Best Bicycle In India

Best Cycle In India

Cycling is a low impact cardio exercise which helps us in improving our fitness in many ways. I have mentioned all benefits of cycling in my another blog, please go through it. In this blog we will figure out, what a rider should look for a bicycle before buying it.

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There are 3 kinds of bicycles which are prevalent in India which are manufactured by Hero, Avon, Tata, Kross, BSA, Murugappa, Decathlon, Alpha Vector and many other brands

Standard Cycle - Which is prevalently used in rural areas for commuting to near by areas by young and old people both. Pic is as shown below. Its been driven across entire nation from North to South and from East to West in rural areas. Demand for it are quite low in Western part of our country. Generally brazing of joints are done for higher strength of joints, but some manufacturers are making standard cycle by welding technique.

Standard Cycle

We at our young age started learning to ride bicycle on this type of bicycle. Our initial days cycling method was known as "Kaichi Cycling". Below is a picture, which most of can corelate with our childhood days

Kaichi Method of Cycling

Those who find it difficult to ride can learn from this young girl

MTB Cycle - Its full form is Mountain Terrain Bicycle. Popularly known as MTB among youngsters and most in demand because of popular myth among Indians that a heavy person load can be taken only by a broader looking tire. Also new designs and features (gears, broader head tubes, shockers -front & rear, bottle holder, alloy frame, alloy wheels, multilayered rims, straight & wider handle, attractive colours, adjustable seat, stylish mudguards and many others) had make these more and more attractive and popular among youngsters, who are fond of riding them from a very young age. A pic of MTB cycle is as below for your reference. Generally these cycles are designed for off-roading purpose, but Indians prefer to ride them across all terrains.

MTB Cycle

Professionals use it for adventure riding and off-roading competitions. Take a view of it

Road Cycle - This segment is the most underrated segment, as the frame designs are very simple with thinner tube, curved or straight handle and less wider tires. It can have other features to MTB cycle like - gears, front shox, dual disc, bottle holder, quick release rim, alloy wheels and many others. Also this kind of cycles are to be used in good road conditions, therefore preferred to be used in city areas only. Popularity of this segment is low because of a popular myth which also makes MTB cycles popular - Wider tires & wider looking cycle are suited for bulky and heavy people. A pic of cycle is attached as below for your view

Road Cycle with Straight Handle

Because of thinner tires, resistance because of friction remains very low and the amount of effort riding these kind of cycle becomes very low in comparison to MTB or Standard cycle. People who are focusing of reducing their weight through cycling should buy a road bicycle. This will help them in taking longer and faster rides to reduce their body weight.

India also organizes professional cycle races, take a look of one of the popular races

Other than understanding about bicycle, a rider should also know about useful gadgets for bicyclist. Please check link for knowing about it.

Before buying a bicycle person should know and understand what is the right height of frame for them. Refer below table to understand it

Also bicycles come with multiple features like, front shock absorber, rear shock absorber, front disc brake, dual disc brake, 21 Speed gears, 18 Speed gears, mudguards, alloy rims, 3 inch & 4 inch tyres, quick release tyres, adjustable seat pillar, TIG & MIG welded frames, graphene & alloy frames, magnesium rims, double-triple layered alloy rims, stylish mudguard, water decal stickers, odometer, led lights and many other features. As you add more and more features in bicycles, cost of the bicycle will keep on increasing.

My recommendation for a beginner is to look for cycle with basic features like - adjustable seat pillar, front shock absorber, double layered alloy rim, Steel frame with TIG welding with 21 Speed gears and front disc brake with 2.35 Inch tyre width.

But riders can choose as per their wish from vast list of available product across multiple Indian and International brands. Few of the best cycles under 40K are mentioned as below from MTB & Road cycles. Have a look and select your best bicycle