All-India cycle touring is an unforgiving, punishing, and at the same time extremely rewarding journey to undertake. Several riders from India have attempted this uphill task.
While some of them have successfully completed their journey, many are still in the process. Of the handful of people who initiate this journey, a few have also been documenting their experiences through vlogging.
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An all-India cycle tour could take as long as only 6 months to as much as 3 years and 5 months. The amount of time that it takes to tour the nation on the bike depends on what the interest of the rider is in travelling India.
The least amount of distance that is to be covered to cycle across all the 29 states is around 20,000 Kms. That is if you wish to cross each state in the shortest distance possible.
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There is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to planning a cycle tour across India. The size, colour, look and feel of the gloves you are going to wear, you have to decide for yourself. Ask most cyclists who have cycled India or even sections of it, how their planning worked for them and all of them will tell you the same thing. Throw your plans out of the window and work on your reason for travelling.
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When people hear you say that you want to do an all-India cycle tour, it raises a lot of eyebrows. One of the first questions you will be asked is, how expensive will the entire trip turn out to be? I was no different when I first conceived the idea.
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There are two rules to bike packing:
Pack less and pack only what you need.
Don’t let the luggage weigh more than 25 Kg.
If you look up the internet, you will find that on average the luggage weight for a cycle tour is anywhere between 25 – 50 Kg. Anything above 25 Kg is an abysmal weight acting as a recipe for discomfort.
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Touring India on a cycle is an already daunting task. Making mistakes can cumulatively add up to make it tougher in the long run. You need to avoid some of the rookie mistakes that could hold you back in the journey. Even the best in the business who have been travelling for a long time have made some of these mistakes during their journeys.
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With the innumerable variants of cycles available in the market and every brand introducing newer features to their bikes every day, it has become a pressing question for beginners to understand the type of cycle they need to choose on an expedition such as an all-India tour. So which cycle is best for all India touring? The answer is not in the brand, but rather in the components of the cycle.
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The biggest fear for most cyclists who go on a tour is the occurrence of a breakdown. Maintaining and being prepared for cycle breakdowns is not as hard a job as it seems to be. Considering the simplicity of a cycle, there is only a fixed set of things you need to be aware of before heading out on your tour. Knowledge to fix the bike just enough that you will be able to reach the next town is all you need to have to overcome your demons.
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