Hello.. Hello!!

I am Vaibhav (call me V)… Thanks so much for taking interest in knowing more about this initiative and me

Bit about my cycling beginnings…

I took up cycling in 2017 and have been obsessed with experiencing the outdoors on my bike ever since… like mad obsessed… like addicted-to-it obsessed!!!

Cycling took me the day I tried my first Walmart bike. The feeling of openness and fresh air on the face was so gripping. For 3 years I was mostly commuting and doing short weekend rides and having fun by myself!

Beginning of something bigger and more beautiful!

It wasn’t until mid-2020, at the peak of Coronavirus Pandemic, when I started making my first cycling friends through interactions on Strava and soon started participating in physically distanced outdoor adventures. The inspiration, motivation and learning I got from their experiences was truly transformational and made me experience biking in completely new ways – 100+ miles endurance rides, challenging hilly climbs, and gravel rides! You can read more about this phase in my cycling journey here.

Sometimes we don’t realize how powerful our little experiences can be in inspiring and transforming someone else’s life for good…

Out Collective is a small effort towards bringing cycling stories and experiences from some amazing cycling enthusiasts out there. It will not only motivate us to try something new and different on our bikes but also inspire several others to take up this amazing activity! Together we can help create even more amazing cycling experiences… an even bigger community of amazing people sharing their journeys… more inspiration… and so much more fun!!!

Now that you know what this is about, look at some of our research on the benefits of cycling or consider sharing your cycling stories with us.