{"id":5502,"date":"2024-11-29T13:12:05","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T13:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/?p=5502"},"modified":"2024-11-29T13:12:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T13:12:52","slug":"where-were-going-we-dont-need-brakes-which-is-fortunate-because-you-dont-really-have-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/?p=5502","title":{"rendered":"Where We&#8217;re Going, We Don&#8217;t Need Brakes. Which Is Fortunate, Because You Don&#8217;t Really Have Them"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Spent the afternoon cycling around Tam Coc on an otherwise good bicycle with sod-all happening in the brake department, rented from the homestay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But first, some morning coffee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/VID_20241129_083835_01.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;d meant to take pictures of the river at the far end of the homestay compound, but it took a while before I could take them without looking creepy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The river might not always be that muddy; There was a pontoon with a digger on it doing something with the river bank. But I get the idea that this whole area is actively drained, based on the number of rivers and water control mechanisms that I can see, so maybe it always looks like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_20241129_0925578194975535665540148-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_20241129_0925578194975535665540148-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_20241129_0925578194975535665540148-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_20241129_0925578194975535665540148-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_20241129_0925578194975535665540148-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_20241129_0925578194975535665540148-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_20241129_0925578194975535665540148.jpg 1728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_20241129_0926107511733049204804479-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_20241129_0926107511733049204804479-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_20241129_0926107511733049204804479-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_20241129_0926107511733049204804479-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_20241129_0926107511733049204804479-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_20241129_0926107511733049204804479-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_20241129_0926107511733049204804479.jpg 1728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Had breakfast in the homestay; Fried rice with egg, plus coffee. Because coffee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First order of business in the outside world was to top up my supply of Vietnamese cash, which is always a weird experience, because the currency clearly had a period of inflation at some point, and so the ATMs top out at 5 million dong. Which is about US$200.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"813\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_20241129_113226__0110588229566572699-813x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_20241129_113226__0110588229566572699-813x1024.jpg 813w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_20241129_113226__0110588229566572699-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_20241129_113226__0110588229566572699-119x150.jpg 119w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_20241129_113226__0110588229566572699-768x968.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_20241129_113226__0110588229566572699-1219x1536.jpg 1219w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_20241129_113226__0110588229566572699.jpg 1587w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 813px) 100vw, 813px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tam Coc street scene, taken from a little caf\u00e9<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the afternoon, a bit later than I&#8217;d originally planned, I rented a bike from the home stay and went riding wherever I could go. It was great, though the back brake did absolutely nothing, and the front could be best described as &#8216;reluctant&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_20241129_1619457532406144041867118-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_20241129_1619457532406144041867118-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_20241129_1619457532406144041867118-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_20241129_1619457532406144041867118-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_20241129_1619457532406144041867118-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_20241129_1619457532406144041867118-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_20241129_1619457532406144041867118.jpg 1728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;d already walked pretty much everywhere it felt sensible to walk, and so this was my way of extending my range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m sure that in terms of riding efficiency &amp; power, the upright bike isn&#8217;t that great. 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