To TOT mall and back

So, this morning I went for cycling with Mantri. I got up at 6.00 AM sharp and within 40 mins, we were ready to roam on the roads of Noida. We started from Aditya Mall, took the NH-24 underpass and went till TOT mall. TOT mall is like 5 Kms away from Aditya mall. On one of the roads, we got chased by the stray dogs. I sped up while Mantri slowed down and eventually got down from the cycle. This somehow pacified the dogs. Anyway, the sun had come up by the time we started, so within half an hour of driving it had started to become a bit unbearable. On the way back to Aditya Mall, I drove Cheeri’s cycle and let me tell you it was a treat to ride on his bicycle. It was smooth and ran fast with least efforts. Mantri on the other hand, was dying on my cycle. Mine is pretty old and doesn’t run fast. However, in comparison with normal cycles mine is still good. I would go to babas and ask him about adjusting the gear system. So, all in all I covered around 10 Kms today. I was thoroughly tired after the drive, came straight to my room and slept for 5 hours or so. When I woke up, I was still damn tired. But I really liked it. In fact, I liked it so much that I want to spend on buying a new cycle than a new iPod. A cycle seems like a better investment than iPod. For music, I have cell phone, laptop and speakers. I have to spend two years in a MBA college. I would anyway need a cycle. It would be great to have a racing bike to explore 2100 acres of IITKgp campus. Riding a cycle is not just good for health but can also turn into an amazing hobby.I hope I make it into Kgp.

Cycling: First hour

So, finally I got the cycle from Babas. I was supposed to collect it yesterday but Babas had some classes which ran till 10 in the night. Since he had to leave the next morning, so he called me up at 5.50 AM in the morning. I didn’t mind as I was pretty eager to lay my hands on his bicycle. This evening I got the cycle repaired. The plan was now to go back home and start with the cycling adventure from tomorrow morning but just as I sat on it and forced the first paddle, I felt awesome. It’s been four years since I have been walking. I had kind of forgotten how it’s to be driving a vehicle. So scared of the traffic till now, I was today cruising in the crowd of cars and bikes. The bike runs decently fast with slight efforts. I was comfortably driving at around 30kmph without much efforts and changing any gear. I would learn more about the bike and this city as the time passes by. I was comfortably driving at twice the speed of other cycles and rikshaws and little slower than the otherwise running traffic. I could have kept on going for some more time but I was feeling thirsty and Mantri wanted me back in the flat for some reasons. But tomorrow is going to be my first big day of cycling. I haven’t planned out where will I head to but I will try to restrict myself to Indirapuram only. Indirapuram is pretty big. I intend to cover the area where Pearlson lives. It should be couple of kms away from Aditya Mall, so all in all good distance to cover on the first day.