Kolkata: Team Three members of the Bengal bicycle riders have completed their winter expeditions to Kashmir, pedaling their way through streets covered in snow, valley and trajectory.
Within 12 days, they discussed 450km and get a height of 10,000 feet.
That achievement, they believe, will encourage cyclists to enter winter cycling, which are not too popular in India so far.
Cycling in extreme weather is different from traditional methods.
The biggest challenge lies in preparing a cycle for travel.
The grip tire on ice is very important in determining cycle stability.
On packaged streets, buttons on cycle tires offer fewer controls than ordinary tires.
Some cyclists prefer to deflate their tires a little to get more contact areas.
“When you bike on ice, you must constantly be careful that the cycle does not occur on the hard surface of the ice.
The hard ice can be deadly because the driver will lose control.
It must be a soft and lightweight ice surface,” Chandan Biswas said , a young man from Hridaypur near the barasat.
The team included Biswas, Avik Mandal and Rahul Haldar, both of them from Sonarpur.
They started from Srinagar on December 7.
The first stop was Kupwara, followed by Lolab Valley in the northwest Sea Srinagar.
“It began to snow when we arrived in Bangus Valley.
Go uphill in the cycle is the biggest challenge in the mountains.
At a steep angle, you have to push the pedal harder and feel panting faster,” said Biswas.
Cyclist doing rations for at least two days apart from tents and other important things, and trying to set up camps where they could not find hotels.
“Don’t expect mechanics when you have a flat tire or talk damaged.
A cyclist must carry the whole toolkit,” Haldar said.
The team reached a height of 10,000 feet when they reached the Sangla Pass area.
“The level of difficulty rises when we started down at Pahalgam.
The road is covered with snow and we can see a vehicle that has met the accident,” said Biswas.
The team completed a trip on Sunday and will go to the wagi border before taking the train to Kolkata.
Trio of WB 450km Pedal through Kashmir
