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Malenadina Cycle Yatre

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I have not done a bike tour in more than a decade . My last solo trip was a Mysore -Cochin Ride via Ooty foothills somewhere in 2009 and a relaxed 4 day tour around Goa with my wife organized by  YHAI in  2011 . After that somehow long distance touring never happened for me  . In the last 5-6 years my bike rides  has been limited to a weekly 1 hour fitness ride and  rides to the neighborhood park with my 5 year old son  in his child seat.  Thanks to Covid  and the Visa delays triggered by it , I found myself coming back to home in Mysore for a extended time in Nov 2020 . The uncertainty of  the US Visas meant that I would be home for at least 3-4 months if not more .  A foot injury which has been bothering me for sometime now forced me to take it easy on running and start riding my bike again .   During one of my work trips to US in 2007-8 , I had bought a Gary Fisher Marlin and got it back with me to Mysore . The bike has been...