Partly inspired by my gang’s craziness, and partly inspired by Shree, I bought a cycle a month ago, and I’ve been cycling to work on 2-3 days in a week ever since.

Some observations :

• People who drive in Bangalore have no respect for cyclists.
• The assumption is that the only reason you’re on a cycle is because you can’t afford a bike.
• Traffic is so dangerous for slow-movers like cyclists.
• People find it funny to see a guy riding a cycle listening to his iPod while most people are in formals on bikes.
• When most people my age are planning to buy a car, mom is wondering why I’m buying a cycle.
• It takes 45 min to travel the 8 km on cycle, just 10-15 min more than my bike (mainly because of the traffic)
• After I reach office, I feel energised and have noticed a positive effect in the concentration at work.
• No traffic cop trouble. They never bother cyclists.
• It’s dangerous to be on a cycle at night. It doesn’t have a headlight.
• Never park your cycle just about anywhere, it’ll easily get stolen.
• I save on petrol.
• I feel like I save an hour everyday because I don’t need to exercise separately now.
• Cycling is fun.
• 8 km is turning out to be easy now. Shree, when do we do a long one?