biking_fox
Legendary Member
- Location
- Manchester
Nope. Got pretty wet last night after all as the rain perpissted longer. Probably could have cycled today, saw a few people, but the gusts would be quite annoying.
Tales from today's commute....
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Im debating whether to or not later, it should be a bit calmer but still 40 mph gusts so im doubtful
Gwylan
Veteran
- Location
- All at sea⛵
Sun has just come out here. About 10 mins after I decided it was street clothes and not cycling kit.
Also started a chain of stuff to fill the morning.
No chance! It's not as bad as some places here but gusts are >50mph. 60mph if I believe the Met Office app, 55 from the Apple weather app.
My limit for commuting is about 40mph gusts, which is bad enough for me, especially as they're almost always in my face as I ride home, up the 9% hill!
Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
It isn't gusts in the face that worry me so much as gusts from the side. Head on just makes for hard work. Side on makes for you changing position on the road, with potential for disastrous consequences.
Gwylan
Veteran
- Location
- All at sea⛵
Very sunny here. May yet venture into town.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
55mph winds forecasted in St'Evanage between 6 and 9am. The reality when I got off the train.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
It was under 19mph when I got off the train at St'Evanage!
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Overhyped here as I suspected. For the 4miles across town to the train station it was only:
And the short jaunt to the office which was forecast to be 55mph between 6 and 9am and +30 mph after 10am was only.
Up at the alarm, already utterly exhausted and more anxious than usual; seemingly constantly late with little obvious cause.
Donned the waterproofs in cold, sporadic rain once parked; thankfully this didn't last long and it brightened up as the journey continued, leaving a signficant headwind to battle.
Exhausted and aching from the start, managed sausages but had to take the slightly shorter route up the Cowley Rd to minimise my lateness.
Better than sitting in traffic but not a particularly pleasant ride. Viewing the return with trepidation since the forcast suggests an 80% chance of rain...
Donned the waterproofs in cold, sporadic rain once parked; thankfully this didn't last long and it brightened up as the journey continued, leaving a signficant headwind to battle.
Exhausted and aching from the start, managed sausages but had to take the slightly shorter route up the Cowley Rd to minimise my lateness.
Better than sitting in traffic but not a particularly pleasant ride. Viewing the return with trepidation since the forcast suggests an 80% chance of rain...
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Back on the bike as I'm hoping to be home before the wind really hits, the FD was struggling to get into the big ring even using 2 hands and it's not trimming so I can use the 3 fastest gears .
markharry66
Guru
So glad this the end of the worst month of the year. This months been as always a washout for me, still ill and really pissed off with weather. Heres hoping we dont get a repeat of previous two years to months of constant rain may leading up to April / May.
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Awoke knackered, anxious and depressed for both legit and more intangible reasons.
Out the door in reasonable time wearing all the waterproof gear on account of the high chance of rain forecast, although it didn't appear as apocalyptically grim as yesterday.
After enduring various car-self-gratification artists and several minutes resetting the obstinate HRM I was on the bike; fearful of what horrors I may be subjected to in the coming miles - courtesy of both the weather and the bike (relevant thread will be updated in crushing detail in due course)..
As it happens I was pleasantly surprised - the bike behaved itself almost entirely, the rain held off and it was warm enough to end the journey with bare hands, no coat and rolled-up sleeves.
Sadly a few knobheads were encountered - the worst being an oblivious woman on the tow path immersed in her phone, leaving her small dog to run free and very nearly get run over. When she noticed she was profusely apologetic, but then went straight back to her phone and made zero effort to control her animal; leaving me to negotiate my way past it without crushing its little skull as it weaved all over the path...
Negative experiences were more than countered however by the star of today's commute - a woman on a bike with her kid on the back absolutely smashing it into town infront of me, complete with rock and roll soundtrack eminating from a tinny speaker. The absurdity of it put a smile on my face for most of the journey, as it did for many of those she passed
A much nicer ride than yesterday and despite initially being a source of anxiety and resentment, not only were my fears proven unfounded but once more the journey in has done a fantastic job of boosting my mood. I can't imagine my initially sketchy outlook would have gone the same way had I spent the journey sat in traffic instead...
Out the door in reasonable time wearing all the waterproof gear on account of the high chance of rain forecast, although it didn't appear as apocalyptically grim as yesterday.
After enduring various car-self-gratification artists and several minutes resetting the obstinate HRM I was on the bike; fearful of what horrors I may be subjected to in the coming miles - courtesy of both the weather and the bike (relevant thread will be updated in crushing detail in due course)..
As it happens I was pleasantly surprised - the bike behaved itself almost entirely, the rain held off and it was warm enough to end the journey with bare hands, no coat and rolled-up sleeves.
Sadly a few knobheads were encountered - the worst being an oblivious woman on the tow path immersed in her phone, leaving her small dog to run free and very nearly get run over. When she noticed she was profusely apologetic, but then went straight back to her phone and made zero effort to control her animal; leaving me to negotiate my way past it without crushing its little skull as it weaved all over the path...
Negative experiences were more than countered however by the star of today's commute - a woman on a bike with her kid on the back absolutely smashing it into town infront of me, complete with rock and roll soundtrack eminating from a tinny speaker. The absurdity of it put a smile on my face for most of the journey, as it did for many of those she passed
A much nicer ride than yesterday and despite initially being a source of anxiety and resentment, not only were my fears proven unfounded but once more the journey in has done a fantastic job of boosting my mood. I can't imagine my initially sketchy outlook would have gone the same way had I spent the journey sat in traffic instead...
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Working from home today as we have new windows being fitted. So sitting, working at the table in the kitchen looking out of the window at the on and off heavy rain. I don't think I've known a month like it. There's really not been a great day for cycling the whole of January.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
The worst month? I generally find February worse for weather.
