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Week 25 Update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 22nd November 2020.
Club Stats. 597 members collectively rode 58873 km in 1390 rides, climbing 305307 metres in 2692 hours!
The number of members are up by 21 as compared to last week. The week saw everyone collectively ride significantly more, with number of rides, total distance, elevation gained and time spent on the saddle up.
After eating too many Diwali mithai, this week, everyone went all guns blazing to ride hard…
To be in the top 100, you needed to ride minimum 203 km during the week!
There were 3 riders who rode more than 1000 km in the week and 6 who rode more than 100 a day!
8 people did 400 km rides. 26 people did at least 200 km rides. 73 riders rode at least a century!
11 who averaged above 30 kmph for the week. 6 who climbed more than 4000 metres… Incredible riding by everyone.
Kudos to all the riders who have been working hard on their saddles…
Leaderboard: Overall
The top 3 rode more than 1000 km in the week. Crazy! The top three remain same as last week, only the order has gotten shaken up.
Rakesh Kumar Pawan from Bihar was top of the charts. He rode a mind boggling 1772 km. He was first last week as well.
In second place is Srinath Kareti from Tamil Nadu who rode 1200 km in the week. He was third last week.
Third spot is taken by Nishant Gupta from Maharashtra. He rode 1114 km. He was second last week.
Leaderboard: Women
The women’s leaderboard is getting more competitive every week. Women from Maharashtra are the strongest in the country it seems.
Vidhi Bhanushali from Maharashtra was top of the charts this week. Riding a massive 485 km. She is 17th overall. This included a 400 km ride…
Next up is Lorraine D’Costa from Kerala. Who rode an impressive 293 km. She is 56th overall. She was second last week as well.
Third is Rajlaxmi Teli from Maharashtra who rode 282 km. She is 61st overall.
There are 5 women in the top 100 this week, 3 less than last week.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
The top 10 all did 300+ km rides!
Top spot goes to Navin Sridhar from Maharashtra for the longest ride. He did a 403 km long ride!
Next up is Mohammed Fazil from Karnakata having done a 402 km long ride. Just 1 km short of top spot…
Third is Shubham Vala from Maharashtra, who did a 401 km long ride, just a couple of kilometres shy of top spot!
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 3 have been riding at a seriously impressive pace while clocking incredible mileage.
Fastest of the lot is Aditya Malhotra from Delhi who averaged an incredible 39.8 kmph over the week! That is FAST considering he rode 305 km as well. He was 1st last week as well.
Second fastest for the week is Satvik Gupta from Haryana whose weekly average is an incredible 38 kmph.
Third is Mayank Tripathi from Canada averaging 34.7 kmph over the week. Incredible considering he climbed 4400 metres as well.
Leaderboard: King/ Queen of the Mountain
The Nilgiris and the Himalayas have been dethroned in the climbing category by Assam for the second week running!
Climber of the week is Hemabh Choudhury from Assam having climbed 8497 metres. That is an incredible amount of climbing.
Second is Mohammed Fazil from Karnataka who climbed 5925 metres.
Third is Chaitanya Salunke from Maharashtra, who climbed 5120 metres during the week.
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Week 24 Update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 15th November 2020.
Club Stats. 576 members collectively rode 52036 km in 1291 rides, climbing 265234 metres in 2422 hours!
The number of members are up by 19 as compared to last week. The week saw everyone collectively ride significantly less, with number of rides, total distance, elevation gained and time spent on the saddle down.
Riders this week, spent more time eating sweets at Diwali and less time on the saddle…
To be in the top 100, you needed to ride minimum 183 km during the week!
There were two riders who rode more than 1000 km in the week and 8 who rode more than 100 a day!
51 riders who rode at least a century. 7 who averaged above 30 kmph for the week. 8 who climbed more than 4000 metres… Incredible riding by everyone.
Kudos to all the riders who have been working hard on their saddles…
Leaderboard: Overall
The top 2 rode more than 1000 km in the week. Crazy! The top three remain same as last week.
Rakesh Kumar Pawan from Bihar was top of the charts. He rode an incredible 1452 km. He was first last week as well.
In second place is Nishant Gupta from Maharashtra who rode 1036 km in the week. He was second last week as well.
Third spot is taken by Srinath Kareti from Tamil Nadu. He rode 992 km. He was third last week as well.
Leaderboard: Women
The women’s leaderboard is getting more competitive every week. Women from Maharashtra are the strongest in the country it seems.
