The Golden Cycles
The problem of writing before a trip is that there isn't much to write. I've forgotten the origin of this idea. The inception of this idea to cycle through the kingdom of Bhutan. It's been a couple of years for sure! Because Dhritiman recently dug out an old email where he had shared with me the route details, high passes that we'll have to cycle through and a rough itinerary.
Things had to be pushed indefinitely, for situations beyond man's control. Dhritiman's father was detected with cancer and after a brief fight his father passed away. I was meanwhile occupied in a project that just wouldn't come to an end. But it's over now and things are stable at Dhriti's end. We have the month of May.
Planning for this journey (finally) began this year. That's when we arrived at the essential question. Which cycles?
Dhriti I recalled had once mentioned during the early years about two mtbs dying from un-use. They were close to 10 years old. Reluctantly we brought them out and peeled off the dirt. Little by little, beyond the decals, and beyond any doubt, a golden pair of MTBs appeared! Irrational as it may sound, I think the colour hugely favoured our decision to seal our fates on those old but sturdy 26er.
Below, some photos so far.
Shisir B.
Things had to be pushed indefinitely, for situations beyond man's control. Dhritiman's father was detected with cancer and after a brief fight his father passed away. I was meanwhile occupied in a project that just wouldn't come to an end. But it's over now and things are stable at Dhriti's end. We have the month of May.
Planning for this journey (finally) began this year. That's when we arrived at the essential question. Which cycles?
Dhriti I recalled had once mentioned during the early years about two mtbs dying from un-use. They were close to 10 years old. Reluctantly we brought them out and peeled off the dirt. Little by little, beyond the decals, and beyond any doubt, a golden pair of MTBs appeared! Irrational as it may sound, I think the colour hugely favoured our decision to seal our fates on those old but sturdy 26er.
Below, some photos so far.
Shisir B.
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