Thursday, April 30, 2009

Cycling in Delhi Univ on Sunday, 3rd May. http://delhicyclingclub.blogspot.com

Day: 3rd May, 2009
Time: 07:00AM
Assembly Point: Delhi University (Vishwavidyalaya) Metro Station
Reach the venue either on your bicycle or use Delhi Metro/DTC Bus and hire a cycle from Metro Station for Rs. 10 for four hours.

Route: The ride will start from Delhi University Metro Station at 07:05 AM and pass through Delhi University's north campus, along Kamla Nagar, MalkaGanj, Rajpur Road and Kamla Nehru RIDGE area before culminating again at University Metro station. We might also do some offroad/mountain biking inside the Delhi Ridge.
We will try to finish the day by 08:30-08:45AM as it would get too hot.

Distance: ca. 11km

Contact: Vibhu (9711557480)
Pls. confirm your participation at least a day in advance

Friday, April 24, 2009

Cycling in SG2, Sunday, April 26. http://delhicyclingclub.blogspot.com

The Delhi Cycling Club's Sub-Group 2 (SG2) cyclists have planned for a Sunday morning ride. All are welcome.

Day: Sunday, 26th April, 2009
Time: 8.00 AM (assemble 15 minutes earlier)
Assembly Point: Khanpur Traffic Light

Route: Starting from Khanpur Traffic Light, on towards Surajkund (Via Karni Singh Shooting Range). Halt at Suraj Kund for
refreshments. Return back to starting point.

Distance: ca. 20km
Other Details: Average speed around 15 kmph (easy riding).
Carry some water and energy foods with you as the temperatures soar fast during the day.

Contact: Vikas Lal (9958822004)

Saturday, April 4, 2009

Cycling in North Delhi, Sunday, April 05. http://delhicyclingclub.blogspot.com

We're cycling around Delhi University (North Campus) side again on Sunday, 05 April, 2009. Bicycles are available for rental at the Metro Station; so get your friends and family along for a lovely start to the day.

Assembly Point:
Delhi University(DU)/Vishwa Vidyalaya Metro Station
Time: 0715 AM
Distance covered: ca. 12km
Road conditions : Good roads, with uneven patchwork being minor irritation at places
Pre-requisites: No demanding stamina levels required, but one should have good road sense

Route Description
From DU Metro Station, we move along the Ring Road towards ISBT, from where we turn left and cycle across the flyover; upon reaching our first major crossing we take another left, and now are cycling on the Pusta Road; soon after we again take a left and descend down close to River Yamuna and into the last of the forests around here - the road stretching for about 3km, with the Yamuna flowing in parallel throughout - then coming out at Wazirpur Ring Road from whence we turn immediately towards Timarpur, and finally back to the DU Metro Station.

See you there. Pls confirm if you're in.

Contact: Vibhu (97115-57480)

Thursday, April 2, 2009

DCC Blog Tied to SMS Service

Getting notified about the events and group rides at Delhi Cycling Club becomes even more easier!
Thanks to the launch of Google SMS Channels, its super-easy to create and tie up any google group or blog to a (free) SMS service, and equally easy for anybody to subscribe to that service. It is a free service, so do not hesitate to subscribe.

Step-by-Step
#1: Visit the Google SMS Channels for India (http://labs.google.co.in/smschannels/)
#2: Register yourself by providing your mobile number, which will send you a text message on your mobile to confirm that
#3: Search for ''DelhiCyclingClub" and "DelhiCyclingClub-Rides" (the direct links are provided below)
#4: Click on the "Subscribe"button. That's it!
#5: Now whenever there are updates, you get an SMS

The direct link to our SMS channels:
http://labs.google.co.in/smschannels/channel/DelhiCyclingClub
For all the general discussions on the DCC on GoogleGroups. On days when there are several postings on the group, you might be receiving multiple messages.

http://labs.google.co.in/smschannels/channel/DelhiCyclingClub-Rides
For any group rides that take place in any part of the town. Only updates about upcoming group rides would be sent to you.

You can follow-up on the messages you receive from the second channel on
http://delhicyclingclub.blogspot.com

Goodluck!
(vi)