My third trip which was originally planned as 300 kms Chennai - Villupuram to my friends' place, but infact it turned out to be Chennai tindivanam
The main reason for the change was the brutal 17+ knots of winds in all directions and The sun being so hot that there were salt deposits all over my legs!
Pics of my bike at the U turn point:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151718591171514&set=gm.648053441888956&type=1&theater
Total distance covered 240 Kms from morning 6 am to evening 8 pm with quite a few breaks. In this ride I saw it all:
1. initially it was a chill morning
2. the tiruporur - chengalpattu stretch had HEAVY winds more than 20+ knots. 26kms I could cover in 1.5 hours!
3. Till the afternoon the sun completely drained me off all salts. there were white salt deposits all over my face, arms and legs
4. Evening, during my return, there was a thunder storm and it started raining with a storm. visibility was 0!
5. the dense traffic and driving with clipless pedals revealed some ways to control the bike that I never knew!
6. Also realized no more of coke or other soft drinks during my rides from now on.. really screws up the stomach
Some other random thoughts lead up to a really nice list..
Stuff in a ride that increases my cadence from 70ish to a 100+
1. A truck going at 20 kmph
2. The break containing coke and chocolatE
3. A middle aged man trying to race his roadster
4. A family with two kutti boys sitting in the back seat of a santro watching in amusement.
5. Toll gates and traffic signals when its the cycle's turn to overtake vehicles
6. Aunty ji wearing malli poo and an amazing scent of perfume
7. The tip of the flyover which starts to come down
8. The chikni chameli in my drums..
9. the 1km milestone to our destination
10. The though of sitting And watching tv with dinner after a ride.
The main reason for the change was the brutal 17+ knots of winds in all directions and The sun being so hot that there were salt deposits all over my legs!
Pics of my bike at the U turn point:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151718591171514&set=gm.648053441888956&type=1&theater
Total distance covered 240 Kms from morning 6 am to evening 8 pm with quite a few breaks. In this ride I saw it all:
1. initially it was a chill morning
2. the tiruporur - chengalpattu stretch had HEAVY winds more than 20+ knots. 26kms I could cover in 1.5 hours!
3. Till the afternoon the sun completely drained me off all salts. there were white salt deposits all over my face, arms and legs
4. Evening, during my return, there was a thunder storm and it started raining with a storm. visibility was 0!
5. the dense traffic and driving with clipless pedals revealed some ways to control the bike that I never knew!
6. Also realized no more of coke or other soft drinks during my rides from now on.. really screws up the stomach
Some other random thoughts lead up to a really nice list..
Stuff in a ride that increases my cadence from 70ish to a 100+
1. A truck going at 20 kmph
2. The break containing coke and chocolatE
3. A middle aged man trying to race his roadster
4. A family with two kutti boys sitting in the back seat of a santro watching in amusement.
5. Toll gates and traffic signals when its the cycle's turn to overtake vehicles
6. Aunty ji wearing malli poo and an amazing scent of perfume
7. The tip of the flyover which starts to come down
8. The chikni chameli in my drums..
9. the 1km milestone to our destination
10. The though of sitting And watching tv with dinner after a ride.
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