Fun Sustainable Transport
Under the weather
our Bike store, a little under the Weather
Some pics of what the rain god brought us
Its raining cats and dogs and Bangalore has cooled its heels. And its lovely to cycle in the evenings.
Unfortunately the last spell of wind and rain brought havoc to the bike store and caused considerable damage.
The strong gusts of wind uprooted our roof and exposed the entire space to an onslaught of rain. Luckily no bikes were damaged. No one was hurt either.
Damage control swung into action and we cleaned up the place and a spanking new roof is on its way. Yay !
This does put the bike store out of action for at least 2 weeks
Till then
- if you need to speak to us – email us. We will get back asap.
- want a new bicycle – ummm, we would love to get your bum (or both of them) on a saddle. But its going to be painful without the complete setup. Would definitely be easier in two weeks time.
- You need help with your bike, like yesterday – email us. We will ensure you are riding asap.
One of the best things to come out of this is the number of bikers who have called/emailed/text’ed/dropped in/pinged/IM/tweeted … asking if they could help out.
Thank you all. Its been a big boost to see the kind of support we have. Really really nice.
As a startup, this (bumsonthesaddle) has been continuously teaching us life lessons :)
The lesson here, go for quality. Even when cash strapped – be careful of being penny wise and pound foolish. Get good people to do stuff that you dont do directly – in our case looks like some quack built the store for us.
Comments
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Man ! :( thats sad .... Rohan and Nikil don't hesitate to call me for any help you need.
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Thanks for the offer Sri.
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D: Oh man that sucks! Hope you guys bounce back soon.
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Oops...thats real sad!! Didnt know that Blores showers were that hard! Hope you guys spring into action soon...Wish I was there to give you guys a helping hand!
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Yup. The last few showers have been pretty bad. Quite a few hoardings have been brought down and trees have also been uprooted !
Marcus, Manohar - thanks guys. Should be up and running soon :) -
Hey guys, will drop in, if u need any help....
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Hi Rohan, Sorry to hear this... Best wishes for you guys to get back on your feet soon!!! Manju PS: This was the t-storm we had last friday i believe... I was biking on NICE road at the time and was stuck on the highway with no shelter... finally managed to stand under an overpass for 45 minutes for the rain to subside. It was very windy and rained heavily too. At the end, i just said... screw this... and biked back home in the rain... and i still had 2 steep gradients to cover on the way back. This was probably the worst ride, or the most adventerous, for me so far. MM
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Hey Rohan, I would not say sorry .. maybe this an opportunity and natures way of saying "Guys its time you moved to a larger place, you are doing well anyways :-)" Am sure you would come back and be back in action soon ... Cheers, Raja