Pradnya Ajagar from Maharashtra was top of the charts this week. Riding an massive 371 km. She is 27th overall and was 1st last week as well. Third week on the trot she has been at the top.
Next up is Lorraine D’Costa from Kerala. Who rode an impressive 349 km. She is 32nd overall.
Third is Rajlaxmi Teli from Maharashtra who rode 311 km. She is 39th overall.
There are 8 women in the top 100 this week, same as last week.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
The top 6 all did 200+ km rides.
Top spot goes to Balraj Singh Chauhan from Punjab for the longest ride. He did a 610 km long ride!
Next up is Om Hitendra Mahajan from Maharashtra having done a 306 km long ride.
Third is Ratan Rangpee from Assam, who did a 234 km long ride.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 3 have been riding at a seriously impressive pace while clocking incredible mileage. The top 2 riding at 36+ kmph.
Fastest of the lot is Aditya Malhotra from Delhi who averaged an incredible 36.5 kmph over the week! That is FAST considering he rode 360 km as well. He was 3rd last week.
Second fastest for the week is Satvik Gupta from Haryana whose weekly average is an incredible 36.3 kmph. He was fastest last week.
Third is Ronald Rathore from Gujarat averaging 31.8 kmph over the week. A new entrant to the leaderboard.
Leaderboard: King/ Queen of the Mountain
The Nilgiris and the Himalayas have been dethroned in the climbing category this week by Assam!
Climber of the week is Ripunjay Gogoi from Assam having climbed 6404 metres. That is an incredible amount of climbing.
Second is Imaad Sait from Tamil Nadu who climbed 6124 metres.
Third is Om Hitendra Mahajan from Maharashtra, who climbed 5398 metres during the week.
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Week 23 Update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 8th November 2020.
Club Stats. 557 members collectively rode 56228 km in 1361 rides, climbing 292939 metres in 2676 hours!
The number of members are up by 24 as compared to last week. The week saw everyone collectively ride the same, with number of rides, total distance, elevation gained and time spent on the saddle almost the same as last week. This is the third time that the club crossed 50000 km in a week!
To be in the top 100, you needed to ride minimum 197 km during the week!
There were two riders who rode more than 1000 km in the week. 70 riders who rode at least a century. 5 who averaged above 30 kmph for the week. Incredible riding by everyone.
Kudos to all the riders who have been working hard on their saddles…
Leaderboard: Overall
After a long time, this leaderboard has seen a shakeup in proceedings. The top 2 rode more than 1000 km in the week. Crazy! The top two swapped places last week.
Rakesh Kumar Pawan from Bihar was top of the charts. He rode an incredible 1387 km. He was second last week.
In second place is Nishant Gupta from Maharashtra who rode 1051 km in the week. He was top of the charts last week.
Third spot is taken by Srinath Kareti from Tamil Nadu. He rode 989 km. His first on the podium spots for the week.
Leaderboard: Women
The women’s leaderboard is getting more competitive every week.
Pradnya Ajagar from Maharashtra was top of the charts this week. Riding an massive 554 km. She is 16th overall and was 1st last week as well.
Next up is Simmy Pardal from Uttarakhand. Who rode an impressive 377 km. She is 31st overall. She was 2nd last week as well.
Third is Samridhi Jaiswal from Uttar Pradesh who rode 263 km. She is 66th overall.
There are 8 women in the top 100 this week, 3 more than last week.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
The top 10 all did 200+ km rides. Phew!
Top spot goes to Nishant Gupta from Maharashtra for the longest ride. He did a 650 km long ride! He was top last week as well.
Next up is Rohit Ganju from Haryana having done a 424 km long ride.
Third is Manmohan Singh from Punjab, who did a 409 km long ride. He was third last week as well.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 3 have been riding at a seriously impressive pace while clocking incredible mileage. The top 3 all riding at 38+ kmph
Fastest of the lot is Satvik Gupta from Haryana who averaged an incredible 38.7 kmph over the week! That is FAST.
Second fastest for the week is Mayank Tripathi from Canada whose weekly average is an incredible 38.6 kmph. He has been fastest the last couple of weeks.
Third is Aditya Malhotra from Delhi averaging 38.4 kmph over the week.
Leaderboard: King/ Queen of the Mountain
Tamil Nadu has been dethroned in the climbing category this week by the Himalayas!
Climber of the week is Anil Gurung from Uttarakhand having climbed 9446 metres. That is an incredible amount of climbing.
Second is Kapil Sharma from Maharashtra who climbed 9010 metres. He was attempting everesting in Pune.
