Tales from today's commute....

[HLaB]

According to the met the weather station just up the road is sein 45mph gusts

 

[Fuzzball]

I had the tailwind into work and the headwind home. I used the single speed yesterday, but after coming home to my new saddle, seat post and clamp for the road bike I couldn't help but take it out today. The bike is riding great now and it was a pleasure. Even glad of headwind home, it stopped me from trying to see just how far I could push the new set up and even with the wind was able to spin at 15mph.
After taking the flyer out yesterday I came home to tell my better half all about it and it was during that conversation that i realised what the difference was from the normal commute.
I was knocked down on commute to work Sept '11. And since then cycling had only been for function but this week I have remembered how to have FUN on the bike and just enjoy the ride. I am soo glad to have this back as I thought that feeling was gone for good.
Though my commute bike is now huffing in the corner after being shunned 2 days in a row!

 

[GrasB]

Home bound commute -

Roadie: How's the wind down there?
Me: What wind?
Roadie: Lucky b*****d!

 

[Andrew_P]

Tailish wind on the way home but was getting buffed around quite a bit, really opened it up on the bypass was clipping 38mph+ would have got past 40mph but the fecking lights changed just before the next drop down, probably just as well as it getting a bit hairy in parts, exhilarating though lets you know you are alive and kicking!!

 

[ManiaMuse]

Going to work - Neutral, barely noticeable wind

Going home - Mother bitching headwind with swirling crosswind gusts from hell

How so?

 

[thefollen]

Good luck with the wind peeps- hope it's a tail!

 

[PJ79LIZARD]

It's very windy and wet, have to confess I'm not looking forward to this one!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

From summer to autumn in three days, must be a record even for this countries weather, cold ride in this morning, but bright and sunny, the ride home though was a bitch, cold, very wet and blowing a hoolie, flat chat into the wind for most of the ride home and my speed was down to single figures in places, was close passed on Bowling Green Rd simply because I was getting blown around that much I was struggling to hold primary, got home ten minutes later than usual.

 

[BSRU]

Very wet and windy, 37mph gusts, at least I had the choice of a short commute home.

 

[Leodis]

Made a total school boy error on the way home. Was trying to avoid the river running down a road with wheel splash and traffic had stopped at a zebra crossing, I tried to brake and cut in the narrow inside and would have been ok except the first car late indicated left... BOOM

I learnt some things very important at that moment.

1) I am a total nob (which really was confirmed today)
2) I need to take it easy in poor weather
3) I need to stop racing myself in poor weather
4) Uninsured drivers speed off
5) I need to put safety as my number 1 priority
6) Not all yardies are going to duff me up

 

[Andrew_P]

Made a total school boy error on the way home. Was trying to avoid the river running down a road with wheel splash and traffic had stopped at a zebra crossing, I tried to brake and cut in the narrow inside and would have been ok except the first car late indicated left... BOOM

I learnt some things very important at that moment.

1) I am a total nob (which really was confirmed today)
2) I need to take it easy in poor weather
3) I need to stop racing myself in poor weather
4) Uninsured drivers speed off
5) I need to put safety as my number 1 priority
6) Not all yardies are going to duff me up

Bad luck you and bike ok? liked your post, not sure that was the right thing!

 

[Leodis]

Yeah only pride hurt, bike seems to be ok. Got a battering from the wife, I cant hold my own water yet keep something from her is impos. Thanks for asking

 

[Deleted member 1258]

bad luck, at least no serious damage done, apart from the earache from the Mrs.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I mtfu'd and did 20 miles home, the headwind and crosswinds were brutal, Strava gave me an average speed of 14.1mph.

 

[kipster]

Started off with a head wind but scalped a couple of cyclists struggling, then turned a corner and had a tailwind the rest of the way, even changed the route a bit to stay in the tailwind for a bit longer, 33mph in a 30 limit never felt so good.