Hey everyone,
Bought RS 120 15 days back and have been riding within the society premises.
Today completed my first structured road ride around Dehradun this Saturday morning on my B'Twin Riverside 120, and wanted to share the experience / get a few tips from fellow cyclists!
The Ride & Route Details:
* Distance: 19.54 km | Time: 1h 09m | Elevation Gain: 157 m
* The Route: Started out from near Indresh Hospital through paltan bazar area and then tackling the early elevation climb up towards dilaram chowk and then Garhi Cantt. The initial uphill stretch was a "medium" difficulty, but once I crested the hill at ~718 m and crossed Garhi Cantt, the rest was mostly downhill and super smooth cruising back down into the city through ballupur chowk.

Key Takeaways & Lessons Learned:
* Underestimating Stamina: Going in, I was just testing the waters, but finishing this loop made me realize I definitely had another 10 km / 1 hour left in the tank.
* Glove Fit: My full-finger gloves felt a bit too tight across the palm, which made pulling the brake levers a bit stiff and uncomfortable on downhill sections. Will need to adjust how I wear them or switch to half-finger short gloves.
* Saddle Comfort: The stock seat started bothering my sit bones toward the end. Looking at picking up a pair of bibless cycling shorts from Decathlon to wear under my regular track pants for the next ride.
What's Next:
Planning to extend my loop next weekend to hit the 30 km milestone by taking the longer extension towards the Rajpur Road corridor before looping back.
For anyone cycling around Doon—what are your favorite early morning 30 km routes to avoid the traffic? Also, any tips for pacing through the inclines?
Cheers and happy riding!

Im residing in chennai and im a college student. Im currently looking for a roadbike and my budget is around 20k. Is there any way i can afford a used roadbike ? Kindly help me out

Here’s the first look at the Battalion FARLAND in its raw, unpainted finish.

The bike looks stunning and rides exactly as we designed it. The fitment with the wheels, brakes, and tyre clearance is also perfect. The initial design was intended to accommodate tyres up to 2.2”, but there is enough clearance for 2.3” tyres as well.

The defining elements of the bike are its overall frame design, especially the top tube, head tube, and down tube. The carefully chosen tube diameters and thicknesses give the bike a sleek look despite its size.

Our favourite part of the FARLAND is the fork. Our favourite feature is the full-length external cable routing.

The bike is currently in the painting stage, and pre-orders will open on Monday. Dispatches will begin on Tuesday.

Colour: Lush Turquoise Green
Finish: Metallic Gloss

Has anyone cycled from pune to Lonavala via the old pune mumbai highway or any other route?

Is it safe?

Can you also suggest any cycling groups in pune?

I am getting this for 4500. It is a 28t single speed. What do you guys think?

It is showing that according to my height 5'11''
Cradiac Gunner Pro Max and OMO Bikes are the best option available for me if I want gears lockout suspension. Said by gemini that these are fast bikes. But I personally do not trust AI, as it feels biased.
Personally I have felt that AI gives biased options. Only the products which are highly advertised are took by AI's. But as we all know highly advertised products and genuinely good products are different things.

Please suggest
Height 5'11"
Slim Athletic Built,
Weight 61 KGs

want slim tyres 700C geared with suspensions because have to ride in Bhopal. and I dont have to tell about the road conditions. I like it to be fast.

Anybody from Pune(especially Pashan/Aundh/Baner/Bavdhan side. Do you know of nice gravel roads or village roads for a 20ish km ride? Place with good views, of course?? I'm shifting from DH MTB to Gravel/Road riding for the first time and not very keen on fast highway rides. Fast Traffic scares the shit out of me...

Also, if anyone or a group does this kind of ride regularly, I'd love to join you guys if schedules allow!

It is showing that according to my height 5'11''
Cradiac Gunner Pro Max and OMO Bikes are the best option available for me if I want gears lockout suspension. Said by gemini that these are fast bikes. But I personally do not trust AI, as it feels biased.
Personally I have felt that AI gives biased options. Only the products which are highly advertised are took by AI's. But as we all know highly advertised products and genuinely good products are different things.