Third is Sachin Nemade from Maharashtra, who climbed 8002 metres during the week.
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Week 22 Update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 1st November 2020.
Club Stats. 533 members collectively rode 56257 km in 1368 rides, climbing 284593 metres in 2572 hours!
The number of members are up by 25 as compared to last week. The week saw everyone collectively ride MORE, with number of rides, total distance, elevation gained and time spent on the saddle up substantially as compared to last week. This is the second time that club crossed 50000 km in a week!
To be in the top 100, you needed to ride minimum 207 km during the week!
There were three riders who rode more than 1000 km in the week. 63 riders who rode at least a century. 6 who averaged above 30 kmph for the week. Incredible riding by everyone.
Kudos to all the riders who have been working hard on their saddles…
Leaderboard: Overall
After a long time, this leaderboard has seen a shakeup in proceedings. The top 3 all rode more than 1000 km in the week. Crazy!
Nishant Gupta from Maharashtra was top of the charts. He rode an incredible 1619 km. He is the latest entrant to the club and top of the charts! He rode a massive 700 km ride as well.
In second place is Rakesh Kumar Pawan from Bihar who rode 1283 km in the week. Significantly more than he rode last week. Yet he remains in 2nd place, same as last week.
Third spot is taken by Shun Athi from Tamil Nadu. He rode 1024 km. He was 1st last week.
Leaderboard: Women
The women’s leaderboard is getting more competitive every week.
Pradnya Ajagar from Maharashtra was top of the charts this week. Riding an impressive 303 km. She is 46th overall and was 3rd last week.
Next up is Simmy Pardal from Uttarakhand. Who rode an impressive 276 km. She is 60th overall and back on the leaderboard.
Third is Hitisha Mehta from Maharashtra who rode 243 km. She is 77th overall. She was 4th last week and has made up a spot.
There are 5 women in the top 100 this week, 2 less than last week.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
The top 10 all did 200+ km rides. Phew!
Top spot goes to Nishant Gupta from Maharashtra for the longest ride. He did a 713 km long ride!
Next up is Bharat Bhushan Goyal from Punjab having done a 608 km long ride.
Third is Manmohan Singh from Punjab, who did a 304 km long ride.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 3 have been riding at a seriously impressive pace while clocking incredible mileage.
Fastest of the lot is Mayank Tripathi from Canada who averaged an incredible 41.2 kmph over the week! That is FAST. He was fastest last week as well. Talk about consistency.
Second fastest for the week is Anuj Kalmane from Poland whose weekly average is an incredible 32.6 kmph.
Third is Manav Chandwani from Maharashtra averaging 32.6 kmph over the week.
Leaderboard: King/ Queen of the Mountain
Tamil Nadu is in top spot in the climbing category this week!
Climber of the week is Imaad Sait from Tamil Nadu having climbed 8290 metres. He has been KOM over many many weeks!
Second is Sagar Shirbhate from Maharashtra who climbed 6743 metres. He was 2nd last week as well.
Third is Hrithik Melvani from Telengana, who climbed 6197 metres during the week. This was part of his half-everesting attempt.
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Week 21 Update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 25th October 2020.
Club Stats. 508 members collectively rode 51150 km in 1263 rides, climbing 260659 metres in 2318 hours!
The number of members are up by 19 as compared to last week. The week saw everyone collectively ride MORE, with number of rides, total distance and time spent on the saddle up marginally as compared to last week. This is the first time that club crossed 50000 km in a week! Total elevation gained was down as compared to last week.
To be in the top 100, you needed to ride 189 km during the week!
Kudos to all the riders who have been working hard on their saddles…
Leaderboard: Overall
After a long time, this leaderboard has seen a shakeup in proceedings. The top 3 all rode more than 900 km in the week. Crazy!
Shun Athi from Tamil Nadu was top of the charts. He rode an incredible 978 km. He was 2nd last week.
In second place is Rakesh Kumar Pawan from Bihar who rode 963 km in the week. Just a handful of kilometres less than 1st place.
Third spot is taken by Srinath Kareti from Tamil Nadu. He rode 938 km. He is a new entrant to the leaderboard.
Leaderboard: Women
Lorraine D’Costa from Kerala was top of the charts this week. Riding a whopping 893 km. She is 4th overall and was 1st last week as well.
Next up is Samridhi Jaiswal from Uttar Pradesh. Who rode an impressive 477 km. She is 19th overall and is a new entrant to the leaderboard.
