Cycling opens up a version of India that's easy to miss from a car window — village roads, roadside chai stops, and a pace that actually lets the landscape register.
The Leh-Manali highway is the bucket-list ride for experienced cyclists, high-altitude and demanding but extraordinary. For a gentler introduction, the backroads around Coorg and Munnar combine coffee and tea estate scenery with manageable gradients.
Service your bike before any multi-day route, carry a basic repair kit, and build rest days into the plan — altitude and distance add up faster than they feel like they should.
