Tag: cycling
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Cycling to Work
Benighted I’m called the Marquis de Chandivali. The office is in Chandivali and it’s not pretty getting there from anywhere. Cost cutting dictated that we move from the prestigious Prism at Mindspace, Malad to Chandivali. There is this really special friend of mine, who would call me and whenever he called, through some strange coincidences, I…
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Sunday Ride: Marine Drive – Camp Evergreen.
It is another Sunday and its that day and time. The day and time to let loose and get onto the saddle and head out of the confines of the City of Bombay.
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Circumnavigating Bombay by Bike – Oct 15, 2016
It’s been a rough week at work, too much going on and too few folks to do it. Critical resources AWOL. You get the drift, yah? Welcome to the Indian software industry. A welcome diversion comes in the form of the young cyclist, Niranjan. Bump into him at Pro9 and he goes, we are looking to…
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Cycling: Konkan Solo Ride – May 2016
For starters it wasn’t 400 km, more like 331 (give or take) if we have to believe Google Maps, but it sure felt like a helluva lot more than 400. The Invitation I reached the target on May 22, exactly a month after Majidbhai (The Faisal’s respected father) had called inviting me to the family homestead,…
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Sunday Ride: With a Twist (Part 3), May 8, 2016
Its a Sunday afternoon, nice snooze has happened (on account of the Sassy Spoon Breakfast Ride), and methinks, what have I left from this past week’s list of pet projects, that didn’t see light of day, for some reason or another? Mentat kicks in….,I said I would complete the series I am writing on the…
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Sunday Ride – Part 2: The Twist (Cyclink Project), May 8, 2016
Its been more than the “next day – Part 2” threat on this blog post, but as I said, we all have to do a little work from time to time, and so I’ve been swamped all of this past week. Apologies for the delay peeps. Now, where did we leave it last? Was it…
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Sunday Ride: With a Twist (Part 1) – May 8, 2016
Sunday May 8 2016 turned out to be a ride, albeit with a difference. Started off disappointed that we were not riding the promised distance. Grudgingly showed up, got over the disappointed mood when together with the pack, and then there was no looking back.
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Bandra to Janjira and Beyond? Nov 6, 2013
Diwali Holidays Get EXTENDED….. It’s the Diwali Holidays see, and take advantage of things going well at work, and a bit of a lull to take an additional couple of days off. Well it started off with a Friday off, then extended to Friday and Monday, and then became a whole week off thing. Had no…
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Matheran Ride – Tough and Very Steep!: Sunday, Nov 14, 2010
Sunday, November 14, 2010 James posted this ride to Matheran, promising a tough one, and boy oh boy was that a well kept promise! The ride from Panvel to Matheran is about 50 km, and the last 7 km, is the really tough uphill stretch. The plan was to take the bikes to Panvel by…
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