What's your windspeed limit :) ?

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jimboalee

New Member
Location
Solihull
At 20 deg C, it is aerodynamic drag, which effectively becomes more than the maximum power I can produce.

At 10 deg C, it is the windchill which brings the 'Effective skin temperature' to the threshold where frostbite would start after an hour's riding.
 
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jimboalee

New Member
Location
Solihull
:smile::laugh:

Against a windspeed of 105.2 mph, I would be standing still, pushing and pulling on the pedals with all my might, clinging on for dear-life.

Any let-up in the exertion and I would be swept backward into oblivion.


Food for the imagination.

In reality, 40 mph is about my limit.
 
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Ben774

New Member
Location
Stafford, UK
Jezston said:
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.
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+1 My knees are still aching from this mornings fight against the wind. Was the same yesterday and when I came to go home it was as still as you like :smile:
 
Kestevan

Kestevan

Last of the Summer Winos
Location
Holmfirth.
I Managed to freewheel UP a hill the other day. The wind was directly behind me, and as long as I sat up and braced against the bars it was free travel. Did about 200yds up a 8% or so hill without pedalling.... good job as I was too busy laughing.
 
fossyant

fossyant

Ride It Like You Stole It!
Location
South Manchester
4F said:
The only weather that stops me from riding is ice.
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Same here......

I've had some hair raising rides in the Peaks with strong winds, so pretty used to it....

Commuting it doesn't stop me. Weekends - if it's horrendous, then it will be a flat ride (usually)

You usually twig something's not right when climbing the Snake or Woodhead at 20 mph.....:smile:, then turn to come back and it's 5 mph standing on the pedals on the flat.... :tongue:
 
Arch

Arch

Married to Night Train
Location
Salford, UK
For day to day commuting about town, I'll ride in anything I can make progress in - there's a bit near the Minster where there's a bit of a wind tunnel and I've been virtually brought to a halt there many times, or blown a foot or two sideways.

In terms of just going out for a ride for fun, I'd probably not go if I looked out and though 'blimey, it's a bit gusty out there!'. I have no idea what that equates to on the Beaufort Scale, and it probably varies depending on how keen I feel anyway....:smile:
 
HJ

HJ

Cycling in Scotland
Location
Auld Reekie
The strongest winds I have cycled in that I know about was gusting 57mph, but I have been out on more windy days, before the met office started to post wind speed data on the web...

Just use a lower gear and have fun... :evil:
 
soulful dog

soulful dog

Veteran
Location
Glasgow
I'm a wimp, I don't commute but if I need to go out and there are gusts of 40mph or more, I'll take the car instead. The problem is, I often check the forecast and it says something like 10-20mph, and then I find out they were talking rubbish :evil:
 
gavintc

gavintc

Guru
Location
Southsea
I left the bike behind as the wind was reportedly high. It just rained heavily instead and the trains were very messed up. It took me 2 hours 15 mins to get from Glasgow to Edinburgh. I would have been quicker cycling!! and there was more of a westerly than had been predicted.
 
Ademort

Ademort

New Member
Location
Middelburg,Netherlands
I cycle in all weathers all year round, 16Km commute 5 to 6 days a week. I once cycled in wind force 10, its the only time when i have used my smallest chainring. On some parts my speed was 9Km/h. I passed a lady who had cycle panniers on her bike and the wind was so strong it had blown her off her bike and she could not get back on it again. She was holding the handlebars and the wind was blowing her bike off the ground and holding it horizontally in the air.On the same day a local company lost a complete air installation unit off the top of their large workshop, it,s about the size of 4 washing machines, bloody scary.There was a hell of a lot of storm damage that day.
 
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