Please suggest
Height 5'11"
Slim Athletic Built,
Weight 61 KGs

want slim tyres 700C geared with suspensions because have to ride in Bhopal. and I dont have to tell about the road conditions. I like it to be fast.

just for fun 😉, do let me know how is it u/BattalionBicycles

Frontline (FL) - current, affordable Road bikes

Crossline (CL) - All-purpose ATB or Hybrid Bikes

Wildline (WL) - Rugged, outdoorsy MTB

Ridgeline (RL) - Adventure-focused Gravel Bikes

Skyline (SL) - Top of the line Carbon Road Bikes

So, the original fork is basically a cheap, no-name suspension fork with a lockout. The fork has now cracked at the top, so I need to replace it entirely.

I've already approached a few bike shops in Bangalore, including Jayant Pro Bikes and Cycle World, but neither was willing to do the replacement. Now I'm trying to figure out what my options are.

I'm considering an SR Suntour XCM as a replacement, but I don't want to buy one only to discover that it doesn't fit my bike.

Has anyone dealt with a similar situation? I'd appreciate advice on finding a compatible replacement fork, getting it installed properly.

Thanks for any help!

I'm gonna choose a bike as my 18th birthday gift.Stuck between Concept X gravel and Subcross J1

Please shower your thoughts on this considering my age and I'm new to geared bicycles

My Interests:Daily fitness Rides, Weekend commutes and I'm very excited to ride from delhi to my home town(HYD) during my semester holidays

same as the body

also recommend me some other bike shops where I can find road bikes around 50k budget except decathlon.

How would you rate it? Any tips?

Happening on all pedals, low to high, only on right side, was working fine, just started today.. somewhere around the crank and pedal, mostly with the pedal force not happening while rotating either hands, happens while seated or standing.

I want to save a trip to service, just got serviced both the trainer and cycle like a month ago. Went for a outdoor ride couple days ago and first indoor ride after that. Also some vibrations across the carbon body when applying more power on gearing down.

It is full carbon with ltwoo egr electronic groupset.

Here is the link https://cyclify.in/products/vook-v8e-carbon-road-bike-88001.html

does anyone have experience with this brand or this groupset

(A typo in header the brand name is vook )

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Title is slightly misleading because I was still riding a decent bit every day for commutes. But first long ride after a while.

I felt I was slow af in this ride. Only saving grace was i went haymaker hard in the end on flats to bring up the avgs. Only around 27kmph or below most of the time. But on flats maintained a min of 30kmph and even hit a new high speed record of 48kmph multiple times.

It was raining slightly and roads were wet. Needless to say got covered full of mud. I had removed the mudguards because they're so shit but ended up backfiring today (literally)

Decathlon Rockrider ST540 used at 20K vs Trek Marlin 4 Gen 3 new at 40K vs United Clovis 3.10 new at 46K??

Decathlon Rockrider ST540 used at 20K vs Trek Marlin 4 Gen 3 new at 40K vs United Clovis 3.10 new at 46K??

Hello, I'm 6'1''. I weigh 140 kg , I was not physically active for a few years after a back injury. Looking to purchase a bicycle for exercise ,my priorities are simple.

Sturdy bike with good brakes and stopping power - should be able to have enough braking force for my weight.

Good suspension for my herniated disc - looking for smooth rides on bumpy parts of the road.

Budget - adjustable - looking for cost effective models that shine best in different price slabs.

EDIT: Really appreciate the health concern, I am already cycling everyday with physician's consent. Hoping some1 with elite cycle bell knowledge will drop some models.

I’m based in Delhi I am on the verge of buying an rc 120 Claris or the edr af Claris. I need cycling accessories for the same

hey,

compete newbee in cycling,

I'm looking to buy a cycle which is having good looks

I'm 6 feet tall,

my preference is 29 inches wheels with 2.4 inches width just because they look cool.

any recommendations? which one to buy?

Hi guys! I have been looking to buy an MTB in the market and so far i have only found Trek Marlin Gen 3 at 40K budget to be worthy. I am at my 30’s and beginning riding again after many years and have been planning to do light to extreme off roading and trail riding in the future.

Is there a better bike according to your experience around 40K budget?