Coming weekend (Sunday), I am planning to ride with the "Whitefield Riders". They are a group that does not miss their rides on Sundays, atleast they did not miss from the time I have been following them on their yahoo group.
They ride in two groups, fast group which starts late and covers larger distance with fewer stops and the slow group which starts early, covering lesser distance with more stops and sight seeing. The slower group, most of the time go off-road and discover paths unknown to most of the bangloreans. It should be surprising to any non-biker that these riders carry everything from water to spare tire tubes and puncture kits. The number of punctures each group encounters everyday is dependent on the kind of ride they take, the worst the terrain is, the larger the number of punctures. Sometimes the same bikes happen to get multiple punctures during the ride and sometimes a group of guys find their bikes punctured at the same place, mostly from the thorns on plants and bushes. The group knows well how to fix the puncture and stops together everytime a bike gets punctured.
Their ride starts from Palm Meadows, Whitefield. I have to ride for 30minutes at good speed to reach the place. Being a beginner I will be riding only with the slow group initially. They start their ride by 6.30 am. So that means I have to get up atleast by 5.30 am :). Have to carry lots of water as well as food since we might be riding through uninhabited places for hours. If everything goes as planned, we should be back by 10.30 am at Palm Meadows. Looking forward to have an adventurous first ride...
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