Malenadina Cycle Yatre
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...