City Riding: Aspire Bike lane with a Twist

September 06, 2013.. After two consecutive early morning Trail Rides, (Lusail Dirt Trail & Breakfast Unity Ride @ Mesaieed) Team Rest Boys (TRB) decided to do an Urban Mountainbike Ride (with a Twist)

Our Route: Al Ahli Hospital (Bin Omran) to Aspire Park (Al Waab) and back to Al Ahli Hospital (Bin Omran) with lots of Out of Way side trips.

Sports-Tracker Data (With some obvious Error - sorry, effect of heat and humidity again) 

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Ride for a Cause: Breakfast Unity ride @ Mesaieed

Fun Ride For Charity

United Filipino Cyclist (Roadies, MTB's & BMX)

On the 30th of August, 2013, the combined group of Filipino Cyclist here in Doha, Qatar promoted an Early Morning Synchronized Ride for a Cause (for the benefits of the Typhoon Victims in our Home Country)
with the theme: "Bagong Umaga, Bagong Pag asa sa mga Nasalanta" (Dawn of a New Day, A New Hope for the Storm Victims) a Breakfast Unity Ride @ Mesaieed...

Event Poster (by: ME)

Organized by the Facebook groups: PMTB.ME-Qatar, PinoyRoadiesQatar, Pinoy29'ers, Al Ahli Boys & Girls & Mga Pinoy Siklista sa Qatar, Mesaieed Cockroach Riders (Trail Masters)

With the Strong Support of Mr. Farhan Al Sayed, Balitang Q and Gulf-times.

Roadies Route: From Doha Airport Bike lane to Mesaieed Industrial City Cricket Field
MTB's Route: Old Mesaieed Road Trails (Mesaieed to Wakkra Old Road)

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Video: Manila Fixed Gear x The Dirty Dozen -- Sierra in Love

Found this Video in Vimeo

The Dirty Dozen of Manila Fixed Gear conquered Sierra Madre.

Watch them on HD

Manila Fixed Gear x TheDirtyDozen -- Sierra in Love from Chuck Ronquillo on Vimeo.

"All we just want for our scene is to show that fixed gear is no joke and to be respected by other type/form of bike/bikers. I think with this, we gained it!" by: Chuck Ronquillo

Lusail Desert Trail: We Ate Dirt for Breakfast Ride

Finally, after few month of hibernation, I finally joined a trail ride and got the chance to use my Giant Escape Custom built Hybrid Single Speed Cyclocross Bike on the trails. (yep, it was already tested to endure the pains of trail riding and having to carry a 100kg biker.. it's me by the way.

18 mountain bikers braving the heat (luckily, no humidity was present at that time of the day)

Friday, August 23, 2013.

My trusted Customized Built Giant Escape Hybrid turned into Single Speed Cyclo Cross
On her maiden Long Trail ride in Qatar. (Single Speed 38T x 18T gearing; 700c x 35c Continental Cyclocross tires.)

Back to the Saddle Solo Ride - 25.9km loop

After a very long time, I am back to the saddle again.

Here is my ride last night

I started around 7:00 in the evening, with no route in mind, i had planned around 10 to 15 kms only, but finished with around 25.9~26.34 kms (some little conflict with my Cyclocomputer and GPS based tracker)

My Giant Escape 1 SS CX Commuter Hybrid bike with Qatar's Tallest tower (Khalifa "the Torch" Tower)

It registered 26.34 kms total on my Cateye Commuter.
Blurred photo showing time @ 8:30 pm with Temperature of 34 deg C

Oh crap.. I forgot to bring my Canon IXY Pocket Camera. I had used my Phone Camera instead.

Pardon me for my blurred pictures.

(tracking courtesy of sports tracker apps on my Nokia C7 smartphone)

Tracked data made by SPORTS TRACKER

Total Tracked distance for Cycling here in Qatar so far (from January 01, 2012 to Present) - 757.6 kms