I went for the second Critical Mass ride last Friday. There were over 200 bicyclists! The ride started from the Parliament Building and went towards Dhanmandi where a group photo was taken at the Amphitheatre near the Road 8 bridge. Then we rode towards Panthopath, in front of Sonargaon hotel, and towards Tejgaon Industrial area, all the way to Gulshan 1 and 2. At Gulshan 2, it turned left and headed back towards the Parliament building.
It was great fun. Unfortunately I did not have a camera. But here is a
video that someone posted on YouTube (Hat Tip: Anwar)
A few weeks ago, I was out bicycling during a hartal. I ran into a group of bicyclists in front of the National Museum and rode with them to Shahid Minar. Here are some photos from that day (this is much smaller than the Critical Mass ride):
There is an active and thriving recreational bicycling community in Dhaka. I know of at least two clubs, Royal Bengal Riders and BDCyclists, who organize rides on weekends. Some rides are short, others are longer and tougher. Both groups have Facebook pages where you can get more information.
sistunes
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Related Posts
Brahmins and Naval Architects (Photos)Last Friday we went for a 50-km bicycle ride out of Dhaka. It was a very foggy day:We biked east an- Baikka Beel (Photos)Baikka Beel is a wildlife sanctuary in the Hail Haor wetlands near Srimongol. It is a USAID-funded
- Bicycling Tour of Old DhakaI took seven bicycling friends (all expats) on a "guided" tour of old Dhaka today. We picked Friday
- A Bike TripYesterday I went on a 5-hour, 35-km bike trip through the villages behind Khilkhet with some new fr
- Khilkhet Bicycle Ride (Photos)I went on a 4-hour bicycle trip through Rupganj, east of Khilkhet, with my biking buddies today. Cr
- Bicycling in CambodiaIn March I went on a trip I had wanted to do for a long time - a 7-day, 360km, bicycle ride from Ba