shops in asia
 

I will be visiting Thailand, Vietnam & Cambodia in a few weeks and would like to buy some new kit. Where are the best places to buy kit for touring.
When I go into hein gerrick and look at their gear as well as Dianese stuff it all says made in vietnam. can it be bought here?

There is a good sized shop in Bangkok called "Paddock" or something like that. They have a pretty good selection of stuff, but its still not like you would find in Europe. But they certainly have more hot-weather gear than a European shop!

Thailand or Malaysia would be your best bets for gear as they have the most big bike riders. I wouldn't expect to find anything in Cambodia, not sure about Vietnam. But as a general rule the only folks who wear protective gear in SE Asia are big bike riders, mostly ex-pats and wealthy locals.

more expensive
 

Usually the stuff that is made here (thailand) can also be bought here.... for 120 to 150 % of the european price. (No, it's no typing-error)
Interesting huh?
Best buy in europe where you get waranty and advice from someone who actualy knows what the stuff is for...

Maarten

nothing to buy in vietnam.
 

after searching for almost a year, i can that riding gear is not available in Vietnam, not the riding gear that you are looking for. there is no market for it in vietnam...big bikes are not aloud, by big i mean bigger then 200cc.
the other thing is finding a size that will fit an average westeren...
you can buy some gear in Singapore, but the price is not really tempting...
well sorry for the bad news.
and for the high prices in the country of origin, it is called antidumping...

guy