Hi fellow travelers, I have just finished a top holiday in Thailand. My highlight of the trip was this 2 day trek with Crank Adventures.
The journey started off with being picked up at our hotel by Damian and Mr Win. Damian is originally from Australia who has lived in Thailand for the past 10 years, he is full of great information on just about every subject we brought up and very easy to communicate with, he is the founder of this company that he started with a very strong passion for the sport of mountainbike riding. This shows with the bikes and safety gear that is provided of top quality and well maintained for the amazing trails that have been found by Damian over time. (awesome countryside)
Mr Win is a local legend of Chiang Mai who drives the support vehicle, takes photos/videos, shows you fascinating things such as the bubble tree, cooks Thai meals in hilltribe kitchen and much more!
We drove not to far from Chiang Mai through beautiful hillside to our starting point where we set up bikes and are given a demonstration on riding and safety in this area. Then off we go further into the hillside taking in all its beauty for a couple of hours, to rest up for lunch at a bamboo house built on the river.(mmm Pad Thai)
The next part was just simply the best riding i have ever expierienced, with lots of downhill, twisting turns, creek crossings, timber bridges, numerous villages to see with local kids running out to wave as you cruise through,
We finish at a neat hillside village where Mr Win showed us around and taught us all the history of the village and surroundings.
Our accomadation was a fabulous expierience staying in a bamboo and timber house perched over the river where we had a refreshing swim. Dinner was cooked by everyone who wanted to help out in the tribal kitchen over the hot wok. A few cold drinks and a few stories about the day to finish off the night nice.
Morning time we pack our gear into the car and head to the river where our bamboo raft awaits which we watched a local build the day before. We ride the long raft down the river for a few hours, with plenty to see along the way. Ending up at the village we had lunch at the day before for another tasty feast to end our amazing journey. We were driven back to Damians place which is also a bar and small restaurant where we freshened ourselves up enjoyed some beers, had some fantastic pizzas and then dropped off at airport by Damian, this service was second to none. We were treated like we were family, Please do experience this for yourselves!

Damien and his guide (sorry, bad with names), had every aspect of the trip planned. Great bikes, great trails, nice cold beers after, definately do it again. This dude loves bikes, and Chiang Mai.....only way to go

I just did a wonderful two day mountain bike ride with Crank adventures in Chang Mai Thailand. What can I say ..well it was a bit like visiting an old friend who loves mountain biking, lives in Thailand and wanted to show me how great the biking is where he now lives! Combine that with someone who is really out to serve and take care of you and that will give you a feel of my experience! I'd also like to add that Chang Mai is totally peaceful and no problems going on from the recent troubles in Thailandand I was around for twelve days. I came across Damien and Crank adventures through the internet, thought they looked good and was really pleased with my choice. Damien is a guy doing what he loves and sharing that with others. He also cares about the local community , culture and environment and that's the kind of outfit I like to give my custom to. It was clear he was well liked by the locals in the mountains as he chatted away in Thai having a laugh with people we met along the way. The trails were wonderful, fun and exciting with great views. I had a great bike a great time and great company. Oh I got some good coaching on tips riding too. So if your looking for a recommendation for a biking outfit in Chang Mai I think you can tell I'm a raving fan of Crank Adventures

Visited Chiang Mai in March this year and took one of Crank's overnight tours.. Was rated intermediate and was challenging enough for me, though the highlights are what you see along the way, passing through remote Karen villiages, hillside rice fields, staying overnight in a village sitting, eating fresh local food, and good local guides that really know their stuff.
Enjoyed an ice-cold beer back at the tavern, with some good tunes, great trip alround !! Will definately be back