Cycling
Bicycle Multi-Tools and Mini Torque Wrenches: What to Carry on Indian Rides
Hex keys, a T25, a chain breaker — and a torque wrench on the workbench. What to carry on Indian rides and what belongs at home.
Cycling
Hex keys, a T25, a chain breaker — and a torque wrench on the workbench. What to carry on Indian rides and what belongs at home.
Table Tennis
ZLC power with a more forgiving feel than the Timo Boll ZLC. A full review of the Butterfly Outerforce ZLC and where it fits in the Outerforce line.
Fitness
Low-impact cardio in less floor space than a yoga mat, and quieter than a treadmill. Why rebounders are taking off in Indian flats — and how to choose one.
Golf
A cap shades your eyes; a wide brim shades your ears, neck and cheeks. How to pick golf headwear that survives an Indian summer round.
Running
Indian winters need a thin layering system, not heavy winter kit. Here is exactly what to wear on 8-18°C dawn runs from October through February.
Tennis
Most club players in India restring when a string breaks. That is the one signal you should not wait for — strings lose their tension and bite long before they snap.
Badminton
A tube of feather shuttles can lose half its life to a dry cupboard or a hot car boot. Storage is the cheapest performance upgrade in Indian badminton.
Sports Playbook
Between Dussehra and Diwali, every sports listing turns red with discount badges. Most of the savings are real on some categories and almost entirely theatre on others.
Fitness
Rowers have quietly become the machine Indian home gyms argue about. Here is what the resistance types actually mean, what they cost, and the two situations where a rower is the wrong buy.
Pickleball
Running shoes are built to move you forwards. Pickleball is played sideways. That single difference is behind most of the ankle rolls and scuffed courts at Indian pickleball venues.
Running
Sports day season runs from September to February in most Indian schools. Here is what your child actually needs on their feet, what you can skip, and how to size shoes that will still fit in March.
Sports Playbook
Balcony heat, monsoon damp and one shared cupboard. A practical system for storing bats, rackets, shoes and kit in an Indian flat without destroying any of it.