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[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

well the light is excellent in between the rain storms and the trees look brilliant went lit up between the rain storms... Had a beautiful double rainbow on the way out, but then the rain arrived in force.
6 foot long lengths of bramble flying horizontally at 3 or 4 foot height across single track country lanes are however no fun! Several of the older generations standing at bus stops gave me wry smiles as I cycled passed them...
Coming home was as hard as expected but nothing I haven't cycled in before. I don't think it will be long before my lane is blocked by a fallen tree though - the tree itself won't block the lane, it will be the roots tearing up half the width of the single track lane that will be the problem. It is a beautiful old Scots Pine, but if it survives this storm, I doubt it will survive the winter, there is a new lump in the tarmac that was flat last night and it says I am coming down and soon - at least it does to me!

 

[Effyb4]

I won't be cycling today. Too windy for me. There are three cycle commuters in my family. One got a lift in, one took the bus and one braved the wind on his bike.

I hope the wind drops a bit for tomorrow, because I have a ride into Kent planned.

 

[Mo1959]

I won't be cycling today. Too windy for me. There are three cycle commuters in my family. One got a lift in, one took the bus and one braved the wind on his bike.

I hope the wind drops a bit for tomorrow, because I have a ride into Kent planned.

Too windy for me too. Was all set for a morning ride tomorrow but just had Dad on the phone to take him to an appointment so won't have time until later when the wind is due to pick back up and the following day isn't looking great either.

 

[Torvi]

This bloody motherf.... wind!

Today route was terrible. Headwinds from hell and side winds that if id ride lighter bike im sure it would blow me away. Ive cut the route by mistake turned too early and wiped 4 miles from what i planned to do but counting in 4hours of work that ive done before ride, excuse is good.
Few times i felt like pedaling in one place, wind was blowing so hard that if id stop pedaling id stop completely, downhills werent too fast either way, max 15mph whereas normally it would be 30-40mph you can just imagine today battle.
That battle ive definitely lost, it was by far my worst time and average since ive joined Wellingborough Cycles ive made avg speed of 10.42mph
Safety wise route have few difficult parts like a junction between 10 and 11th mile, terrible one close to no vision and uphill. Geddington was also hard to cruise trough, very narrow and terrible pavement not to mention alot of cars parked taking every little space...
Overall route wasn't too busy with cars, most of the time it was very quiet which is good the only busy parts were nearby kettering and between Finedon and Welly, roadworks between welly and irthlingborough which thanks to them i had both ways totally empty There were a fallen tree also somewhere between 14th and 15th mile.

How to sum it up? It was by far my hardest route but it was because of this hellish headwind and side wind that either made me really slow or almost blowing out of the road.
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/6321509

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

This bloody motherf.... wind!

Today route was terrible. Headwinds from hell and side winds that if id ride lighter bike im sure it would blow me away. Ive cut the route by mistake turned too early and wiped 4 miles from what i planned to do but counting in 4hours of work that ive done before ride, excuse is good.
Few times i felt like pedaling in one place, wind was blowing so hard that if id stop pedaling id stop completely, downhills werent too fast either way, max 15mph whereas normally it would be 30-40mph you can just imagine today battle.
That battle ive definitely lost, it was by far my worst time and average since ive joined Wellingborough Cycles ive made avg speed of 10.42mph
Safety wise route have few difficult parts like a junction between 10 and 11th mile, terrible one close to no vision and uphill. Geddington was also hard to cruise trough, very narrow and terrible pavement not to mention alot of cars parked taking every little space...
Overall route wasn't too busy with cars, most of the time it was very quiet which is good the only busy parts were nearby kettering and between Finedon and Welly, roadworks between welly and irthlingborough which thanks to them i had both ways totally empty There were a fallen tree also somewhere between 14th and 15th mile.

How to sum it up? It was by far my hardest route but it was because of this hellish headwind and side wind that either made me really slow or almost blowing out of the road.
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/6321509

days like today are about just riding and staying safe, not about speed or averages or mileage. Just getting there safely, you just have to learn to accept that when it is very windy.

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@Torvi I don't think I have been out in much worse than this today, not that I went out today.

 

[Torvi]

@Torvi I don't think I have been out in much worse than this today, not that I went out today.

You are getting lazy :<

 

[Mo1959]

You are getting lazy :<

Sensible I'd call it.............what if that tree had fallen on your napper? Lol

 

[moo]

My commute in this afternoon was the windiest day since I started cycling in January. Suffice to say I upset a lot of motorists by taking over the lane on most of it. I survived, so sod em

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Sensible I'd call it.............what if that tree had fallen on your napper? Lol

I had to pop over to our warehouse today, when I came back a tree was across the road that I had cycled along an hour earlier.

 

[Mo1959]

I had to pop over to our warehouse today, when I came back a tree was across the road that I had cycled along an hour earlier.

 

[Torvi]

Sensible I'd call it.............what if that tree had fallen on your napper? Lol

i was moving so slow that i would easily dodge it lol

 

[Nigelnaturist]

You are getting lazy :<

Fair enough if you think 437 miles this month is lazy.

 

[Torvi]

Fair enough if you think 437 miles this month is lazy.

could be 500... joking good job

 

[Nigelnaturist]

@Torvi ok 671 miles in the last 30 days, before that I wouldn't get out of bed for a week, or ride the week after.
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