Vaibhav's Trek 6000 (33k)
Vineet's Firefox custom downhill bike (1lac+, 16kg)
Matt's Specialized
Cruz's Santa Cruz (5k$, 9kg)
Reinhard's Scott (Carbon Fibre - no weldings, 6k$)
my humble LA mt bike
Simla
Simla Mall Road
a day before the event on Mall Road, Simla
Hotel Peter Hoff, Simla - venue for event
all set - a few minutes before flag off
at start line
Vaibhav, Vineet and Matt at start line
Ray, Alex and Cruz at start line
20km uphill on gravel (Day1 end)
Day2 start at Shilaroo Camp
10km uphill on gravel (Day2 start)
Vineet at Bev Halt
Tired of cycling, Alex takes in the surroundings
struggling
phew!! (quite an uphill)
70degree incline
Day 2 uphill ride
shade
almost at end of Day2 uphill
At bev halt - down but not out
Me, Tarun, Arvind and Lynn
Day3 Camp at Bahali
Day3 downhill freeride
Day 3 downhill freeride on tarmac (quite picturesque)
Day 3 downhill freeride on tarmac
ahh!
20km gradual uphill on tarmac (Day3)
Wow!
Cumulus
At Satluj banks
Day 3 camp at Dofda School Site
Day 4 start
Day 4 start 10km steep downhill on gravel and loose stones
ready
downhill - yipeee
me doing a 10 km downhill on day 4 (took 26 mins)
at bev halt
at satluj bridge crossing (Day4)
Day 5 at camp Kullu Saharan
Toughest downhill of the event (Day5) on stones
Lui races away!
maize
nurture
village temple
day 5 downhill
this was day 5 downhill (stones ;-) )
rivulet crossing
tatoo power - Alex (Single Speed Punk) - the only rider with a gearless bike
Day 5's downhill took this Firefox Reloaded out - broken handle (poor rider)
Day 5 2nd stage
Day 5 3rd Stage
After School
Camp on Day 6 at Bahu
Day 6 uphill
Power Horse - loads of caffeine and calories - energy drink for the event
At Jalori Pass (Day 6 - 3000m height)
Ramesh Chandra - best uphill rider (30km uphill with a 1500m ascent to Jalori Pass in under 2hrs!)
Temple, Jalori Pass
Uphill Ride to Jalori Pass
Exhausted ;-)
Down
Power Nap
At Lunch Halt, Jalori Pass
Downhill freeride, Day 6
Camp at Day 6 end at Gadha Gushaini
This shopkeeper has a sense of humour
Sat TV everywhere
8km uphill on gravel - Day 7
12km bike and hike stage on Day 7
no bike, only hike
tough!
Meadows!
What a view!
Relaxing during bike and hike
no place to walk
exhausted after bike and hike - at lunch halt with Arvind
After a gruelling 22km downhill on gravel and loose stones - Day 8
gimme a break!
i capture you - Zee Sports guy
Oldies - but better than the best - Reinhard, Phil and Lui (at back) - i salute them
Frontrunners - Joe (35) and John (43)
Camp at Kullu - Day 8
Drying up my clothes and bike
Final camp nite - rum flowing around
Final Day - Kullu to Manali
2km, 800steps bike and hike section with 500m ascent - Day 9 (took an hr to cover) Very challenging - but u never know what u can do until u do it
my bike's a pig - 13kilos
not really happy lugging her for 800steps
wasn't easy for anyone
shoulders
nah...let it drag
juiced - at end of bike and hike
before start of another stage at the top
No i wasn't here - its just my camera's 12x zoom ;-)
at the top!
wow!
Bijli Mahadeo Temple, 2400m
Start of a 34km forest ride- over undulating dirt, slush, uphill gravel, downhill over loose stones, last 11km tarmac downhill- me took ~3hrs to cover
Its over - happy to have survived - at Prize Distribution, Manali
Overall Champs
Manali Mall Road
Monastery
Standing Tall
Holy!
