Now I know this is PR'y, but it kina gets the point over...
After a brief trip back to his native North Wales to change tyres and underwear extreme mountain biker Steve Thomas was back in Asia and riding hard on the record trail once more. Just a few weeks before Steve had become the first person ever to bike down the Kuala Lumpur Telekom Tower (4th highest in the world). This time however the emphasis was on up rather than down. Accompanied by native Khadazan mountain guide Maike Miki Steve set out to conquer the dizzy heights of Mount Kinabalu in Sabah, Borneo. At 4100 meters high the peak is the highest in Southeast Asia, and a two day roped ascent for most climbers.
The mountain had been "biked" once before by two Japanese, who took two days over it. In a bid to go one better Steve ran to the lunar like summit with a bike on his back, took one of the highest rides ever around the summit, then ran back down again in just over ten hours, setting a new record in the process. " Physically it was quite tough going up, but running down the steep and stepped mountain with a bike and huge camera pack on my back was the toughest bit. I could hardly walk for the last three hours, and had to step sideways in tears for the last two, and dont mention the pains of the following week!"
