Saturday morning fun activity: Got rid of excess grease and (dried up) dirt from chain, front/rear derailleur, chain-rings and sprockets. Greased these parts again. Pedaled for a few minutes and found that these parts caught dirt again. New and wet dirt though. Feeling great! 2014-04-bicycle-01
Category: Bicycling
Bicyclone-3
Hyderabad Bicycling Club (HBC) and World Wildlife Fund organized Bicyclone-3, the eco-friendly cycle ride today. The response was awesome. Good to see so many school kids turning up for this event. I opted to rent a bike for this 20km ride, so that I could avoid the 30km commute to/from the venue. That turned out… Continue reading Bicyclone-3
Copenhagen Wheel
What happens when a premier academic institution teams up with the City of cyclists? You see one of the best inventions getting now into mass production. MIT’s SENSEable City Lab and City of Copenhagen bring us a pedal assist electric system called the Copenhagen Wheel. The wheel can be retrofitted almost on any bicycle. Superpedestrian,… Continue reading Copenhagen Wheel
Bicycle, Joy Rides and Mudguard
Its rainy season, the season of potholes, puddles and muck on the road. Unless you are very lucky, you don’t get to see fresh water on the road when you are pedaling. Excluding the mud factor, this is the best season for joyful bicycle rides (especially if you have a mountain bike). My bicycle doesn’t… Continue reading Bicycle, Joy Rides and Mudguard