NANDI on Sunday 12 April

[Vivek Radhakrishnan]

Hello boys and girls,
its only Tuesday and I'm seriously itching for the next CENTURY+.
Shall we do Nandi, little boring I know, but theres a nice climb, and
if we do propper team riding again it will be great fun getting there
and back.
Any other location is totally welcome, as long as road surface and
traffic is good.
Come on folks it is time for the Second edition, Rushi, Sriram, Iggy,
Rohan, I'm counting on you guys.
Ullas, if your on this forum buddy, we can stop if we see flowers or
locals to your liking, one pit stop guaranteed.
Attached for you, is a picture on one of our (Ravi Ranjan, George and
me) previous Sunday rides where we stopped to smell the flowers and
talk to the farmers.
[Just so you know that the Fast and Furious are still human :) ]
Nice report on BikesZone, very funny :)

Vivek

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[sharat]

Hopefully some non road bikers...ie

Mountain bike ppl be there too this weekend..!!
Jaleel and Srini-bugger no excuses this time arnd!!

finish stronger this time...!!

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[Jagannath Moorthy]

Shashank and I were talking about doing a long ride this weekend.
Nandi can fit the bill.

Shashank/Anand, are you game?

[Vivek Radhakrishnan]

Ok team,
Sharath will be joining, and Ravi worked it out with the Managing
Director at home, so he can make it too!!
Its going to rock, on road bikes we have Rushi, Iggy, Rohan, Sharath,
Ravi and me confirmed as of now.
Sreeeeeeeeeeram??? Magaa, who will eat my chicki?
Joshine...girl power! Hope the ankle is better, you did Sikkim, that
was your warm up for NANDI!

Mountain Bikers,
please make sure that there are at least a few of you, riding with the
road bikes is not realistic, and if you are a group you will enjoy it
best.

regards
vivek

[Jagannath Moorthy]

I'm confirmed from the MTB brigade

[Rushi Bhatt]

So if I understand things correctly:

1. Meet at Cubbon Park where MG Road ends, leave from there at 6:30
2. Two groups, one road bikes who are supposed to go faster let by Mr.
Who-ate-my-chikki-and-why-u-wearin-those-shorts Vivek, another MTBs
led by Mr. My-road-bike-is-on-order Jagan
3. Ride to Nandi along the National Highway and be back by around noon
4. Bring your own farmers and flowers because we won't be stopping for them
5. If you want to drive up to some point, there's a coffee day 6km
before airport on the highway with ETA around 7:15 and the highway
exit turn that goes to Nandi Hills (~22km from hill top) with ETA
around 8.

Sounds good?

Rushi

[Vivek Radhakrishnan]

Ha : )
Rushi, I'm picking myself of the floor!
That is exactly right, we should report at Vicky's statue at 6:20,
there is a severe punishment for late arrivals!

MTB crew, don't leave Jagan out there by him self at the mercy of the
cynical roadies, SIGN UP!
Vivek

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On Apr 8, 2009, at 9:18 PM, Rushi

[Ramanathan]

Hey what is 'Vicky's Statue ? '.......cubbon entrance  & Columbia Asia are two points i recognize ..

[varun murthy]

I have an MTB..ill be there..

Is there anyone else whos starting off from BTM/Jayanagar/JP Nagar/Kormangala?? Would like to join  up with them on the way to Cubbon..

On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 10:45 PM, Vivek Radhakrishnan <themud...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Vivek Radhakrishnan]

Her majesty Queen Victoria's (Vicky) statue at the entrance of Cubbon park near MG road.

V

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[Sharath Raju]

Hi guys,

 

I'll be making a slight change of plan.

I am planning to cover 200Km. Drive until columbia asia, and start cycling from there.

I shall continue on the highway after nandi turn until 80Km point, come back 30, climb nandi and back to highway, 44, and back to columbia asia. Will circle around to touch the 200 km mark. Plan to start pedaling by 5:30, and hopefully finish the 200Km in under 8.5Hrs.

 

Let me know if someone would like to join.

 

Thanks

Sharath.

