Already know what you’re getting into? Register here A bicycle is the most efficient form of travel! I have travelled across the Himalayas alone on a bicycle for over 1000kms through Spiti and into Leh and I would never do it on any other mode of transport. I was in the middle of nowhere and …
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Edges of India – High altitude, semi supported Riding gear Padded shortsMinimum 2 nos, inner shorts style, bibless with Gel or Foam padding Cycling Jersey – 1 Cotton / Nylon Cargo shorts -2 nosSamples:https://www.decathlon.in/p/8355308/outdoor-camo-trousers-and-bermuda-shorts/men-s-bermuda-shorts-500-camo-black?id=8355308&type=phttps://www.decathlon.in/p/8572550/pants-and-shorts/men-s-travel-trekking-cargo-shorts-travel-100-grey?id=8572550&type=p Full sleeve flannel / hiking shirt -2nosSampleshttps://www.decathlon.in/p/8550279/t-shirts-and-shirts/men-s-full-sleeve-travel-shirt-travel-100-warm-green?id=8550279&type=p Cotton / Nylon Cargo pants -1nosSamplehttps://www.decathlon.in/p/8547463/outdoor-camo-trousers-and-bermuda-shorts/men-s-breathable-trousers-pants-sg-500-khaki?id=8547463&type=phttps://www.decathlon.in/p/8572546/pants-and-shorts/men-s-travel-trekking-cargo-trousers-travel-100-grey?id=8572546&type=p Warm layer (only for the early morning starts, …
FlowTouring – High altitude edition Introduction Edges of India is a unique MTB tour across the high altitude desert of Spiti and the many villages that we will visit on this tour line the borders of India with Tibetan region of the Himalayas or present day China. One of them less than 3kms away from …
The price of this experience is Rs. 2499/- Here’s the link to sign up for it and the detailed itinerary is below. A bicycle is the most efficient form of travel! I have travelled across the Himalayas alone on a bicycle for over 1000kms through Spiti and into Leh and I would never do it …
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The very first time you do something is the time you truly do it for yourself. Every subsequent time becomes for something or someone else. It has been a long standing tradition of the #mooners to climb up to the top of Nandi on our bicycles. I started this tradition because every single time I …
We’re gonna make the most of the crisp clear winter skies and the impending December New Moon by riding 100kms out of the city into an Ashram and just look at the skies. This ride is meant for riders as an introduction to bikepacking. Bikepacking is self reliant travel on a bicycle. There are no …
Fear stops us from doing many things that we’d want to.A surefire way to eliminate fear is to gain knowledge over what scares you and why.You then repeat the acquired knowledge till you do the activity you were scared of till it becomes habitual, like the way water is habituated to flow. And hence the …
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There have been many people asking me about how tough the program is going to be and what it has and what it does not have. Let me clarify. It does not have the need for a heart rate monitor, indoor trainer, cadence sensor, power meter or heavy weights. If you have time to go …
Congratulations on completing India’s first Social Distanced Time Trial and we have Naveen John to thank for it. You need to know that this race was just chapter 1 and there are no real winners in this race. If you want this attempt of yours to account for anything among the others that raced on …
Ever since the lockdown and specifically after the extension, I’ve been getting a lot of messages asking me for options for exercise other than cycling. I wondered why? Because there are hordes of exercises that one can do apart from cycling. And ever since the lockdown there have also been many home based workouts spreading …