BiCycle, Moped, Bike, Car - My Experience

My experience with bicycle

Cycling was my passion during my childhood. Driving a cycle requires two things. Cycle and You. Getting a cycle is tough in those days. When finished my elementary school and joined the high school, i was offered a bicycle. My school was about 8 kilometers from my home. I used to go to school by bus. The government offered free bus-pass for school students. I got my bus pass in the 8th standard.

I occassionally used to goto school by bicycle. When I got into 9th standard i joined tuition class. The tuition was taken by one of my class teacher whose house is situated near my school. After school a friend of mine would accompany me to tuition class. We used to race with our cycles. On saturdays we join with friends and goto tution. I start in my village and few other boys will join along the way. My father purchased a new hero cycle and gave me when i was studying SSLC.

I joined another school for my plus one and plus two. I need to drive three kilometers and leave my cycle there and will take town bus to goto school. I never used cycle to goto school as it was some 20 kilo meters from my house. I have vauge memories that i once went to school by cycle.

After school, i joined the college that was near my old school. I used the same transport mode as previous. After an year i got a moped and stopped using bicycles. After many years I purchased my own bicycle from my first salary. It was a hero brand 'Ranger Swing' model without gears. I am not driving that cycle these days. I am planning to actively use cycles to keep myself fit. I putting on weight and fat after my marriage 8 months ago. Bicycling is the only way to keep fit as you drive. I have created a group Coimbatore bicycle fans in TiCycles website. Do visit the site and join the group is you are a bicycle enthusiast like me. I am planning to buy a Mountain bike (MTB) for my adventure trips to hill areas. Physical Fitness, Green Environment and Energy Savings are the three main reasons i am stressing for opting bicycles. It is easy to drive in the traffic. So office goers, school and college students can give bicycle a try without hesitation. Next i will give my experience with Moped and bike.