'Solo' Ride on the Faridabad Road

 If Reliance really want to make money out of the new Gurgaon-Faridabad Road they should figure out a way of charging recreational cyclists for using the road. I went for a solo ride and on the 20 km stretch met with at least 20 other riders, chatted with five of them and saw many others I didn't recognize. Some of the faces I did know - Ranjit, Naru, Luis, Nitish + 3 others, Ashok Mehta + his 2 kids, Steve + 3, Satish, and about 4 other lone riders. It's nice to see road biking coming of age in Gurgaon and there's probably no better place to do this in the entire NCR than the new GFRd.


Only down side is that you get this crazy tail wind (which you can never feel) as you head towards Faridabad, so you think you're in great shape and will cruise back over the hills. But when you turn, it hits you and you realize the trip back will be harder than expected. Ranjit, who does this route about 50 times a week, says it's seasonal for summer.


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