I've been out of the mumbo jumbo mode for a while now, at least on the blog. This post is, therefore, an exception and is not limited to 55 words. It would be purely coincidental and totally unintentional if this post happens to respect the 55 Fiction diktat. As you know I moved to Mumbai... Continue Reading →
Years to go before he gets a salt-and-pepper-beard or does he already have it but likes to keep in under wraps. Well, I've no clue. All I know is that the CEO of Pepper Square, Muki, as he likes to be called is one helluva bundle of energy. Chucking his hectic schedule at work, Muki... Continue Reading →
I'm anti-gravity. I'm not in the lead pack. The leaner guys are there! joked Bhaskar Rao, at one of the Support Stations, on Day 7, en route Ooty. Although late, his was the most high-profile entry into the participants list of the BSA Tour Of Nilgiris. Hell! It wasn't late. It was timely. After all,... Continue Reading →
Day 8, the last day, on the BSA Tour Of Nilgiris 2009 had riders entering the Bandipur National Park from Tamil Nadu, after having descended the Kalhatti Ghats. Spotting an elephant or two in this park is not a rarity and I was disappointed to not have seen the giant myself. At the MC Resort... Continue Reading →
If you worried about falling off the bike, you'd never get on - says the legendary Lance Armstrong. Falls and bruises, sprains and aches are constant companions for a cyclist. Although uninvited, they are regular visitors. Some are ignorable whereas some might catch you unawares. When Navin Mathew, a rider on the BSA Tour Of... Continue Reading →
On Day 8, the last day, of the BSA Tour Of Nilgiris, the distance to ride wasn't much. A late start to the day was on the cards owing to the morning mist and fog at Ooty. And everyone was looking forward to make it to Bandipur pronto. At the pre-ride briefing, while most riders... Continue Reading →
Day 4 on the BSA Tour Of Nilgiris was slated to be the toughest. The degree of toughness, however, remained to be seen. As the day progressed, the terrain took its toll on the riders. They took longer breaks than usual, especially the road bikers. Unlike most days, riders were sparse on the road. I'd... Continue Reading →
Before arrival in Sultan Bathery(Kerala) on Day 6 of the BSA Tour Of Nilgiris, there was word about something called a tweetup being on the agenda for the evening. Not many of the riders on the tour are twitter users but nonetheless, they showed up by the poolside at Hotel Issac's Regency and participated in... Continue Reading →
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