24/04/2021
Finished reading 'Escape Velocity' by Gokul Krishna and Raman Garimella.
This book is the first book I have read on cycling, actually it is a handbook on cycling. So, there is no story in this book,only stories are the anecdotal experiences the authors have sprinkled in the book. This book is split into three sections 1) before buying your bike 2) before your first ride 3) becoming a seasoned rider.
This book gives all the information that anyone will require before buying a cycle, maintaining the cycle, changing of gears, diet etc this book also has a six week training programme if you want to take cycling seriously.
This book will help any cyclist who wants to take the cycling to the next level .
This book would have been better if there were more illustrative photographs of handling a puncture, general maintainance of the cycle, different products that are available .
Another feature of this book I liked are the movies and books that are based on cycle/cycling! Nice to see 'Jo Jeeta woh Sikandar' in the list.
Nevertheless it is a good book to have in your collection.
I don't know why but I read the foreword at the end and this shook me. The foreword is by Victor Campenarts, a Belgian pro cyclist who is a record holder of riding 55.089 km in an hour. In the foreword he questions 'How is it possible that such a populous and important nation has so little representation in the elite sport' True!
Things are changing in cycling environment, we will have Indians riding in the pro circuit.
