Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Riding in Delhi - Redux

This post has be updated - I figured out a way to link the video to Vimeo, which should give much better quality.

I was able to squeeze my bike into our air shipment, which means that I have it here in Delhi. My friend introduced me to a group of people that ride and I've been startign to ride with them. Of course, they have been doing this for years virtually year round and I've been doing this for days. I am really out of shape compared to these guys, but they are kind and ride slow and do easy rides when I ride with them. Not wanting to slow them down forever, I started riding a bit more often by myself. It is going to be a long time before I am in their league, but they are really welcoming and it is fun to have a group to ride with.

In my efforts to get into shape, I've been riding to India Gate and back. It is between 22km and 25km, depending on the exact roads I take. It has become my standard 'get in shape' ride. One morning I shot some video of the ride and I've been using some demo video editing programs to edit it into something that is more interesting than my last attempt. (See the boring video tour of our flat for an example of just how bad video I edit can be.) I think this effort is light years better than the last, but I will leave it to your judgement. Hopefully it gives you some insight into some of the things I see on an early morning ride.

Here is a shot of the rout from my flat to India Gate and back.

















Here's the video. Hope you find it interesting. It was fun to try to edit this.


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  1. CJSeptember 9, 2010 at 5:43 PM

    Jeff, very, very much improved. You ride very smoothly. The music and text were great, but I did not know what the square things on the side of the road that looked like a one foot rock fence was. Was it one foot painted rock fence?

    Mic, my email is cjatwood@gmail.com

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 13, 2010 at 6:52 AM

    Dude! You're riding on the wrong side of the road. ;o) That was fun and yes, I agree you are getting better at shooting and editing video. Keep it coming - we're really enjoying the glimpses into your fun adventure. Hugs and kisses to everyone!

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 13, 2010 at 11:05 AM

    P.S. I loved the game of Frogger you had to play to get across traffic - it does appear to all work out. ;o)

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  4. JLRanckSeptember 22, 2010 at 8:43 AM

    CJ: Actually it is their curb. Of course, given the traffic, they tend to paint it alternating colors (black/white; yellow/black) so folks will see it. You will also notice that it is a lot taller than the curbs in the US. keeps the cars where they are supposed to go, I guess. Of course, then there are the streets that do not have curbs . . .

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  5. Slim NickyNovember 14, 2010 at 6:30 PM

    Awesome video!! You are flying! Great music, lots of fun dodging interesting obstacles, and what beautiful scenery! Hope you are well, Nick

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