The Official Pune Offline Meet(G2G) Thread

[abnv]

@ antz - dude i missed this g2g i was so looking forward to ride along and learn something.....
actually i didnt kept an eye onthe thread after i left office on friday ...when i actually should have.....i am such a idiot..
anyws... its great to know that you guys had a great riding time, hope to be there next time...
@ all - i checkedout the probiker @ MG ROAD , the glover over there are not of my palm size... and i do not want to go for too expensive gloves, please suggest some other economical store

[shrinathrao]

Originally Posted by abnv

@ antz - dude i missed this g2g i was so looking forward to ride along and learn something.....
actually i didnt kept an eye onthe thread after i left office on friday ...when i actually should have.....i am such a idiot..
anyws... its great to know that you guys had a great riding time, hope to be there next time...
@ all - i checkedout the probiker @ MG ROAD , the glover over there are not of my palm size... and i do not want to go for too expensive gloves, please suggest some other economical store

Try cramster near mac donalds in kothrud.

@vishwas - yes it was the same backjacking ride where i did a wheelie

[trustvishwas]

Originally Posted by abnv

@ all - i checkedout the probiker @ MG ROAD , the glover over there are not of my palm size... and i do not want to go for too expensive gloves, please suggest some other economical store

Please, please do not buy stuff at probiker. Lots of duplicate stuff there. Try DSG or cramster.

[abnv]

Originally Posted by shrinathrao

Try cramster near mac donalds in kothrud.

@vishwas - yes it was the same backjacking ride where i did a wheelie

thanks @shrinathrao , will try out there asap

[trustvishwas]

Originally Posted by antz.bin

@Eshaan Stop flooding the thread. Did you not read the thing about not posting continuous messages and the one about excessive smilies? How many smilies can you count in this multi-line post of mine?

You are an un-jolly (can it be spelled anjolie???) guy so no smilies in your post. Eshaan is very very jolly so has lots of smilies.:

[Incubus]

Originally Posted by antz.bin

@Utsav (and maybe Eshaan and Royd too) It is expected that you ride at least 2 seconds behind the vehicle in front at highway speeds at all times. But, during group rides, as this 2-second requirement means the group will eventually split too far apart, it is relaxed to 1 second with the added condition that you will not follow the line of the rider in front and ride in a staggered formation as shown below

_1
__
2_
__
_3
__
4_
__
_5
__
6_
And so on and so forth...

This way, all odd an even numbered riders ride behind other odd and even numbered riders(1-3-5 and 2-4-6). And since each rider is 1 second behind the rider immediately in front, he is in fact 2 seconds behind the rider whose line he is following.(each '_' means a gap of 0.5 second)

These timings however are flexible and may be raised in case of challenging riding conditions like rain / off-road / gravel where braking distances increase. Riding with these tolerances ensures that we avoid incidents involving multiple bikes crashing into each other during a group ride.

For more details on how to stay safe on the road during a group ride, refer to
Group Riding: The Art of Safe Riding

@Eshaan Stop flooding the thread. Did you not read the thing about not posting continuous messages and the one about excessive smilies? How many smilies can you count in this multi-line post of mine?
P.S.: The other topics on The Art of Safe Riding are also good. Do give them a read(re-read for those who have already read it.. a revision never hurts )

When was I tailing you bro?

[Alibaba]

Originally Posted by Incubus

When was I tailing you bro?

So the trick worked to get you back here

[antz.bin]

Originally Posted by Incubus

When was I tailing you bro?

Long while back.. On our only ride together. Lonavala to khopoli dirt track. You had brought your RX that day. Maybe you have improved since... But we haven't ridden together since so I don't know that yet. .

The above post was not meant as an insult / to be rude. It was only to bring out a healthy discussion regarding group riding which will eventually help us in the upcoming rainy.. oops riding season.

@Alibaba Lolz

[abnv]

Originally Posted by antz.bin

Long while back.. On our only ride together. Lonavala to khopoli dirt track. You had brought your RX that day. Maybe you have improved since... But we haven't ridden together since so I don't know that yet. .

The above post was not meant as an insult / to be rude. It was only to bring out a healthy discussion regarding group riding which will eventually help us in the upcoming rainy.. oops riding season.

@Alibaba Lolz

hmmm.......number of smilies increased suddenly... :P
@ trustvishwas / @ eshaan....hope u ppl are taking a note of it
@ antz.bin - no offence

[Incubus]

Originally Posted by antz.bin

Long while back.. On our only ride together. Lonavala to khopoli dirt track. You had brought your RX that day. Maybe you have improved since... But we haven't ridden together since so I don't know that yet. .

The above post was not meant as an insult / to be rude. It was only to bring out a healthy discussion regarding group riding which will eventually help us in the upcoming rainy.. oops riding season.

@Alibaba Lolz

Oh..ok...LOL
Some things happen for better or worse