clutch: January 2006

bag reqs.

i've penned down a list of things that would go into a bike bag . . . chex . . . add . .

spares, tools, oil, petrol, tube
sleeping bag, ground sheet, tent
soap, hand towel, brush, paste, cream
clothes (undies, sox, t shirts, pans, shorts, towel, jacket, floaters, gloves, muffler)
camera, film, batteries, film
walkman/mp3 player, goggles (day and night)
swiss army knife
chocolate, chikki, biscuts, preserves, coffe mix, soups mix . . .
books, notebook, sketh book
maps
pen, pencil, cutter, blades

the idea is to have the large gear strapped directly to the bike and two bags which go on each side of the bike holding the rest of the stuff! i had thought that both the bags should combine to make one rucksack, but asim says that when you are leaving your bike, it makes sense to leave like half your stuff anyway, so maybe it makes more sense to just have one of the two as a ruck sack . . . who ever had a puncture while walking . . ?

i'm working on some drawings which i shall scan and upload . . .
cheers
tj

slides finally scanned

i'd almost forgotten what it was like, but these bring some back! definately one of the best rides in the country along the satluj and spiti! snow stopped us from getting our bikes to kaza, but we left them behing! quite a blast. -20 c is good fun! we were also the only tourists in spiti at the time!

. . . spiti . . .

barren spiti winter . . .

post spanning expression!

the best parts entail leaving the wheels behind!

top of the world?

some of the best parts . . . daimul village on the lingti river a tributary of the spiti!

bullet ad?

anyone heard of mulling? yes thats my bike spanning across. definately the most exhausting experience in my life! very rewarding though . .

yo! bhang boys . . . .

swastik and i were thinking of quickly biking down to amritsar sometime this month . . . waga border golden temple and all that . . punjab winter is quite kick ass (-;

Do we see this kinda sunset in delhi anytime....coz i remember as a child ..delhi sky would also get this same color....rainy season perhaps..............Any views???

Sambhar lake

A good off the road biking option is Sambhar lake.Turn left at Dudu, when going from Ajmer to Jaipur. It's a nice distraction from the so called super highway.Dont be amazed if u dont find any water ..its supposed to be like that ..its salt mining !!dummies!!!The lake makes for nice speculation talk also....just as the wind mills in Jaisalmer...well thats another story for another time.....thump on