Having cycled around 3000km in India I thought I would write a brief guide in order to get down what I learnt. This is of course in no way exhaustive as one thing I learnt was that there are a lot of different areas to India and one can deliver a completely different riding experience…
My last couple of days in India were spent getting ready for the flight to Singapore and eating. Getting ready for the flight involved buying a large bag to put my panniers and stuff inside and packing my bike up with the help of a Chennai bicycle shop. Thankfully neither was particularly difficult and the…
Well that is RidingRound India done. After 30 days on the road I covered 3385 km by bicycle, 20km by tuk tuk, 180km by bus, spent 183 hours in the saddle, visited 8 states and cycled on some of the best and worst roads of the trip. I’m now in Chennai, formerly Madras on the…
Leaving Khajuraho I was due another series of hard days as I worked my way southwards. This time I was aiming for just over 500km in three days as I tried to reach Nagpur. The first day did not start well as the thunderstorm I had seen forecast for the evening broke about twelve hours…
As I am riding in India I decided to try and find a copy of India’s road rules. This was harder than you’d think, especially as the majority of people didn’t think they even existed… But after a hard search here they are: 1) You are always right. So never ever give way, except to…
I left Chandigarh knowing that I had a tough few days to get through. I had decided to ride directly from there to Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh – a distance of around 870km, which I wanted to get done in five days and in six days maximum. This would be the furthest I had ever…
The morning I was to leave Macleod Ganj and head back down the mountain was grim to say the least. I woke to sheeting rain and mist swirling around in the valley that leads down from the town. I didn’t really want to ride in that weather so I thought I would give it an…
I had decided to spend a rest day in Amritsar so I could see the Golden Temple properly and at different times of the day. Which was well worth it as it was especially beautiful at twilight. Earlier in the day I also got to have a nice chat with some locals who were interested…
After a couple of days getting acclimatised in Delhi it was time to head out and start riding round India. It is hard to describe how nervous I was about riding out through Delhi. The driving I had experienced in the city had been crazy thus far and I was not looking forward to experiencing…
Riding ROUND 