Roadie Initiation
My vision was blurry as the steam escape through the eyes fogged the spectacle. As I pedal past the bruised and bleeding souls, lying on the side of the road, a fellow cyclist's words echoed in my mind 'Let us just try to complete the ride'. There is a reason why he said that. Wet roads and slick tyres are not exactly a safe combination any sane mind would say! What am I doing here? Well! to explain that I have to go back in time a little. Ding! The outlook on my laptop notified as a new email arrived in my inbox. It was a mail from the internal cycling club about a race that will happen in a few months time. We discussed over the coffee break and it did not take us much time to convince ourselves to do the race. Registration and payment are done. Now all I need is a bicycle. I sold off my previous bike before moving to work in Singapore. It was Giant Revel 2, a basic MTB, and I was very pleased with its performance so again went for the same brand only this time it will b...