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Riding Gears

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Riding Gears      Its an essential aspect of riding. Though it makes a passionate rider to shell out extra bugs but consider that its worth to invest in these gears for safety and comfort in the long run.  Helmet:     The first riding gear to have before one should buy a bike is a helmet. Personally, I bought my first helmet before my first 100 cc bike. My first helmet was Vega off-road helmet with a dark visor in 1996. When I started touring in my bike I realized that double visor is essential with outer plain glass and inner tinted glass visor to ride during a sunny day and in a night. always give importance for ISI or DOT certified branded helmets. The one I have now is STUDD's  Shifter helmet cost around 2100/- always measure your head circumference and go for a tight fitting helmet size which doesn't rotate after wearing it in the head (something which I learnt the importance, over the years) some brands like steel bird provide iridium visors at lower cost but I ha

Ride to Gandikota, Belum caves and visit to CSI Campbell mission Hospital.

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Ride to Gandikota, Belum caves and visit to CSI Campbell mission Hospital.       I was looking for a place to visit for my next bike ride and here came the first sight of the gorgeous gorge in BCMT travelogues. As is my concern to make the ride meaningful I contacted my church office, St Johns fort Vellore to find out if there are any mission activities that are happening in that region. I always like to visit and encourage missionaries who are working staying away from their homeland, living as aliens in the regions and serving the people for the sheer love of Christ which they experienced. conversion is a misnomer. Missionaries serve the underprivileged people by providing mainly health and education.        I was always ready for a solo ride but as usual by passing the trip information to my friends many were interested with the catchy word Gandikota - Great Canyon of India.   After the initial excitement, later work excuses, finally, it was Samson Peter my friend, a 5-sta