Am I being ambitious bringing my bike over?

I,n the same boat as many in above comments. Will be moving to Doha August. Many comments have led me to believe that any cycling outside your compounds is risky at best.

However i believe there is a velodrome in Doha (In door cycling oval) which was used for the Aasian games a couple of years ago. Does anyone know if it still is in operation? This would be a great venue to ride as a club or individual and obviously much safer.

Thanks,

Ronnie Mac

Canada

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Can one bike around neighborhood areas? We'll be out in Al Duhail North, and though I don't intend to allow my children to bike Arab League St, I was hoping that I'd be able to send them the 1K from our compound to the nearby park on "unnamed" (at least on Google Earth) streets. Okay, or don't even think it?

If Al Khor is anything like Dukhan,, you'll miss your bike just to get around. I feel so lazy driving everywhere and I miss mine.

Biking in Doha would be synonymous with 'Death Wish' but otherwise, bring it. I've yet to find a place with deals like you get in the UK (although I suppose it depends how much it costs to ship it).

I wish I'd brought mine. I bought 2 for my kids over here and they're pants.

From your post, I sense you'll be quite depressed without your bike. A friend of mine shipped his from the US and now enjoys the (safe) daily rides as early as 05:00 am, to avoid sun strokes and heavy traffic.

I agree with Jasmine, you can ride where you live. Also, you can engage in biking contests and events, held every now and then in Doha.

Stay happy.

Salam

That's a bit more positive!

Thanks, it'd be nice to have the option to get around. Looking at the tour of Qatar routes, there look to be some great 100k+ loops out and around Al Khor.

http://www.letour.fr/2009/TQA/COURSE/docs/parcours.pdf

If you are living in Al Khor a bike will be useful. We live in Dukhan and my husband cycles everywhere. It is perfectly safe within the community but I really wouldn't go on the main roads. My husband bought a mountain bike here for 240QR, it's not the best one but is still going strong 3 years on.

pedalcycling in Doha? remember, Qatar has a long way to go before cooler winds blow sparks again...

best is to get curled in your cave and reserve your energy to your diversion back to your home country where you used to stretch your strength there dude... think safety than fun!

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a small car here is risky, a motorbike is dangerous, a mountain bike is just plain suicide, let alone the intense humidity and soaring temperatures in the summer, i wont recommend it

Tucky, go and buy a big 4WD and do some sport 'dune bashing' :)

Me think you should be ok with vest/tshirt, as far as your running short is not too tight :)

Bugger!

Mountain bike? Much to do around there? Desert tracks?

In another unanswered thread I posed the question: Is it appropriate to run in vest/t-shirt and running shorts? And obviously when I cycle it would usually be in the full lycra gear?

Fifty degree.. Bike.. Cycling Shorts..

Could be a recipe for disaster..:(

Winter is possible, but the risk of being run over by the landruisers is the same :)

I probably exaggerate ... you can do your 'biking', just make sure away from the busy road.

Not even in the winter?

I would say that cycling is pretty much my main sport at the moment - would be a shame to give it up!

You dont want ride your bike when it is 50 degree celcius outside. And for 'landcruisers' bikes are bearly 'see-able'.