Third is Pradnya Ajagar from Maharashtra who rode 337 km. She is 40th overall.
There are 7 women in the top 100 this week, 3 more than last week.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
This section of the leaderboard is the only one which sees a major shakeup every week. With the other’s more or less set in stone!
Top spot goes to Lorraine D’Costa from Kerala for the longest ride. She did a 405 km long ride!
Next up is DNA from New Delhi having done a 252 km long ride.
Third is Mr. Unknown from Chandigarh, who did a 247 km long ride.
The top 4 are all double centurions!
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 3 have been riding at a seriously impressive pace while clocking incredible mileage.
Fastest of the lot is Mayank Tripathi from Canada who averaged an incredible 40.3 kmph over the week! That is FAST. He was fastest last week as well. Talk about consistency.
Second fastest for the week is Aditya Malhotra from Delhi whose weekly average is an incredible 38.9 kmph. He was second last week as well.
Third is Sumit Patil from Maharashtra averaging 35.7 kmph over the week.
Leaderboard: King/ Queen of the Mountain
Tamil Nadu regained top spot in the climbing category this week, after losing it for a week!
Climber of the week is Imaad Sait from Tamil Nadu having climbed 7569 metres. He has been KOM over many many weeks!
Second is Sagar Shirbhate from Maharashtra who climbed 6324 metres. He was KOM last week.
Third is Mr. Unknown from Chandigarh, who climbed 5623 metres during the week.
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Hey have a look at the Firefox dealers on their website: https://www.firefoxbikes.com/storelocator
You can also check out these stores in Ahmedabad (since you have mentioned your location there)
Revolution Bike Store
Laxmi Cycles
The Cycle Shop
Raceone Sports Corporation
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Please find below the information provided by members of the cycling community from Pune:
Cyclogist: Abhijeet: 90498 3136one
Bike Tech: Narendra: https://www.instagram.com/biketechindia/
Cymour Cycling: https://cymour.com/about-us
Sandip Jadhav: 99227 8395zero
Dhanashree Cycling Shopping near Baner road
From the details shared, we would suggest getting in touch with Bike Tech, as they apparently work on bikes as per your requirement.
Week 20 Update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 18th October 2020.
Club Stats. 489 members collectively rode 47400 km in 1182 rides, climbing 265231 metres in 2199 hours!
The number of members are up by 12 as compared to last week. The week saw everyone collectively ride LESS, with number of rides, total distance, time spent on the saddle and elevation gained down marginally as compared to last week.
Kudos to all the riders who have been working hard on their saddles…
Leaderboard: Overall
After a long time, this leaderboard has seen a shakeup in proceedings. The top 2 swapping positions as compared to last week.
Sagar Shirbhate from Maharashtra was top of the charts. He rode an incredible 749 km. He was 2nd last week.
In second place is Shun Athi from Tamil Nadu who rode 744 km in the week. Just a handful of kilometres less than 1st place.
Third spot is taken by Sukhwinder Singh from Punjab. He rode 661 km. An incredibly impressive mileage by him, though significantly less than his previous best.
*Only outdoor rides and ‘smart indoor trainer’ rides considered.
Leaderboard: Women
Lorraine D’Costa from Kerala was top of the charts this week. Riding a whopping 599 km. She is 5th overall.
Next up is Garima Takyar from Haryana. Who rode an impressive 239 km. She is 65th overall and was 1st last week.
Third is Urmi Das from West Bengal who rode 215 km on her single speed cycle. She is 70th overall.
There are 4 women in the top 100 this week, two more than last week.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
This section of the leaderboard is the only one which sees a major shakeup every week. With the other’s more or less set in stone! The top 10 all did 200+ km rides…
Top spot goes to Bharat Bhushan Goyal from Punjab for the longest ride. He did 407 km long ride! He was 3rd last week.
Next up is Deepak Talekar from Maharashtra having done a 364 km long ride.
Third is Sukhwinder Singh from Punjab, who did a 302 km long ride.
The top 3 are all triple centurions!
*Only outdoor rides and ‘smart indoor trainer’ rides considered.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 3 have been riding at a seriously impressive pace while clocking incredible mileage.
Fastest of the lot is Mayank Tripathi from Canada who averaged an incredible 39 kmph over the week! That is FAST.
Second fastest for the week is Aditya Malhotra from Delhi whose weekly average is an incredible 37.3 kmph. He is back after spending a week in the mountains climbing.
Third is Divyam Patel from Canada averaging 33.5 kmph over the week.
