Al Quadra Loop

[shirt]

where are you being sent?

[yorky500]

shirt said:

where are you being sent?

I am currently in the Hague, but tmr I fly to Lima, Peru!

[shirt]

nice! what is it you do?

if i am a good boy i will be spending june in senegal. if i am bad it will be in chad.

[yorky500]

shirt said:

nice! what is it you do?

if i am a good boy i will be spending june in senegal. if i am bad it will be in chad.

Contracts/Commercial manager.

That's a tough choice of destination for you!

[James72911]

Good to see you out this morning Jason! The changeable weather scared a lot of people away...

One comment would be (as I yelled at you as we passed - sorry!!) try and turn a slightly bigger gear if you can - your legs were spinning round and you weren't getting the full benefit of your efforts.. Appreciate that it is easy to comment, but I think it will really help your cycling.

[DubaiJohn]

Geez this morning was tough, that wind seemed to be in our faces all the way round. Managed a respectable 145, albeit following a way better rider the whole way round.

Off out again in the morning for another loop, this time with the Mrs so will be lucky to crack 2 hours

[Chessers]

Hope to be out on the loop soon, bike gets delivered this week.

Been stitched up on a charity bike ride in June so need to get some serious mileage in!

[Impspeed]

Does anyone know when it gets too hot to go out and cycle - obviously all relative and some people deal with the heat differently.

I prefer to cycle of an evening, and even a few weeks ago (before the rain came back) I was comfortable cycling at 32c, albeit with 2ltr of water.

[DubaiJohn]

I started cycling last September and it was pretty hot back then. This year I am planning on riding right through summer but cutting back on the distance.

I reckon an early start and finish in the dark is the plan for me, I recall getting up at about 4am when I started to beat the heat. The key is to keep the distance sensible, for me probably no more than the stick in the height of summer, and a metric fkton of water.

[James72911]

Good to see you out this morning Jason! The changeable weather scared a lot of people away...

One comment would be (as I yelled at you as we passed - sorry!!) try and turn a slightly bigger gear if you can - your legs were spinning round and you weren't getting the full benefit of your efforts.. Appreciate that it is easy to comment, but I think it will really help your cycling.

[jason90]

James72911 said:

Good to see you out this morning Jason! The changeable weather scared a lot of people away...

One comment would be (as I yelled at you as we passed - sorry!!) try and turn a slightly bigger gear if you can - your legs were spinning round and you weren't getting the full benefit of your efforts.. Appreciate that it is easy to comment, but I think it will really help your cycling.

It took me a couple of minutes to work out who had yelled something out, as you went tanking past

All advice taken mate, this is all new to me, trying to find the sweet spot between spinning and grinding away

The wind over the first 12 k's was brutal, but was determined to get round the full loop

[James72911]

Impspeed - never too hot to cycle! as you say, either out early or late.

Jason, indeed takes a while. Well done on completing the loop. As I mentioned before, I would recommend the Cycle Safe Dubai rides - ride in a group with distances from 35km to 100km and various speeds.

[arn22110]

Three weekends away and it was tough today. Just did the 65k with CSD, tough going but it was nice coming back with the wind behind us.

[arn22110]

The loop is closed on Saturday until 1000hrs due to a triathlon... The stick remains open

[shirt]

anyone up for a loop this saturday morning?

[shirt]

anyone up for a loop this saturday morning?

[oilydan]

I'll be flying up there on Friday.

[arn22110]

Went out with Cycle Safe this morning. Tomorrow is the Bab Al Shams breakfast ride starting at 0600hrs

[jason90]

One of these days when there is a group slow enough

2nd time round the loop this morning at 1hr 59 better than the 1st time at 2hr 28

[Chessers]

First time out on the road bike today and managed 60km round ranches - bloody boring!

Will have to get out on the loop for a change of scenery I think.