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Biking / Cycling

Tour de Self: From Udupi to Bangalore

Print This Post January 3, 2023 by Sauvik Biswas Leave a Comment

Day 0: Preparing for Udupi 24th December, 2022 I rode all the way from my house to Mittal’s, where we both dismantled and packed our bicycles with bubble wrap, duct tape, some cardboard, and Styrofoam. It took us over two hours to do so—mostly because we didn’t have everything in place. I had packed the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Biking / Cycling Tagged: Belur, Charmady, Hirisave, Kottigehara, Kunigal, Malpe, Mudbidri, Mudigere, Mulki, Nelamangala, Shravanbelagola, Soluru, Udupi, Ujire, Western Ghats

Tour De Self: To Mettur Dam and Back

Print This Post November 6, 2019 by Sauvik Biswas 3 Comments

D1.1 A rocky start Bangalore-Hosur I started from Mahadevpura at 7:30 am on the 30th. I had already packed all my stuff the night before—including a set of clothes for sleeping in—in a small five litre bag and somehow strapped it to the handlebar of my bicycle. I called up Saurabh Mittal (henceforth referred to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Biking / Cycling Tagged: Anchetty, Anekal, Dharmapuri, Dinkanikottai, Hogenakkal, Hosur, Krishnagiri, Mettur, Pannavadi

I have finally replaced my hybrid wheels

Print This Post February 25, 2018 by Sauvik Biswas Leave a Comment

About an year ago, I embarked on updating my hybrid with a better groupset (Deore M61x). It was during that time that I had observed that the braking surface on my rims were absolutely gone. The nail in the coffin came with a nail in my rear tyre. This insignificant piece of rusted object lying … [Read more…]

Posted in: Biking / Cycling Tagged: Delta Cruiser, tyres, wheelset

My first brevet – a 200 km BRM

Print This Post November 4, 2017 by Sauvik Biswas Leave a Comment

Sumeet Singh Manglotra, a colleague of mine had recently obtained a road bike and was getting into long distance rides. He kind of tagged me along when he registered for the first brevet of the season. We did our usual Kolar route before and he was pretty comfortable with centuries. On the other hand, my … [Read more…]

Posted in: Biking / Cycling Tagged: brevet, BRM, Chikaballapur, Chintamani, Kolar

Advice for a cyclist friend: Always carry a puncture kit

Print This Post March 30, 2017 by Sauvik Biswas Leave a Comment

After a small test ride a few weeks ago, I decided to take my new old bicycle for a longer ride. The whole idea was to see if there are things that need more urgent attention than the others. Also, my other two companions were on a hybrid (KHS Ultrasport that is closer to a … [Read more…]

Posted in: Biking / Cycling Tagged: CCD, Kolar

Look! A brand new drivetrain

Print This Post March 13, 2017 by Sauvik Biswas 1 Comment

A new groupset Installing the new drivetrain was loads of fun. It was pretty easy, too. Well, you need some knowledge, some tools and some confidence in your ability to not screw up; but other than that, it is actually pretty easy. While installing the brake cables, I swapped the front and rear brakes to make … [Read more…]

Posted in: Biking / Cycling Tagged: Hoskote lake, Hybrid mod '17

Stripping down my frame

Print This Post March 12, 2017 by Sauvik Biswas Leave a Comment

Don’t buy cheap Chinese crank puller! Taking stuff off was pretty simple and easy – until it came to taking my crankset off. I did not want to invest in an expensive one as the newer groupset has a two piece crank-arm that works inside a Hollowtech II bottom bracket. With great difficulty, I managed to get … [Read more…]

Posted in: Biking / Cycling Tagged: Hybrid mod '17

A long-term review of Schwalbe Delta Cruiser

Print This Post March 10, 2017 by Sauvik Biswas 3 Comments

If you want the short version, here it is. They have been on my bike for over three years and have clocked a mileage of about 15000 kms through all seasons on Bangalore roads and potholes; there has been only one puncture in my rear tube. Around three years ago, I started getting a flat every other week. When … [Read more…]

Posted in: Biking / Cycling Tagged: Delta Cruiser, Marathon Plus, Schwalbe, tyres

New brakes on my Hybrid

Print This Post February 7, 2017 by Sauvik Biswas Leave a Comment

Inventory: Deore T610 Trekking V-brakes Two weeks ago, I had received a pair of Deore T610 brakes. They were sitting idle in my toolbox just because I did not have grease. I got a tube of Park Tool polylube for some decent price at bikeme.co.in and while I was at it, I also placed an order for … [Read more…]

Posted in: Biking / Cycling Tagged: brake, Deore, Hybrid mod '17

A day off and a ride to TVS plant

Print This Post January 31, 2017 by Sauvik Biswas Leave a Comment

26th January was a holiday. It was also a Thursday. I decided to take the Friday off and wander around. (I did some more random stuff that weekend, but that’s for another blog post.) I had never cycled beyond Silk Board, towards the Tamil Nadu border. So, I decided to cycle to Hosur and pay Mogit … [Read more…]

Posted in: Biking / Cycling Tagged: Hosur, TVS
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