Monthly Archives: February 2010

Critical Mass: February 27, 2010

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Sandip

(What is Critical Mass?) Official Announcement for the February event on 27th. It’s time again to celebrate the joy of cycling. This month we are taking some history lessons with cycling. Let’s ride towards one of the less famous towers … Continue reading →

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Link: Runner’s Diet Mistakes

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Sandip

10 ways runners cheat themselves nutritionally. Now I am quite sure I fall into at least one or more of these categories: The Nighttime Feeder You eat very few calories all day long, then you gorge at dinner and late … Continue reading →

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Why cadence is an important metric for newbie cyclists

Posted on February 20, 2010 by Sandip

Just discovered this article on Sheldon Brown’s website. It explains a lot about why experienced cyclists pedal a lot differently (not just faster) from newbie cyclists (or normal urban cyclists). High or Low? “Higher” gears put more resistance on the … Continue reading →

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Event: Pedal2Mumbai – a 4 day 1010kms cycle ride by Bangalore Cycling Club in support of Mumbai car free day

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Sandip

From this post on BBC: The Bangalore Cycling Club (a cycle team run by Venkatesh of Wheelsports) will be pedaling to Mumbai from Bangalore starting tomorrow morning (Feb 16, 2010). They will be covering a distance of 1010kms in 4 … Continue reading →

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V-Brake Madness (and adjustment)

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Sandip

At first, some background about why V-brakes were the first thing I obsessed over in the first few weeks of owning a new bike. When I got my bike about two weeks back from BOTS, I faced the first of … Continue reading →

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BBC meet at EGL

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Sandip

After a discussion started by Sudhanshu, a couple of folks decided to meet at the Embassy Golf Links business park cafeteria today. Since we didn’t know each other personally, we spent the first few minutes hanging around the food counter … Continue reading →

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