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Tag Archives: Bike
Utility cycling and long distance cycling
“Utility cycling encompasses any cycling not done primarily for fitness, recreation such as cycle touring, or sport such as cycle racing, but simply as a means of transport. It is the most common type of cycling in the world” I recently cycled from Dover to London and from London to Stevenage on the way back [...]
Posted in Constructive Ranting, England, Europe, Expedition Journal Also tagged centre, city, cycle route, Cycling, utility 2 Comments
How to take your bike on a bus or train
When Tom and I travelled to Mongolia we used overland public transport and didn’t pay extra to take the bikes with us. However, it seems that the guidelines about paying for taking bikes are unclear and require some clarification so here are some of our findings.
Posted in Constructive Ranting, Expedition Journal Also tagged baggage, Bus, pack, transport 1 Comment
New Kona Caldera Mountain Bike Frame
On Monday I received a shiny new Kona Caldera aluminium hardtail mountain bike frame from Kona. They supported Tom and I with our Explosif frames. However, my frame came a cropper in New Delhi when it snapped near the rear dropout (after 16k of riding loaded with luggage). I was able to get it welded [...]
Posted in Expedition Journal Also tagged aluminium, bruce lee, caldera, Cycling, frame, kona, mountain bike, Mountain Biking, quote, red, review, shiny, sponsorship, steel, Wisdom 1 Comment
My route in India
Amritsar, through Punjab, Bathinda, to Bikaner in Rajasthan. Then down to Nagour, Jodhpur, and Mt Abu. Onto Gujarat to Amdavad, Surat, and down to Daman and then Bombay. From Bombay I left the bike and took the train with Fanny to Goa, then we went to Kannur in Kerala, Calicut, and Sultan Bathery near the [...]
Posted in Expedition Journal Also tagged Amdavad, Amritsar, Backpacking, Bathinda, Bikaner, Bombay, Calicut, Daman, Fanny, Girlfriend, Goa, Gokarna, Gujarat, Hampi, Jodhpur, Kannur, Kerala, Love, Mt Abu., Muthanga Wildlife Sanctuary, Mysore, Nagour, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sultan Batthery, Surat, Train Leave a comment
Breaking Point
I was cycling through Bombay traffic about 15 minutes ago and suddenly snap- there goes my front derailleur cable frayed into a throng of discombobulated threads. It makes me reminisce of the gradual process of wear and weakening that lead to the point of fracture. The bike, somewhere down in my instincts begins to take [...]
Gujarati Thali
I am in the Gujarat capital Amdavad spending a few days relaxing here before continuing on towards Mumbai. It’s a nice city to spend some time. I’ve been using couchsurfing here and my hosts have made the experience. I’ve visited a friend at the architectural university wandered about the lovely campus, attended some his lecture, [...]
Posted in Expedition Journal, India Also tagged Amdavad, Architecture, Atmospher, Brands, Campus, Clarity, Clothes, Coconuts, Confusion, Contradictions, Crazy, Cultural Differences, Development, Disk Brakes, Fanny, Friendly, Frustration, Fun, Girlfriend, Globalisation, Hypocrisy, Krishna, Market, Old City, Painting, Personality, Polluted, Poverty, Shops, Smelly, Time, Tolerance, University, Watches, Wealth Leave a comment

Strange bike designs and the experience of cycling