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My new ride !

For a couple of weeks, I've been thinking of buying a bicycle for myself. The fuel prices are going up. While I had to pay around 300 rupees per week on fuel for traveling in and around the city, it turned out to be a regretful roam. So bicycle is the mode of transport that I depend on for daily exploration. 



I travel around 20 to 50 kilometers every day for no reason. There were a lot of options on the internet for a bicycle. It was difficult for me to choose one. After researching quite a lot, my choices got narrowed to gearless or single-speed bicycles. Among the gearless cycle, I found the Hercules roadster series anthropometrically appropriate for my body structure. I bought one from this series on December 2 and rode home from the shop. At first, it was an easy task as the route was sloping down halfway. The other half was quite hard for me since there was a mild climb.


In the evening, I took my cycle out and pedaled it on the national highway 47 towards Palakkad side to know more about the ride. It was tough pushing the bicycle on upward slopes. At some points, I had to overtake slow vehicles cruising on the road and  I had to put extra effort to increase the speed. Around three hours later, I reached home tired and sweating. I covered 23 kilometers in one go.



I was physically tired but highly motivated. I was adding fat to my body since I was sitting simply at home with zero exercises. But now that I have discovered a way to burn extra fat from my body without going to the gym for free. and I believe this is the most comfortable way for me to do exercise.


I could barely sleep that night as both my Knees were in pain and I could neither bend it nor straighten it. 


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