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The desire for bigger and faster machines with higher CC starts from simple and manual machine. We all know it and have been a part of it for many years during childhood and still do love it. That’s right we call it bicycle. Do you remember those days when you were struggling to get it right and smooth with your bicycle or friends left with bruises and scratches? The fear of falling while learning cycling and a few meters of success makes you jump in the year shouting YES! Today even though big machines with higher cylinder rule the streets and racing tracks, bicycle has not lost the love and faith upon it. Like they used to say television killed radio but today increase in FM stations overrules the statement. Today bicycle has changed its avatar into various forms. The growth in use of mountain bikes can be seen common in city streets. The modern luxury has made us lazy and lost the grips with health so people are getting into biking for getting fit and fine.

Watching BMX and mountain bike as extreme sport on sports channels is an eye candy. The situation has changed in Nepal; it has become the cult to a sect of younger generation. Don’t get surprised to see couple of mountain bikers jumping from the ramp and trying to flip here in Nepal. Honestly when I saw my friend’s brother and amazing photographer Sameer Jung Thapa traveling in his Mountain bike I was amazed and took it as an extreme hobby of selected people. Later on I got opportunity to meet many others being friend of Kathmandu Bike Station at Pani Pokhari, opposite of Japanese Embassy, established by Prayash Tamang, national coach of mountain biking. The multiple chat with many mountain bikers see Nepal as best destination for mountain biking for her diverse landscape and terrain.

The young enthusiasts are willing to develop mountain biking and take it to next level. However they are seeking a ropani of land from government where they will construct the ramp and park themselves to perform and practice jumping and they anticipate others to join this sport.

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