Folks, this Independence day (15-Aug-2014) my friend and I decided to cycle down from Bangalore to Mysore. We both have Decathlon Btwin MyBike single speed bicycles.
We chose to ride via Kanakpura as many of you have already certified this as a better cycling route to Mysore. Our route was Jayanagar 5th Block >> Banashankari >> Harohalli >> Kanakpura >> Malvalli >> Bannur >> Mysore. (https://goo.gl/maps/5MPjV) We started at 5:30 AM from Jayanagar 5th block. The weather was beautiful and overcast. We reached Malvalli by 12 Noon where we stopped for lunch at Utsav. After a decent break, we started again to conquer the climbs from here on. There is back to back inclines with considerable elevation for the rest of the ride (Malvalli to Bannur to Mysore ~ 45 Kms). This last leg was tiring with the sun beating down upon us. Accordingly we took more frequent hydration breaks. The head wind was playing spoil sport in slowing us down, but in a way kept us cool. The riding surface was good all through except a small stretch near Bannur which has lot of pot holes. Traffic condition was moderate as many of them had decided to visit shivanasamudra / talkadu this day.
There were many motorists and villagers who were very curious to find out what we were upto. Questions like : Where are you going? Where are you coming from? What time did you leave bangalore? How much does your cycle cost? Are you tired? were common... All along the way, we were encouraged with thumbs-up symbol. Few school kids were thrilled to race with us on their village cycle.
We reached Mysore KSRTC bus stand by 5 PM after which we met few of our Mysore friends. We took some rest and headed back to Bangalore in Airavata with our cycles' as luggage. We paid Rs 50 per cycle as luggage charges.
Along with us we carried Water, Electral, Chocolate bars, Chikki and bananas to energize ourselves. Looking back, we feel very satisfied that we could complete this landmark ride on a single speed bicycle.
Regards
Dileep & Pradeep
We chose to ride via Kanakpura as many of you have already certified this as a better cycling route to Mysore. Our route was Jayanagar 5th Block >> Banashankari >> Harohalli >> Kanakpura >> Malvalli >> Bannur >> Mysore. (https://goo.gl/maps/5MPjV) We started at 5:30 AM from Jayanagar 5th block. The weather was beautiful and overcast. We reached Malvalli by 12 Noon where we stopped for lunch at Utsav. After a decent break, we started again to conquer the climbs from here on. There is back to back inclines with considerable elevation for the rest of the ride (Malvalli to Bannur to Mysore ~ 45 Kms). This last leg was tiring with the sun beating down upon us. Accordingly we took more frequent hydration breaks. The head wind was playing spoil sport in slowing us down, but in a way kept us cool. The riding surface was good all through except a small stretch near Bannur which has lot of pot holes. Traffic condition was moderate as many of them had decided to visit shivanasamudra / talkadu this day.
There were many motorists and villagers who were very curious to find out what we were upto. Questions like : Where are you going? Where are you coming from? What time did you leave bangalore? How much does your cycle cost? Are you tired? were common... All along the way, we were encouraged with thumbs-up symbol. Few school kids were thrilled to race with us on their village cycle.
We reached Mysore KSRTC bus stand by 5 PM after which we met few of our Mysore friends. We took some rest and headed back to Bangalore in Airavata with our cycles' as luggage. We paid Rs 50 per cycle as luggage charges.
Along with us we carried Water, Electral, Chocolate bars, Chikki and bananas to energize ourselves. Looking back, we feel very satisfied that we could complete this landmark ride on a single speed bicycle.
Regards
Dileep & Pradeep
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ReplyDeleteAwesome.. Sounds fun!
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