What's your windspeed limit :) ?

[Mike A]

That's meteorological, not biological

Looking at the weather forecast the wind is expected to be circa 30 mph around here for the next week or so. What's the maximum windspeed you'd go out in?

 

[chillyuk]

About 1mph!!

Not literally of course, but I am totally the wrong shape to fight against the wind. I hate it. It really does slow me down, even relatively light winds that are headwinds. I just hit a lower gear and hope for some shelter before long.

 

[solmisation]

I was just about to ask the very same question, the weather forecast was just on expecting gusts of approx 60mph in the West of Scotland.

 

[Brandane]

Depends on the direction! I am still thinking about doing a Glasgow to Edinburgh ride on Friday. The forecast is for winds of about 40 mph from the west, but it is supposed to be dry. And no, I won't be riding back into the wind, that's what trains are for .

 

[ufkacbln]

Catrike Expedition - Gales no problem!

 

[solmisation]

Depends on the direction! I am still thinking about doing a Glasgow to Edinburgh ride on Friday. The forecast is for winds of about 40 mph from the west, but it is supposed to be dry. And no, I won't be riding back into the wind, that's what trains are for .

Friday looks like the best day for it, P***ing down for the rest of the week

 

[orienteer]

It's not so much riding into the wind, as the danger from sideways gusts which can suddenly blow you across the road. I avoid riding if the wind speed reaches about 20mph.

 

[MrGrumpy]

wind speed is always taken into consideration when crossing the FRB, it just aint worth risking :/ if very blowy. It was fine going in today for my late shift but tonight was not very good hence train home.

 

[slowmotion]

Beaufort 0, and I quote...

Calm. Smoke rises vertically

 

[Jezston]

Being a newbie cycle commuter, I had no idea how much the wind affected cycling.

Today's ride in was pretty damn windy, and I was riding into it. It was like trying to ride through a constant wall of jelly. Blimey.

Can anyone lend me a new set of legs? Don't think I'll be able to make it home on these, I think they're broken.

 

[gavintc]

I chickened out today as the forecast is for a southerly (and therefore a crosswind for me). The predicted strength is reportedly up to 40 mph. I do not mind the wet, but the wind with busy commuting traffic does worry me a little.

 

[swee'pea99]

Being a newbie cycle commuter, I had no idea how much the wind affected cycling.

Today's ride in was pretty damn windy, and I was riding into it. It was like trying to ride through a constant wall of jelly. Blimey.

Can anyone lend me a new set of legs? Don't think I'll be able to make it home on these, I think they're broken.

Nah - the grumps will be on soon to tell you how it'll all shift round durin the day (and it does, very occasionally) but unless you're unlucky, if you had a battle in this morning, the ride home will be *fun*! Wheeeeeeeeeeeee!

 

[4F]

The only weather that stops me from riding is ice.

 

[jimboalee]

A quick referal to my Cyclecalcs V 6.0 shows...

For 20 deg C, head-on wind.

ME , Dawes Giro 500.

105.2 mph windspeed.

 

[Mike A]

That's about 100mph more than mine...