Al Quadra Loop
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shirt said:
hows everyone getting on? how are you finding it ian?
just spent a bit on chain reaction cycles' sale. i say a bit, its prob half what i spent on the bike!
i'll be clipless next time i ride though, so its all good. opted for speedplay zero stainless pedals and cleats and a pair of 2013 diadora speed racer CR shoes. full carbon sole and decent ventilation, and 70percent off rrp. bought blind sizewise though, so they best fit!
looking forward to racking up some kms soon. havent been able to exercise here for a few reasons and lack of fresh food has meant a really poor diet. bizarre what you miss but for me its the weekly footy game and a saladicious tuna tataki!
No new bike yet then ?just spent a bit on chain reaction cycles' sale. i say a bit, its prob half what i spent on the bike!
i'll be clipless next time i ride though, so its all good. opted for speedplay zero stainless pedals and cleats and a pair of 2013 diadora speed racer CR shoes. full carbon sole and decent ventilation, and 70percent off rrp. bought blind sizewise though, so they best fit!
looking forward to racking up some kms soon. havent been able to exercise here for a few reasons and lack of fresh food has meant a really poor diet. bizarre what you miss but for me its the weekly footy game and a saladicious tuna tataki!
got my shoes and pedals.
sizing is spot on, although they feel slightly wide as i am used to narrow adidas classic type trainers
deffo recommended for the money. i have the white ones, very flight, comfy and well ventilated. even the sole has mesh panels for ventilation.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ae/en/diadora-m...
dropped a bk on the pedals as i didn't realise the speed play zero's come with cleats, so i have 2 sets. ah well.
first ride will be thursday evening if tomorrow's football session doesn't kill me. planning on a couple of loops of the palm so potential for falling over.
sizing is spot on, although they feel slightly wide as i am used to narrow adidas classic type trainers
deffo recommended for the money. i have the white ones, very flight, comfy and well ventilated. even the sole has mesh panels for ventilation.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ae/en/diadora-m...
dropped a bk on the pedals as i didn't realise the speed play zero's come with cleats, so i have 2 sets. ah well.
first ride will be thursday evening if tomorrow's football session doesn't kill me. planning on a couple of loops of the palm so potential for falling over.
James72911 said:
I thought the Autodrome was a bit better - a mere 34 degrees last night! Didn't see Jason or Chris - what's happened?!
Are you are still hitting Al Qudra at the weekends?
I have been out of UAE for last 6 months in a slightly colder climate - it was shock last night, I can tell you.Are you are still hitting Al Qudra at the weekends?
Sadly, the "orange beast" is out, so no way to transport the bikes. Can only get it in for service on Monday.
James72911 said:
Ah, I thought I saw you Jason! Yes, wind was horrible, no fun at all - well not until going back down the stick! Hopefully the wind means cooler temps are coming...
1st time out since Barcelona, with the wind and nearly 3 weeks off the bike, I was breathing out of my ar*eI've joined the cycling fraternity as well, did the stick last Friday... not going to talk about times as it turns out I was only running 22psi in the tyres and I had a binding front brake as well so wasn't exactly helping myself.
Back on the stick again this Friday at about 6am, looking forward to it!
Back on the stick again this Friday at about 6am, looking forward to it!
shirt said:
i hope 22psi means MTB tyres!
haven't been out since i got back. got a new stem and saddle coming courtesy of kieran, and a yorkshire tdf cycle jersey and bib shorts from planetx. registered for the dubai 92 ride so need to get moving again soon.
Let's just say that a colleague who knows a great deal more about these things than me took one look, said that's wrong and increased the pressure to 60psi, also told me I needed to raise my saddle.haven't been out since i got back. got a new stem and saddle coming courtesy of kieran, and a yorkshire tdf cycle jersey and bib shorts from planetx. registered for the dubai 92 ride so need to get moving again soon.
Having done those things it's like a different bike to ride, times therefore are probably meaningless but it took me just over 30 minutes do ride from the coffee shop back down to the first car park compared with 1hr 15m to get up there.
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