Tales from today's commute....

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Bloody hell.
Windiest have ever known, at one point I nearly got off to walk.

Weather has gone mad.

 

[User33236]

Roads were exceptionally quiet which meant I got the full brunt of the headwinds as there were no cars to draft. Made it hard even pedaling downhill lol.

Fingers crossed it keeps the same heading and I get it as a tailwind on the way home

 

[Andrew_P]

Holy crap - 12.5mph and an hour 15 to get in. At times I went from 20mph on a downhill to twelve and still pedalling hard straight on headwind. Felt like I was cycling up mount ventoux for 15 miles, relentless.

 

[glenn forger]

Wind seemed normal but there was a massive birch branch down on the path, dirty great thing would have given someone a speech defect if it landed on their head.

 

[RichardB]

I wimped out last night and took the car. All the way into work I was thinking I should have taken the bike, but the rain lashed down all night and on the way home thing morning it was torrential rain and very gusty winds. On all the lanes near my house there was tree debris, some as thick as your arm, that had come down in the night, so the car was probably a wise decision. Even on four wheels it was quite alarming.

 

[martint235]

That was hard work!!! Headwind all the way. I was thinking that the new Marathon Plus on the rear was making it more difficult by being heavier than the old Marathon but Wiggle says the difference is the other way and the Plus is lighter. I struggled anyway!!!

 

[HarryTheDog]

As above, headwind all the way, very quiet roads did not see one cyclist. Security tell me only 8 cyclists this morning booked in, usually around 100.

 

[martinclive]

Bloody hell.
Windiest have ever known, at one point I nearly got off to walk.

Ha ha - I came up the 'hill' (2% to 5% max) from Knapwell to the A428 straight into the wind in my lowest gear on a triple!

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Last commute of the year today - nowt happened apart from I got to cycle home in the daylight

 

[Truth]

Same here Leeds, well in the light but into a strong headwind and driving rain!
Good practice for the New Year
All the very best to you all for the New Year.... be safe

 

[HarryTheDog]

Left work early with a healthy tailwind, felt terrific enjoying the ride. Got home to find I had set 11 PR's on Strava courtesy of the tailwind .
( there are 48 sections on my commute)

 

[RoubaixCube]

This mornings commute was a cold one. Could feel the chill right through my neoprene gloves.

 

[fossyant]

I'll only be adding tales of woe stuck in a cage when I'm back to work later this year. Could at least make you all smug.

 

[RoubaixCube]

I'll only be adding tales of woe stuck in a cage when I'm back to work later this year. Could at least make you all smug.

your hospital bed has wheels for a reason, all you need is an ugly stick to poke the ground with and send you on your way.

In any case - youre not missing much. weather is nasty out there. cold, wet and windy.

 

[fossyant]

Have a safe return to the commute folks. Sat here waiting for my porridge in hospital.