it's a little like Egypt in that it's very dry most of the time. I'll take the camera on friday when I go exploring the wadi's around RAK city. Dubai is just too far, the group that rides there goes into the hills at the southernmost end of the mountains; about a two hour drive just to the start point for me. I'm just not willing to get up at 3;30 a.m. on my one day off a week to ride in a group. Last friday I went up into wadi Bih, east of rak city, very much a canyon with many ravines to explore
So did you ever ride in Egypt? Yeah, it is very dry 99.9% of the time (a good thing) although we did have a few days of muddy trails about a month ago. A rarity here. We have a super fun trail network right outside Cairo. Sinai has some amazing riding, too.
I look forward to seeing those pictures :thumbsup:
I dont live in Ras Al Klaimah but i do live in Dubai, sry i cant you help out there but which group are you talking about in dubai? I'd like to get to know them
I dont live in Ras Al Klaimah but i do live in Dubai, sry i cant you help out there but which group are you talking about in dubai? I'd like to get to know them
The group is called Dubai Mountainn Bikers or Dubikers, they are on facebook. mostly they seem to ride out in Shawqa, Tayyiba and around the southern end of the mountains.
Yea, Wadi Bih has a real steep section right at the top end of it, gotta push the bike the last klm or so, but it makes the run back so much more fun.
I've got three other wadi's scoped out on google earth, maps printed out ready to go but at the same time I'm building a Canfield Jedi F1, busy busy.:thumbsup:
Hi Brianbear, are you still riding out in RAK? Could you provide any details of the group you ride with? Or recommend any place/equipment/groups to start for beginners?
I'm living and riding in the UK, but my dad has *just* moved out to RAK - he's always been a hiker and road cyclist not an mtb-er but out there will end up hiking and mtb-ing I'm sure!!
So any info for him would be fab - he's cycle fit, but obviously not technical from an mtb perspective, and pretty happy with hills...
Plus - myself and my boyfriend will be visiting in March and we'd love to try out the RAK trails!! So the info's for me, too!
Hey i just checked out that adventure, I mainly ride street, DJ and park but i'd like to give this a try. Do you guys think i would be able to do it? I just looked up my route on google earth and i can cycle about 13 km in around half an hour ( a little less actually) (26km/hr) if im pushing myself at around 80% and that's with stopping for signals and cars. Any idea if i'd be able to do it?
Whether or not you could do it depends entirely on how much climbing you do. This event has a 3300 ft climb in a 7 mile ride, it's extremely steep. I won't be doing it for sure, I like undulating trails, not punishing climbs, but that's just me.
I spent several years in Al Ain, UAE and really enjoyed mountain biking in Oman. Basically, I took my bike on jeep roads than have fantastic scenery and almost no traffic. Here is my favorite out-of-print guide:
Off Road in the Sultanate of Oman (Arabian Heritage Guide) [Paperback]
Jenny Walker (Author), Sam Owen (Author)
Some of the best desert mountain biking in the world IMHO.
Started my own thread about abu dhabi but didn't realize how close rak was. Guessing 5 hour drive? Anyway, are you familiar with any trails near abu dhabi city? I won't have a vehicle for quite some time and not sure how I would be able to transport my bike to Dubai for the dubikers weekly rides. Hoping I can find somethin close enough to ride to in abu dhabi city.
Thanks.
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