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Cycling scene in Bangalore
Posted on November 2nd, 2009 2 commentsCycling as a hobby is picking up fast in Bangalore!
I see a lot more cyclists on the road these days. From the expensive Trek’s and Merida’s to the low cost Hero’s and Hercules’, you see them all. Clad in colorful attire complete with gloves and helmets, cylists here are pedaling their way towards a better and healthier Bangalore.
This year has been a wonderful year for cycling. We had the cyclothon. We have our own BBCh races and of course, any weekend, there are riders contemplating between a Nandi hill ride and a Bannerghatta trail ride. Some like Francis and Shreekumar keep planning for their next 1000Km ride. And events like TFN have helped immensely in popularising the sport. Cycling is amongst the most happening things in Bangalore now.
Also, I see a lot of cycling oriented adventure sports ventures springing up. A few that I know are
And the forums are bubbling with activity.
The tribe is growing and carbon footprints are reducing! How wonderful it would be if we had dedicated parking and cycling lanes in the city!! I can see that happening soon in the near future, at least in Bangalore, at least in a couple of places. (Recently the GGI members managed to convince Forum mall management to allow cyclists in.. way to go!)
Now, isn’t it high time you got a cycle? And rode it!
Related posts:
- Bangalore Bikers Club
- TFN 10: My cycling gear for 1000 Kms
- Cycling & trekking in Wayanad – Day 1
- Cycling in Wayanad – Day 2
- Cycling in Neilgherries
- TFN day 4: Its not about cycling!
- Bangalore related web sites
- 1000Kms on bicycle, 3 states, 8 days, 100 riders
2 responses to “Cycling scene in Bangalore”
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Hi,
I searched on google and came upon your site
I am seriously looking to switch from my bike to bicycle for various reasons:
Ease of Traffic congestion
Health Reason
Economic
Eco friendlyHowever, I am not sure which model and what accessories I would need in order to sustain my daily commute to office and home.
I wanted to learn from the expereinces of other such initiative taking people in Bangalore and it would be really great to come across such people.Do let me know.
Thanks a lot, sanjeev
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Agree with ur post. I was a participant in the 2011 cyclathon.. Loved it and so have my preps been for the long rides. So far the longest has been a century ride to hosur. (Planning a big next one blr-mys in first week of march). Let me know if you are interested…
There are many cyclists who are not known that much.. check this for a change…..
rgbcycling.blogspot.com. (He is my friend’s father in law.)
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Sanjeev February 6th, 2010 at 16:31