Bicycling Kalhatty

The climb up to Ooty on the Kalhatti ghat road, with its steep climbs and curvy narrow roads is a challenge for all cyclists. A very tough route that served as training ground for my Manali-Leh cycling trip scheduled for the following month.

Bicycle Flat to Drop Bars

An attempt with success on the basic geared MTB bicycle to change the straight handlebars to dropbars with bar-end gear shifters. End result was satisfying.

MTB Rockrider 5 as Tourer

Modifying of my entry level geared MTB bicycle Btwin Rockrider 5.0 into a capable and cost-effective tourer.

Review of MTB Rockrider 5

A review of the Decathlon's Btwin RockRider 5.0 is a good entry level steel framed geared bicycle that comes with 21 gears and 26" wheels.

Bicycling first 100 km

Bicycling my first 100 km from Bengaluru to Mysore on my MTB to make a good start for this year.