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For this upcoming National Day break in the beginning of October my friend and I are looking to make decent tracks and to some exploring in northern China. We are leaning towards making are way out of Beijing toward Inner Mongolia via Jiangjiakou, then to Ulanqab, and finally arriving at Hohhot. Has anybody done this ride before and feel like sharing your experience? Thanks!
hey, I had similar plan to just go threw all this empty spaces, have a rest from the crowds. I even bought the maps but then I checked the temperature amplitudes for some cities in IM and it showed me 3 C. Isn't that too cold? If its not I might go back to this idea.
http://www.gaisma.com/en/dir/cn-country.html - weather amplitudes
Hm, sounds like a plan.
If you look at the temperature graph you posted, you see a big drop from Sep to Oct. Because this is not going to happen overnight and it is an average temperature scale it means that days in the beginning of October should still be fair if not warm.
I will see how much holiday I can get for national day and then maybe join you guys, at least for the first few days...
I made a couple of trips to Northern Hebei and Inner Mongolia. Be aware of very low temperatures from September to May! I spent a very cold (<10 Celsius) and stormy night camping in the Southern part of Inner Mongolia late May and another camping night in Northern Hebei in October when our water bottles got frozen in the morning. Don't believe weather statistics about this area.
Also note that most of the hotels in tourist places have no heating since they're only open from May to August.
Otherwise a great area for bike travel.
ok, thats some checked info, i guess u went there during the national holidays? but how was the ride? was it also too cold? your camping sounds extreme:)
ok, turns out some folks on this forum braved the winds of inner mongolia last national day break: http://www.mychinamoto.com/forums/sh...ghlight=hohhot
hopefully i wont fall deathly ill like those involved in last year's misadventure.
and all are welcome on our ride, where ever we may end up going. my riding partner-in-crime is back in spain right now reconnecting with his ex-gf, so its hard to finalize anything.
not much info about the weather though, are you also planning 5* hotel? I will have a 10people van support proppably. If we decide to go to Inner Mongolia maybe we could join for part of the ride.
I'm not sure yet about my plans during the October holiday, but I'd prefer to go more south instead of heading for areas even colder than Beijing!
We were there after the National holidays.Quote:
Originally Posted by filipu
I'm surely not an extreme camper but I prefer my tent and sleeping bag compared to the dirty, smelly, lousy and little hotels in small towns, where you always become the center of attention for the evening of your stay. We always find some nice spots to set up camp and if we are spotted some folks may show up but no one ever bothered us. We are well equipped and bring along chairs, table, bbq, etc - all on the bikes, no van, no car, no truck :goodtime:
We think about this as an alternatvie if it turns out to be too cold in IM, but maybe it would be nice to go to a cold empty place after hot and crowdy BJ. Abyway, would you consder traveling with 125-150ccm bikes on your 600ccm Jialing?
Well I'm the only one with the bike among my friendsQuote:
Originally Posted by chinabiker
As for alternatives south of Beijing: Ever heard of the Guoliang Tunnels? (Confusing Website) It is in the border area of Henan and Shanxi, maybe 2 days of driving one-way.
I like :thumbsup:
Awsome place! I'm only afraid that bikes aren't allowed there.Quote:
Originally Posted by fahni
Wow. Guoliang looks awesome though. OK, so consensus seems to be north is too cold and guoliang is off-limits. What is to the West? Might be time to go Fievel on this expedition.
Well, I definetly want to check out the tunnels some time. Might be a good idea to go there with a group of riders son one can go first and radio the others if there is any traffic coming from the other direction.
As for the October holidays: My GF and I would have time from 1st to the 5th. We are not really happy about the thought of riding two up for the whole time so I am thinking of borrowing/renting an additional bike for these 5 days. Anybody has any idea where to borrow/rent bikes in Beijing (no ChangJiangs, please!)?
http://www.v-66.com/motor-1.htmlQuote:
Originally Posted by fahni
i ve found only this website but they were quite expensive. i think 400y per day
Any new plans for the holidays guys?
Hi filipu,
I am still interested in principle. Still, I don't know how many days and if I will be coming alone or as double-pack. Thanks for the link I already contacted them. You are right about the price and they want a 15.000 deposit. Got another contact from a friend and will call them up some day later this week to inquire about rentals.
As for weather: I spent the last two days on the bike and it was at moments already very cold. So from my side, I think I would opt for a more western/southern destination...
My riding PIC is still in Spain, so I can't guarantee anything. And yes, its getting quite cold. West/South may be better choice.
I'm fine with south, lets organize something. I will buy some new gear next week.
@GJN would you go without your PIC (whatever that means;) ?
PIC: partner in crime.
Its hard to say if I can 100% commit - either way I'm going to need to find somebody to house sit to take care of pets. If I cant, I'm still ok to do a short trip, maybe 2 days.