SS/FG Bike Build – Hubs, Spokes, Chain and Cog

March 20th, 2014

On my previous post I did explain about my SS/FG build and why I got into it. This post is part of a series where I happened to go through the pain of picking my component list for my build. To start with are the hubs, spokes, chain and the cog. Someone called me eccentric […]


SS/FG Bike Build – Why build than buy?

February 24th, 2014

I am about to complete my first ever bike build project – a fixed gear/single speed steel framed bike – of course with brakes! As I was in the process of handpicking the components and mostly taken aback by the final build cost estimations I asked this question to myself many many time – why […]


Rear Derailleur Hanger – Yes It’s replaceable!

November 17th, 2013

Sorry if this heading meant a bit of sarcasm, I would have certainly ended up with a sarcastic post about my experience replacing a bent rear derailleur hanger in my Schwinn Sporterra. It all happened on a Saturday evening when I was too bored and was trying to fiddle with the derailleur cogs which were […]


Cycle Day 2013 ride

November 3rd, 2013

I was off the saddle for a few weeks (thanks to my work schedule working with customers all across the world with an (no so) early morning start with Australia and then ending up with California). It was tough to find time for proper 8 hour sleep. Forget the saddle. I was finding occasional 30 […]


BBCh Endurance Race – May 19, 2013

May 23rd, 2013

Cycling scene in Bangalore has grown very much over the last few years. There is no surprise that India’s IT capital is becoming the cycling capital as well. BBCh – or Bangalore Bicycling Championship is a racing forum in Bangalore, formed by various cycling enthusiasts.  BBCh conducts races on the 3rd Sunday of every month […]


Critical Mass Ride – February 2013

February 23rd, 2013

Critical Mass rides are cycling events which happen around the world and often even criticized as a ride to show protest. In Bangalore, at least it is not themed around protest but to demonstrate cycling as an effective way of commuting in Bangalore. Critical mass rides started in Bangalore probably one or two years back, […]


First year of some (serious) cycling – stats

January 16th, 2013

For anything and everything, there is a first. In an attempt to regain fitness and control weight, I chose to cycling and this is how the last year looked like when I started off. 2012 isn’t the year I started cycling, but I can say this is the year I became more serious into cycling […]


Cycling cadence and gear ratios – some gyan from me :)

December 17th, 2012

When I started this innings of cycling after I left it years back, I started with a basic Indian cycle, on platform pedals. Well for someone who is not bothered into exploring the real essence of cycling, its ok. But in my case I started to dig a bit deeper. Then I bought my Schwinn […]


Kinetic by Kurt Road Machine Cycling Fluid Trainer

December 14th, 2012

My cycling trainings were doing really bad after the initial couple of months on my new Schwinn Sporterra with a good 475km in total from them which was much higher than what I could do on my Hercules Arrow. A couple of things slowed me down, first I started to ride much higher distance through […]


First half century ride (metric) completed!

July 7th, 2012

A new found passion, a determination to complete what I failed in, assisted by tailwinds and a bright but chill morning, I achieved an important landmark in my 3rd innings with cycling. Yes, I successfully completed a 50km ride for the first time. After I failed to complete the ambitious half century ride last time, […]