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[Vivek Radhakrishnan]

Wow dude,
sounds very impressive! We will miss you in the slip-stream, but all
the best hitting the 200 mark. Better tank up real good the previous
day bro.
take care
vivek

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[Sharath Raju]

Yup, will do. Hope to catch you guys en route n do a formation ride!

 

Cheers

Sharath.

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[Rohan Kini]

Sounds good.
Next time for sure :)

Fuel well dude .. fuel well !

On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 10:27 PM, Sharath Raju <sharat...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Amy]

Anybody Interested?

We are heading to Devanahalli jn. tomorrow., starting at 0600 hrs from
ColumbiaAsia (Hebbal). It will be an approx. 100 kms ride (round
ride).
Interested bikers can join us... appreciate if your helmet is on and
pls bring enuf water, any energy bars / powders, some money for
brunch.
This is will be a medium paced ride.

Numbers:

Vishy 9986 361 724 (will be starting from Chamrajpet)
Amartya - 9008 002 170 (will be starting Marath-halli)

Cheers!!

On Apr 10, 10:45 am, Rohan Kini <rohan.k...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Sounds good.
> Next time for sure :)
>
> Fuel well dude .. fuel well !
>

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[Vivek Radhakrishnan]

Are you guys riding on Saturday or Sunday? If it is tomorrow ie
Saturday it would be great if you could start a new email thread under
a different subject title. This thread is about Sunday12th ride to
Nandi, I would like to avoid any confusion, thanks.
Have a great ride

Vivek

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[Sudhir P]

Hope to join in. On MTB (hybrid actually)

Is there nobody starting from Columbia Asia? Anyway, will be at Columbia Asia early and head of with the first MTB guy i see on the road.

regards,
Sudhir
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[Vivek Radhakrishnan]

I'm guessing we will pass by there between 6.45 and 7ish.

 vivek

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[Jagannath Moorthy]

Sudhir,

        We will be reaching the Columbia Asia area around 6:00. We can start together.

regards
jagan

[Sudhir P]

Early start + starting ahead? So that we can get whooshed past by the roadies much later? Sounds like a good idea :)

Regards,
Sud

On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 4:49 PM, Jagannath Moorthy <jagan...@gmail.com> wrote:

Sudhir,

        We will be reaching the Columbia Asia area around 6:00. We can start together.

regards
jagan

On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 4:04 PM, Sudhir P <sudhirp...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hope to join in. On MTB (hybrid actually)

Is there nobody starting from Columbia Asia? Anyway, will be at Columbia Asia early and head of with the first MTB guy i see on the road.

regards,
Sudhir
94805nine3089

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[Vivek Radhakrishnan]

OK all,
MTBs are leaving early and have their own plan.

Roadies will be meeting at The Queens Statue - Cubbon Park at 6.20 and
leaving at 6.30 SHARP. Please be there on time.
If anyone is planning to join the group on the way, please plan
according to our departure time, we dont want to stop on the way and
make phone calls etc...
Have a nice dinner and load up well ya'll,
see you in the morning
vivek

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[Jagannath Moorthy]

With Shashank riding, I don't see a problem at all, we will get pulled along. We should be able to lay out a welcome for them at the top.

Roadie-boys, the challenge is laid:-)

[Vivek Radhakrishnan]

Very good! You guys quickly finish dinner and get going :)

See you there boys, ride hard.

Vivek

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[Sudhir P]

Sorry guys, missed it! My alarm couldnt manage to wake me up! My derailer missed the stares.

Did a short ride to Devanhalli instead.

[Jagannath Moorthy]

You did miss a very good ride. It was tough going on the way back, very hot and sultry. Luckily there was no headwind on the highway.

On the climb today, we saw the roadies disappear faster than Katrina Kaif's dresses. A large part would be the fitness and ability of the riders, of course, but those who have ridden MTB/roadbikes on climbs, can you contrast the relative performance? Is there something about a climb that amplifies the speed advantage of a roadbike?

[Sharath Raju]

"Beautiful weather, but a bad ride day for me"

 

That sums it all up. Little did i realise that my bike had already done 6k+ kms, and the tyres were showing signs of shredding. So i managed to have multiple flats, and even a deep cut over the typre when i rode over a sharp stone, a little close to Bagepally town.

