I have been having this innate desire to upgrade to a new cycle. Not that I have any specific complaints of My Hercules Ultima 6 speed…but considering my improved liking to cycling, I would like to now start covering more distances ..beyond the 30 kms and into the 50kms range per outing, so I think a better bike would help.
So while researching on the internet; came across this wonderful site called bikeszone (http://www.bikeszone.com/forum/) which is essentially a forum of all bikers (cyclists) from around India. Although I have not registered as yet, I have been reading the posts on this site..Came to know about WD-40 and it’s use from this site.
18th Feb : While cycling to office, I passed a cyclist (with full cycling gear) on the Marathahalli bridge…I glanced to see which bike he was riding, it was a Hercules Ryder..seemed pretty jazzy…like the hi-tech imported bikes…so visited the Hercules website to check out the models…The Ryder category bikes look pretty good…went back to bikeszone to find user-experiences with the Hercules bike…and while on one of the discussions here came across a post from Pranav Negandhi about the LA Navigator. The bike looks pretty neat…and I was particularly impressed with Pranav’s style of providing comments…so decided to check out his site at www.pranavnegandhi.com | www.notadesigner.com and I must say it’s been pretty impressive. His photos are really nice and he writes amazingly well…great chap and he seems to be in Pune, my hometowm ;)
At this point based on personal preferences and the opinions of folks on BZ, here are some bikes that have caught my attention:-
Bike | Cost | Details | Site | Comments |
Hercules Ryder ACT 105 | 7-8K | Alloy Frame, 21 spd Shimano Gears Front Shox V Brakes Alloy Rims | https://www.ticyclesindia.com/productfeatures.asp?pid=118 | RR Cycle Mart in Ulsoor |
Hero Thunder MTB | 7-8K | Aluminium Frame 21/18/15 speeds V Cantilever brakes Aluminium Rims | http://www.herocycles.com/thundermtb1.htm | |
LA Sovereign Navigator | 10K | Alloy 6061 frame,Shimano TX 30,Shimano Shifter RS31 Front and Rear V-Brake with Rear Carrier Alloy Rim,Stainless Spokes Including Front Dynamo Lighting Set | http://www.la-sovereign.com/popup.php?qry=83&color=1 | RR Cycle Mart in Ulsoor |
Merida Matt TFS 100 | 25K | http://wheelsports.in/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=22&products_id=30 | ||
Merida Matt Sub 40(V,D,MD) | V = 22K D = 32.5K MD=25K | |||
Merida Sub 20V | 20.5K | |||
Merida Sub 10V | 16.8K | |||
Merida Sub 5V | 16K | |||
Trek 1.5 | ||||
Trek 3700 | 17K | |||
Trek 4000 | ||||
Trek 4300 | 23K | |||
Trek 6000 | (40K+) | |||
Tarmac 2007 | ||||
Decathalon Rockrider 5.3 | 24K | |||
Firefox Target | 12K | |||
Merida Crossway | 15K | Check at wheelsports | ||
Will be checking out the bikes this weekend…possibly will further shorten the list or who knows…may already come to a conclusion..
Cheers,
YVR
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