*Only outdoor rides and ‘smart indoor trainer’ rides considered.
Leaderboard: King/ Queen of the Mountain
Tamil Nadu has finally lost top spot in the climbing category this week.
Climber of the week is Sagar Shirbhate from Maharashtra having climbed 6269 metres. He was third last week.
Second is Lorraine D’Costa from Kerala who climbed 5531 metres.
Third is Anand Kapil from Haryana, who climbed 4881 metres during the week. He is currently cycling from Haridwar to Uttarkashi.
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Week 19 Update of the Cycling Monks Strava Group. Week ending 11th October 2020.
Club Stats. 477 members collectively rode 48599 km in 1267 rides, climbing 269513 metres in 2282 hours!
The number of members are up by 11 as compared to last week. The week saw everyone collectively ride more, with number of rides, total distance, time spent on the saddle and elevation gained up marginally as compared to last week.
You needed to ride at least 190 km in the week to be in the top 100…Incredible!
Kudos to all the riders who have been working hard on their saddles…
Leaderboard: Overall
After a long time, this leaderboard has seen a shakeup in proceedings.
Shun Athi from Tamil Nadu was top of the charts. He rode an incredible 799 km. Numbers in line with his endurance racing. He was 3rd last week.
In second place is Sagar Shirbhate from Maharashtra who rode 792 km in the week. Just a handful of kilometres less than 1st place.
Third spot is taken by Sukhwinder Singh from Punjab. He rode 687 km. After 14 weeks of being in the top 2, he has finally been deposed. Nonetheless, an incredibly impressive mileage by him.
*Only outdoor rides and ‘smart indoor trainer’ rides considered.
Leaderboard: Women
Garima Takyar from Haryana was top of the charts this week. Riding 217 km. She is 73rd overall and has been fast throughout the week.
Next up is Tara Jayaraman from Karnataka. Who rode an impressive 211 km. She is 79th overall and was 2nd last week as well.
There are 2 women in the top 100 this week, one less than last week.
Leaderboard: Longest Ride
This section of the leaderboard is the only one which sees a major shakeup every week. With the other’s more or less set in stone! The top 10 all did 200+ km rides…
Top spot goes to Avinash Noronha from Uttar Pradesh for the longest ride. He did 481.8 km long ride!
Next up is Rahul S Nadig from Karnataka having done a 302.6 km ride.
Third is Bharat Bhushan Goyal from Punjab, who did a 300.8 km long ride.
The top 3 are all triple centurions!
*Only outdoor rides and ‘smart indoor trainer’ rides considered.
Leaderboard: Fastest
The top 3 have been riding at a seriously impressive pace while clocking incredible mileage.
Fastest of the lot is Mayank Tripathi from Canada who averaged an incredible 37.5 kmph over the week! That is FAST.
Second fastest for the week is Satvik Gupta from Haryana whose weekly average is an incredible 35.9 kmph. He was 1st last week.
Third is Garima Takyar from Haryana averaging 34 kmph over the week.
Narendra Mehra’s ride has not been considered, since it has GPS errors while recording. Ride can be viewed here: https://www.strava.com/activities/4162843328
*Only outdoor rides and ‘smart indoor trainer’ rides considered.
Leaderboard: King/ Queen of the Mountain
Tamil Nadu once again sweeps the top spot in the climbing category this week.
Climber of the week is Joel Sundaram from Tamil Nadu having climbed 6630 metres. He was top man last week as well.
Second is fellow Ooty boy, Imaad Sait from Tamil Nadu who climbed 6217 metres.
Third is Sagar Shirbhate from Maharashtra, who climbed 5858 metres during the week.
*In this category, only rides recorded on devices with barometers are eligible. Phone Strava is known to give wildly inaccurate altitude gain readings and therefore are not taken into account!
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Any recommendations for power meters for indoor bicycle training. Power2max is super expensive. Thanks
Hi
As per our resident cycling expert Sumit Patil:
You can go for single sided power meter. Can be pedal type or crank arm type (if the existing crankset is compatible). Given, cost is a concern.
The options for pedal type are Powertap and Garmin. And SRM pedals if available in India.
For Crankarm type, one can go for Stages Powermeter.Also with Stages one can go with a mismatch, as well. For eg. if you have a hollow axle Dura Ace, one can also use a 105 Stages. Just keep the length same. Shimano hollow-tech crank arms are inter compatible throughout the series and year versions.
Do let us know if you need any more information. Cheers!