 

Continued on the hyd highway as planned, but the highway is under construction, which  gave a feel of the road to electronics city with diversions n stuff. I had already had a flat by then. When i reached close to bagepally, the tyre just blew with a hisssssss. Noticed a fine cut on the edge of the tyre. Basically, time to change!

 

So there you go, i ran out of patches, and picked up a pice of truck tube(am not kiddin') lying on the road, and made a patch! I immediately headed back knowing my luck today, and by the time i reached devanahalli i had fix two more! By this time my fingers hurt, and i was very very frustrated!. I met jaleel en route before my final flat! Grabbed some water melon en route.

 

So i said no point riding further, coz i cannot fix another flat for sure, and got a drop from a kind taxi driver. I only had to pay him Rs. 20! :), which i think think is the only best part of the day, apart from the weather which was not punishing, knowing its summer.

 

Covered some 115Kms, leaving my double century plan to be completed next time.

 

Until next time.

 

Thanks

Sharath.

[rushi]

Having never been on an MTB for more than 3 minutes, I can't comment.
But I will anyway :P

Climbing on my road bike vs. hybrid.
1. Weight.
2. Posture gives efficiency; on the road bike I can sit back and hold
the bars near the stem and grind it out, or get up and 'walk' on the
pedals. Not sure if the regular MTBs allow that. The 'hybrid' won't
because it's built like a throne. Another reason why these 'city'
bikes are good only for city rides :-)
3. Weight.

On the other hand, MTBs generally seem to have better gear ratios
which might favor some people.

On Apr 12, 5:48 pm, Jagannath Moorthy <jaganm1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> You did miss a very good ride. It was tough going on the way back, very hot
> and sultry. Luckily there was no headwind on the highway.
>
> On the climb today, we saw the roadies disappear faster than Katrina Kaif's
> dresses. A large part would be the fitness and ability of the riders, of
> course, but those who have ridden MTB/roadbikes on climbs, can you contrast
> the relative performance? Is there something about a climb that amplifies
> the speed advantage of a roadbike?
>

> On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 3:02 PM, Sudhir P <sudhirpalli...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Sorry guys, missed it! My alarm couldnt manage to wake me up! My derailer
> > missed the stares.
>
> > Did a short ride to Devanhalli instead.
>
> > On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 9:17 AM, Vivek Radhakrishnan <
> > themudoff...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> Very good! You guys quickly finish dinner and get going :)
>
> >> See you there boys, ride hard.
> >> Vivek
>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
>

> >> On Apr 11, 2009, at 8:11 AM, Jagannath Moorthy <jaganm1...@gmail.com>

> >> wrote:
>
> >> With Shashank riding, I don't see a problem at all, we will get pulled
> >> along. We should be able to lay out a welcome for them at the top.
>
> >> Roadie-boys, the challenge is laid:-)
>

> >> On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 5:35 AM, Sudhir P < <sudhirpalli...@gmail.com>
> >> sudhirpalli...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>> Early start + starting ahead? So that we can get whooshed past by the
> >>> roadies much later? Sounds like a good idea :)
>
> >>> Regards,
> >>> Sud
>

> >>> On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 4:49 PM, Jagannath Moorthy <<jaganm1...@gmail.com>
> >>> jaganm1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>>> Sudhir,
>
> >>>>         We will be reaching the Columbia Asia area around 6:00. We can
> >>>> start together.
>
> >>>> regards
> >>>> jagan

> >>>> On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 4:04 PM, Sudhir P < <sudhirpalli...@gmail.com>
> >>>> sudhirpalli...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>>>> Hope to join in. On MTB (hybrid actually)
>
> >>>>> Is there nobody starting from Columbia Asia? Anyway, will be at
> >>>>> Columbia Asia early and head of with the first MTB guy i see on the road.
>
> >>>>> regards,
> >>>>> Sudhir
> >>>>> 94805nine3089
>
> >>> --
> >>> ================================
> >>> Sudhir.P
> >>> Blog : <http://roastedneutrons.blogspot.com>
> >>>http://roastedneutrons.blogspot.com
> >>> Photoblog : <http://roastedphotons.blogspot.com>
> >>>http://roastedphotons.blogspot.com

> >>> Comic strip: <http://ktpdq.blogspot.com>http://ktpdq.blogspot.com

[nilesh dhumal]

you bugger only 3 points

wait till i gather points  ill be back you rodie!!! :-)

[Rushi Bhatt]

Climbing advice from a downhill racer will be very exciting. Phihihih.
Give up right now, buddy.

