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,…
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A blast from the past…from 2015, when we spent a month cycling in Mongolia. On this day 5 years ago, we left for Mongolia and to celebrate the anniversary, here’s the travelogue… Cycling in Mongolia Pedalling through the vast expanse of the endless land that is Mongolia, there are two…
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This is the second part in the VLog series of cycling from Goa to Kanpur, covering 2300 km in 18 days, solo. Part Deux sees the pedals turning from Malwan to Alibag, along the Konkan Coast. With all the fish curry, vada pav and mango orchards it offers. The route…
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Check out this story of CyclingMonks member, slibero, of his travels through the Spiti Valley on the forum. “It will be painful right? Yes it will be. Very painful? Yes…” At this point in the conversation it became clear to me that I was profoundly unprepared for the upcoming trip.…
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A snippet of cycling from Goa to Mumbai, solo and self-supported in 2020. This route is through a gorgeous part of the country. The Western Ghats along the Konkan coast provide amazing vistas, excellent cuisine, loads of short steep climbs and tiny undisturbed villages. If you like this video, then…
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