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Sunday, January 28, 2007

India's first online two wheeler magazine!

Such a big country this. With the most number of two wheelers on the planet (I think). We do not have a single E-zine meant for two wheelers. And although we've recently had a dedicated print magazine for bikes, there's still a ridiculous lack of information/garage projects/expert opinions
for the bikers of the country.

Stuck with very small bikes (Fuck You Bike Lobbies), with even smaller doses of information about how we can actually modify our bikes for fun, performance and usability reliably, there is a screaming need for specialists to take up such jobs to the mainstream. You see magazines abroad take the Superbikes and modify them as pet projects. We need this culture here. (And the Superbikes). With no professional direction and the hogwash dished out by existing print media, biking is more esoteric a subject than a hobby.

Hoping to see a lot of action now with the arrival of the slightly powerful bikes ( pathetically slower than even the learner bikes from other countries), I think this culture of e-zines needs to take off right now. It will not just open up a new avenue for enthusiasts to work their hobbies out as a full time job, but also help demystify the crypts of biking in India. It will work at great length to explain correctly the much misunderstood culture of biking.

It's about time Indian Bikers stand up and demand world-class bikes, just like the other Indian markets. And I think we have a new start-up in the right direction by the name of IndiaOn2Wheels.

This is India's First Online Bike Magazine (e-zine if I may). And seems to have a good feel to it. Finally something about bikes and not about egos. They have a forum too and I would like to wish them All The Very Best.

To the newbies out there, think twice before judging a book by it's cover. Quality has been amiss and hope this one lives up to the expectations.

Best Of Luck IO2W Team!

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