I guess you're one of the best people to say anything meaningful on
this topic. So how about an essay on road bike vs. MTB on climbing
curves 28 through 39 at Nandi hills, curve-by-curve?

[nilesh dhumal]

well ,
i remember all those curves on road and off-road,
was just wondering which ones to tell ,

road bikes are really sissy and the riders are the limit, ther consider the weight factor so much.
rushi point 1 : Weight and point 3 : weight ,  hehehe
imagine lance when buying "condom"     "hey , whats the weight of this thing , and how areodynamic  it is ?"  all he think's is how fast can i climb :-) sorry to be perve

nelly

[Amy]

where are the photos?

On Apr 12, 5:48 pm, Jagannath Moorthy <jaganm1...@gmail.com> wrote:

> You did miss a very good ride. It was tough going on the way back, very hot
> and sultry. Luckily there was no headwind on the highway.
>
> On the climb today, we saw the roadies disappear faster than Katrina Kaif's
> dresses. A large part would be the fitness and ability of the riders, of
> course, but those who have ridden MTB/roadbikes on climbs, can you contrast
> the relative performance? Is there something about a climb that amplifies
> the speed advantage of a roadbike?
>
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 3:02 PM, Sudhir P <sudhirpalli...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Sorry guys, missed it! My alarm couldnt manage to wake me up! My derailer
> > missed the stares.
>
> > Did a short ride to Devanhalli instead.
>
> > On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 9:17 AM, Vivek Radhakrishnan <
> > themudoff...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> Very good! You guys quickly finish dinner and get going :)
>
> >> See you there boys, ride hard.
> >> Vivek
>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
>

> >> On Apr 11, 2009, at 8:11 AM, Jagannath Moorthy <jaganm1...@gmail.com>

> >> wrote:
>
> >> With Shashank riding, I don't see a problem at all, we will get pulled
> >> along. We should be able to lay out a welcome for them at the top.
>
> >> Roadie-boys, the challenge is laid:-)
>

> >> On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 5:35 AM, Sudhir P < <sudhirpalli...@gmail.com>
> >> sudhirpalli...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>> Early start + starting ahead? So that we can get whooshed past by the
> >>> roadies much later? Sounds like a good idea :)
>
> >>> Regards,
> >>> Sud
>

> >>> On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 4:49 PM, Jagannath Moorthy <<jaganm1...@gmail.com>
> >>> jaganm1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>>> Sudhir,
>
> >>>>         We will be reaching the Columbia Asia area around 6:00. We can
> >>>> start together.
>
> >>>> regards
> >>>> jagan

> >>>> On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 4:04 PM, Sudhir P < <sudhirpalli...@gmail.com>
> >>>> sudhirpalli...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>>>> Hope to join in. On MTB (hybrid actually)
>
> >>>>> Is there nobody starting from Columbia Asia? Anyway, will be at
> >>>>> Columbia Asia early and head of with the first MTB guy i see on the road.
>
> >>>>> regards,
> >>>>> Sudhir
> >>>>> 94805nine3089
>
> >>> --
> >>> ================================
> >>> Sudhir.P
> >>> Blog : <http://roastedneutrons.blogspot.com>
> >>>http://roastedneutrons.blogspot.com
> >>> Photoblog : <http://roastedphotons.blogspot.com>
> >>>http://roastedphotons.blogspot.com

> >>> Comic strip: <http://ktpdq.blogspot.com>http://ktpdq.blogspot.com

>
> >>> I do not suffer from insanity......
> >>> I enjoy it!
> >>> ================================
>
> > --
> > ================================
> > Sudhir.P
> > Blog :http://roastedneutrons.blogspot.com
> > Photoblog :http://roastedphotons.blogspot.com
> > Comic strip:http://ktpdq.blogspot.com
>
> > I do not suffer from insanity......
> > I enjoy it!

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