Saturday, July 29, 2006

Bike routes in Bangalore


It took a wonderful Le Tour '06 to kick me back to the habit of riding my bike.  The streets of Bangalore aren't what you would call good for the peleton.  The roads are quite hazardous, smoke filled and you rarely get to see a bicycle these days in the city roads -- quite a change from the photos I've seen of Bangalore from 20-30 years ago when it would be routine for sometime to ride their bicycle from to the City Market and back.

I take the route from Malleswaram's 18th Cross, go through the IISc gate on Mariamman circle, down the underpass under CV Raman Road and into the IISc campus.  The campus is great for bike rides, pleasant and free of traffic (other than bicycles!).  Out through the side gate and onto new BEL road and all the way to the Ring Road.  I then take a right and go along the Ring Road for as long as I can go.  Sundays at 6am is great -- traffic isn't heavy and the ring road is good for some speed riding -- there's traffic lights on this road and the intersection circles could be challenging.  I try and find a partner to ride with.

I've heard of bicycle riding experiences further north of the city around Nandi Hills.  It will be great to connect with others who would like to ride their bicycles, particularly towards the north of the city.  If you are interested send me a note to vjanand@yahoo.com.

29 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Vijay,
Glad to see someone game for a cycling trip in/around bangalore.I'm Supriya, working here for 2.5 yrs... and guess what? - I just got myself a bike on rent .. I'l decide if i wanna keep it in a couple of days. Planning to do sumthing tom morning.. chking out some routes.. can u suggest sumthng?

Anonymous said...

Hello Vijay and Supriya :)
Great to know that the cycling band is growing in Bangalore. I have bought a cycle myself and i am loking out for some good weekend biking. Do let me know is anything is happening .

ROhan said...

Have you seen this site ?
http://bumsonthesaddle.com/

Anonymous said...

You could also check out http://cycling.BikesZone.com for the Bangalore based cycling forum.

Unknown said...

Hi Supriya, I intend to start cycling as well! Want to start by hiring a bike first to see if it's feasible, and then buying one very soon.

Any ideas on where I can hire from?

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