Ride Chiang Mai is an independent editorial publication. This page explains how we work and what our relationship with readers and providers looks like.

Our editorial model

I write from direct riding experience. Every route page describes what the ride actually feels like, who it is best for, and what the main tradeoff is. I am not a tourism board, a rental operator, or an influencer chasing page views.

How we cover rental shops

Rental-shop coverage is curated from public sources, not first-hand audits. The full methodology is published at Rental Review Methodology. In summary:

• What we do: Read recent public reviews (Google, TripAdvisor, Reddit, forums) for each covered shop, normalize the sentiment against a published 10-criterion rubric, and produce a rider-specific verdict.
• What we do not do: Visit shops, inspect bikes, test customer support, or rent bikes ourselves. Anything that requires physical access is out of scope for our reviews.
• Sample-size minimum: A shop is eligible for a published review only if at least 30 recent public reviews from at least 2 platforms exist. Shops below the threshold are marked Insufficient evidence and do not publish.
• Refresh cadence: Reviews are re-researched and re-scored quarterly. Each review carries a last_researched date.
• Voice equality: the highest-scored shop reads in the same tone and structure as the lowest-scored shop. No special framing.

What we do not do

• We do not take payment or commissions for shop placement
• We do not operate as a booking platform
• We do not represent any rental provider

What readers should do

Route conditions, rental terms, and provider policies change. Always confirm current details directly with the provider before riding.

Last updated: April 28, 2026