Not necessary: a) that a writer experience everything that s/he writes about. b) to conclude that the writer of this piece has not been on a biking trip to ladakh.
I do agree that lot more in terms of bikes/equipment/gear could have gone into the said piece, maybe that was not what the writer wanted to or was comissioned to do? An enthusiast or a novice can get tons of info and read travelogues on trekking/cycling/biking in ladakh; just google.
Meanwhile your standard comments and views on looking down at women and their achievments is par for the course. What else can we "normal" men do?
