Al Quadra Loop

[IanUAE]

See you at 6am at the start of the stick 1st roundabout this Friday. I have also signed up for the Dubai 92 (stupid, crazy fool).

[K50 DEL]

IanUAE said:

See you at 6am at the start of the stick 1st roundabout this Friday. I have also signed up for the Dubai 92 (stupid, crazy fool).

I shall likely already be halfway to coffee by then, dropping friends off at the airport at 5.15 on Friday then heading straight to the stick.

Say Hi as you come past (you will, I'm slooooow) I'll be the fool on a red mountain bike wearing a globaleye racing top looking half dead!

[DubaiJohn]

What sort of pace will be at? We're also setting from the bottom at 6. The guy I ride with on a Friday is probably at 25kmh I am closer to 30. So if an easy pace and you fancy a lazy spin up the stick we could tag along

[shirt]

did DA this evening. thanks to kieran i have a much improved riding position and comfier saddle. clip less feels much quicker but fk me, quadriceps!

was good to be on the circuit at such an easy pace. would recommend it for the track day crowd even if you just walk around once.

[yorky500]

shirt said:

did DA this evening. thanks to kieran i have a much improved riding position and comfier saddle. clip less feels much quicker but fk me, quadriceps!

was good to be on the circuit at such an easy pace. would recommend it for the track day crowd even if you just walk around once.

Please tell me you laos look at trying your racing lines around the course on the bike?

Peddle like fook into and through turn 16 and the same at turn 1 - great fun

[shirt]

i normally play football on wednesday. i skipped tonight in favour of cycling as my lines were so ste last friday. realised i have been braking far too early for t1 and turning in early for both 1 and 16.

[K50 DEL]

DubaiJohn said:

What sort of pace will be at? We're also setting from the bottom at 6. The guy I ride with on a Friday is probably at 25kmh I am closer to 30. So if an easy pace and you fancy a lazy spin up the stick we could tag along

Well you're both much quicker than me... I don't have a computer on the bike but given it's 17km up there and it takes me about an hour, I assume I'm running at 17 km/h

Say Hi when you breeze on by lol

[James72911]

Good to hear about so many PH'ers getting on their bikes. Jason, I didn't see you again?! What's going on?!

[IanUAE]

Set off from the 1st roundabout this morning at 5 as the bike track day was supposed to be a) open pit and b) starting at 9.

In true DA fashion, sign-on is now 11:30......

Will be doing the stick again tomorrow morning starting at 5.

[K50 DEL]

Late start for me this morning, was the thick end of 6.45 when I set off... A long slog into the headwind meant a poor time of 80 minutes up and 50 back....

[jason90]

James72911 said:

Good to hear about so many PH'ers getting on their bikes. Jason, I didn't see you again?! What's going on?!

Went out last week and managed to tweek my knee, my own fault bought some new shoes and cleats and dont think I have sent them up properly

[James72911]

sorry to hear that Jason, hope you are back on the bike soon. Went down to Hatta this morning for a ride - great route, although had my first proper 'off' in 2 years. Landed hard on my hip - no damage to the bike though! As an aside, has anyone else been to Hatta recently? the route down to the pools is now tarmac - used to be a good track to drive through.

[DubaiJohn]

Anyone doing the Spinneys warm up ride Friday morning?

The guys I usually ride with have fallen by the wayside mostly due to predicted hangovers.

Will be aiming for an easy pace as have a quicker 85k on Saturday morning.

[IanUAE]

I had planned to take part in this Fridays ride but sadly I will in Qatar running our race bike in the world super bike support race. Such is the woes of my life.

Plan to do the stick tomorrow morning before work.

[K50 DEL]

Out on the stick again tomorrow morning, hiring one of the bikes from the shop to see how I get on with something a little more road oriented.

Aiming to start at 5.45 or so, I'll be in the global eye top, say hi as you come past!

[James72911]

So who did the Spinneys warm up ride - how did it go for you?

[shirt]

i was supposed to, but instead thought i'd bore myself silly instead by watching what passes for motorsport in this country.

i've registered for the 92km ride and my yorkshire cycling jersey/bib shorts arrived today so i'll be up at quadra this evening.

[DubaiJohn]

I did the ride, didn't ride as part of a group and managed just over a 29 avg which I'm pleased with given the wind.

As usual loads of groups with no common sense or courtesy. Quite pleased I did it on my own in the end.

[K50 DEL]

I managed to avoid all of the groups, set off at about 6.20 just behind the last of the Spinneys riders, overtook a dozen or so of them on the way up the stick and (having stopped for coffee and a chat at the top) got blown into the weeds by 3 pelotons of rather serious looking cyclists on my way back down the stick a while later.

[shirt]

did the loop tonight in the dark. mustve done the last 10k standing up, my arse hurt so badly.

noticed the new additions joining the back section, anyone know where they go?