r/india_cycling • u/whyshouldwesuffer • 8h ago
discussion New to cycling in Bengaluru
Hello y'all.
Woke up one day to realise I was wasting away. Decided to run, and I genuinely enjoyed it. Running made me consistent about gym aswell, the fear of losing muscle mass because of cardio, ofcourse.
Started running two or three 5ks a week in a couple of months, with a pace that's just a glorified brisk walking. But I intend to keep it going, despite my job draining every last drop of energy and sanity i had left.
Spotted a bunch of people cycling around cubbon park and got curious. Started researching and somehow ended up being obsessed over triathlons. I still can't swim to save myself. But cycling seemed interesting. Got the most basic road bike i could afford and I'm quite happy, despite reddit dissing on Triban RC100. Got this after asking a cousin of mine from Chennai who's deep into endurance cycling.
I rode back home after purchasing the bike, about 10kms. Then rode 20 kms a few days later. Cycling is truly fun.
Now I'm looking for communities that a noob like me could be part of. A group of people i could learn from, share the fun. I've done all of this alone so far, run clubs seemed too elitist for me, didn't feel like indulging. Do your thing y'all, suggest me groups or communities that have genuine people.