My life saver...
All began with this wonderful bike which introduced me to the world of healthy life.
Now started dreaming about of 300 and 400BRM's , MTB Himalayas, Tour of nilgiris :-).
Even if the BRM's, MTB Himalayas, TFN etc remains as dreams for ever. I am sure i am not going to give up cycling till my health conditions allow. Hope i have many more cycling years ahead.
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| MY LIFE SAVER. My Sweet "Schwinn frontier Comp" |
ROLL IN through the village roads of cochin.
The real thrill of cycling was the regular rides which covered almost all the village roads on outskirts of cochin organized & leaded by Shagzil khan & Abraham Clancy and the stunning images we get as a reward for the ride by our fellow "specialized" rider Krishna Kumar aka KK (our official photographer) . Here are some images by KK. I can only dream of taking pictures like these.
The Kadmaprayar Ride ( Photos by krishna kumar)
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| Trip to very scenic kadamprayar kizhakkamabalam |
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| Trip to very scenic kadamprayar kizhakkamabalam |
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| A bike , A boat and a Ship. What a shot by KK |
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| The Riders (Tony,Danu, Sreeganesh, Fahad, Hari, Dinkar,KK,Ramzan, Clancy, Anoop & shagzil behind the camera) |
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| Near Kadmaprayar |
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| Near Kadmaprayar |
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| First Off road attempt for me :-) |
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| Near Kadmaprayar An excellent wide angle pic by KK capturing the mood |
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| After the killer climb at Edachira near inforpark kakkanad |
Century Ride (Bhoothathan kettu)
A century ride that's the dream a every amateur, hobbyist cyclist. I too started dreaming of a century ride. And one fine day an event get posted in CBC inviting to attempt the first century ride of CBC. gaining confidence from previous 70kms ride with Vinu Mathew decide to join the ride. But everyone completed the century. Unfortunately i cant. I got 2 punctures back to back and the tire of schwinn was not in a condition to continue the ride. I returned in car with shuhaib after completing one way. But i enjoyed this ride to the core. The ride till bhoothathankettu was through the internal roads. Some picture from the ride.
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| Starting point |
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| With a young rider enroute |
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| An innovative idea by shagzil khan to capture the pics on the way. |
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| Some serious discussions going on |
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| On the way |
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| Shagzil Khan - the official organizer of CBC |
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| Paul & Pradeep. When these riders are along they motivate us like anything and make you think big |
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| Clancy & Shagzil |
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| On the way |
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| On the way |
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| Dinkar "the rare" the only rodie incbc |
After the breakfast i got one more puncture & decided to quit because of the bad shape of my tire. At that time shuhaib came to visit us on route on his Car. For me and my Schwinn it was a comfortable trip back home but my co-riders were beating the heat and enjoying the ride. Here are the pictures.
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| KK riding with his DSLR and hydration bag |
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| Abraham Clancy daring to challenge a roadie |
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| Head to head... |
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| Yes Clancy did it. |
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| Now Dinkars turn for the revenge |
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| Did it :-) |
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| Clancy |
Flying Din
An amazing ride to Kothad, Kadamakkudy islands Cochin ( Pictures by Krishna Kumar )
The amazing Backwaters & Pokkali fields of Kadamakkudy on background
The amazing Backwaters & Pokkali fields of Kadamakkudy on background
Crossing the ferry
Crossing the ferry
Party time!
And Yes my dream of a century ride remained as a dream till the training for brevet. "Brevet" That will be my next post. Even if i was not able to complete the century ride, got enough confidence and I upgraded to a trek 4300. But my first bike Schwinn frontier comp. that's a super awesome bike at a reasonable price. In my opinion best bike for a beginner.
The amazing Backwaters & Pokkali fields of Kadamakkudy on background
The amazing Backwaters & Pokkali fields of Kadamakkudy on background 
Crossing the ferry
Crossing the ferry 
Party time!
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