Our friend from Jaipur, Preeti Tak, writes about her experience of a short tour in the Western Ghats of Kerala. And she shares some fantabulous photos from her ride. Check it out and plan your next ride to Kerala! More than a year into riding and you get to know…
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This September, the Indian Army organised a bicycle ride in the Kashmir Valley to celebrate the 75th year of India’s independence. Friend of CyclingMonks, Damanpreet Kaur from Mohali, joined the celebratory ride. She shares her experience of being a part of this super cool initiative. Damanpreet, who lives in the…
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In our constant endeavour to connect cyclists from every corner of the country, we bring to you this article about cycling in Manipur. Vim, from Imphal, writes about the budding cycling scene in Manipur, the opportunities there and the challenges the riders face. Manipur is a tiny state in north…
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Freewheeling with Mohit Raj Kapoor as he talks to us about cycle touring in India and his ride from Jaipur to Malaysia and more… Mohit, all of 23, is an avid tourer who has ridden the length of the country and most of South East Asia. His first ride was…
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In the third blog of this travel trilogy, we go cycling around Corbett Park in Uttarakhand. We start in Marchula and end in Dehradun… After spending four glorious days in Kumaon, it was time for us to get back to Garhwal. As we reflected on the past few days, the…
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The second part in our Uttarakhand trilogy. We rode from Rudraprayag, cycling through Kumaon, visited Kausani and turned back to Dehradun… Often people travelling on motorcycles and bicycles ride for some cause. One current favourite is ‘women empowerment’. Where people ride, with a backup vehicle flaunting a lot of stickers…
View More Day 6 – 9: Elation in Elevation: Kumaon
Cycling in Garhwal is Elation in Elevation. You can only love the climbs. This blog covers the first five days of the ride… Uttarkhand has been home territory from the time I was knee high to a pup! We would go tripping there since forever. The place feels so comforting,…
View More Uttarakhand: Elation in Elevation: Day 1 to 5
The pandemic has changed the way education is being imparted. Children no longer attend physical classes, where they ignore their teachers. Children now attend online classes, where they have easier ways of ignoring their teachers! Study Hard They Said… Jibin, on the other hand, isn’t a child. He is a…
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