.But its good to know they have opened up a store in PP.the_purple_turtle wrote:Specialized had just opened on 63 in bkk1. Go and drop some big cash on an SWORKS. Then some more cash on an Italian 'doctor' and get on the program.
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To the OP I would spend a little more on a decent bike,as it will be much more enjoyable to ride.
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