The Importance of Morning Rides

There’s more going on at Biking First than just bike tours and repairs. Our boys all love cycling and work hard every day at improving themselves. Though young and most are inexperienced in biking, everyday is a learning curve for the likes of Sunil and Soraj who wake up early, rain hail or shine to get out on the tracks and trails of Kathmandu Valley, things don’t always go to plan, punctures, broke parts and falling down is all part of the ride and the fun and adventure of mountain biking in Nepal. Let’s just say that flat tires and a few bumps and bruises don’t stop these lads from doing it all again tomorrow!

Raj Kumar, Aayamaan and Pratik on the other hand have a lot more biking experience and confidence, you may see them blurring buy you in the mornings as they train hard for the next race, whenever that may be, in Nepal races are few and far between but when they do come around, our boys are always ready to compete.

Riding and training helps to keep the boys motivated and also fit for tours. It’s an essential part of their days and jobs and it also helps keep the good team spirit in the office during the day. Morning rides are also a good fun way to meet new people and share their passion for biking with others. It’s also a good confidence building lesson for the young and inexperienced riders, with the relaxed pace they can keep up with the senior riders and learn a lot. Since we started the morning rides in January our group has gone from just three riders to sometimes over ten and there are always new faces coming and going in the Biking First morning ride family and others are always welcome to join. Favorite places for the morning ride are Tolka, Mudhku, Chapgaon and Bim Dhunga. The boys (and girls) go out from 6 am til 9:30 most days of the week and are often joined by other recreational riders out for fun and the love of biking. Back at the shop, there are always bikes to clean and fix which keeps them busy until it’s time for Dhal Bhart, fuel for the riders.

Things get more serious in the afternoon, when the big boys go out for serious training, there’s no tag a long’s on these rides that can last up to 4 hours and this is when they truly fly. Favourite training rides for the boys are Kakani (You would not believe how fast they can get up there and back), Lele, Shivapuri and Jamacho. Back at the shop its more food, it’s a full time (and expensive) job keeping the boys fed, they train hard and eat harder it seems.....but you know teenagers they are always hungry!

Relaxing time is spent winding down and chatting about where to ride tomorrow and let’s hope it does not rain, though even the monsoon cannot put a damper on the spirits.