The idea of creating a website like Cycle to Future came from the desire to share my personal experience in the past ten years or more in rigorous cycling to keep fit. I am 67 and my average daily ride is 30 km. You could say i scaled it down from 50 km daily to 30 km average. This is highly doable with a bit of an effort and setting aside at least two to three hours daily without fail. Believe me there is no fatigue after cycling that kind of distance. And in fact, the energy levels are so high that you could do much more during the remaining part of the day making up for the time loss. We will share and chat as we go! Write to me and share your cycling stories.
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Background: Cycle to Future has been created to build awareness and passion for cycling to wheel the world which has been decimated by total disregard to environmental concerns while transporting people and goods around the world. The website has been created by SEAA Trust, a global accreditation advocacy organisation that has transformed world of Management Education in the country in the last 17 years.
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Vision: There would also extensive promotion for cycle use based on our vision "Everyone should cycle."
Awareness : Help cycling awareness particularly among seniors over 50 years of age to keep fit at all times especially while facing a Covid 19 affected world!
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Eco tourism: Promote Eco-tourism in mountains and coastal regions for those who are gutsy with an adventurous spirit. (more)
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Cycle donation: Promote reuse of cycles that are lying around rusting in most basements. We would want to promote cycle donation as a habit through cycle donation camps. (more)
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Industry Insights : Provide market insights, market segmentation, profiles of cycle companies, leadership, branding/positioning & CSR strategies for helping small enterprises. (more)
Electric Cycles: There is a a new future awaiting cycling enthusiasts in the form of electric cycles driven by fast modernising fuel efficient batteries. (more)
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Seniors' Cycling: Age is just a number and those who are over 50 would benefit greatly by cycling both for health & wellness and also for finding a great way of re-discovering the world they had neglected while building their career and family.
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Photography, tips & fun: Great photography opportunities!
Excellent tips as well as points of interest to cyclists! (more)
About founder...!
Wheel the World
Thothathri Raman (67) is a globally award winning senior journalist, former Executive Editor of Business India magazine, arguably the country's oldest and highly influential business fortnightly and Chairman of SEAA (Standards for Educational Advancement & Accreditation) Trust, New Delhi, an international Accreditation advocacy & Facilitation organisation.
Having worked in leading business publications for over four decades that included, Financial Express daily from Indian Express group, Business World Magazine, The HIndu, The Economic Times, Observer of Business & Politics, Indian Management Journal of All India Management Association (AIMA) and Business India magazine, Mr Raman has clear insight into the Indian business growth over the decades.
Thothathri Raman has been cycling solo for the past Ten years clocking 2000 kilometers or more annually. ​
Cycle to Future is an idea whose time has come! We are focused on promoting cycling among 50 Plus category of people who need to cycle for physical and mental peace. Cycling is one of the best Healthcare options available today. Also a cyclist while being with people also is away from them on their own which possibly is one of the best form of Meditation in the modern era.
The website is also focused on promoting Reuse of cycles lying waste in the Basements of apartments. Cycle donation would empower the needy people around us and also help poor youth to discover their talent and become worldclass cyclists and sportspeople.
We do not simply promote cycling as a hobby but also to gain clear insights into the industry, its impact on future of the world.
We are part of the parent organisation SEAA Trust, New Delhi which is a member of the United Nations Global Compact India (UNGCNI). We are commited to support and promote UN SDGs (sustainable development goals) considering the way the environment has been badly affected by merely two centuries of fossil fuel use. It is time for looking at using cycles anew and come up with solutions based on the tremendous insights gained into advanced materials, safety and healthcare domains.
Future clearly belongs to Cycles.
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Thothathri Raman's detailed Bio is in this link