When is it too windy to go out?

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  • TheGreatGatsby
    TheGreatGatsby Posts: 818
    I still braved it! 24 mile commute took about 1hr20mins.

    Shame its so windy cos its warm in the sun with blue skies. Not looking forward to the ride home though. :cry:

    Gats
  • Mog Uk
    Mog Uk Posts: 964
    First time I've chickened out today and got the wife to drive me in....

    Looking out the office window ( Macclesfield ) the trees look like they're about to uproot and the noise is horrendous, don't regret not cycling in one little bit.....
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  • shockedsoshocked
    shockedsoshocked Posts: 4,021
    I'm getting sick of this wind mind you. I just want to ride and not to have push along at about 13mph on the drops :cry:
    "A cyclist has nothing to lose but his chain"

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  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    Cycled to work today. Trees down everywhere.

    My glasses were all steam up at one point, I saw what I thought was a puddle in front of me, turned out to be most of a fir tree. I'm glad I decided to not cycle through that puddle.

    As I got close to work, a narrow road under a railway was blocked by a number of trees. Cars couldn't get through, but I could, ha!
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  • meagain
    meagain Posts: 2,331
    Apparently c.28-30 mph here - and that I think about the limit in safety terms. Straight headwind wasn't too bad this a.m., but sideways gusts near to outright dangerous in fast traffic. Kept to cycle paths where possible - one 3' sideways excursion on to grass would have been unpleasant if alongside an artic!

    Good exercise on the fixed, though!
    d.j.
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  • fossyant
    fossyant Posts: 2,549
    Wasn't too bad in Manchester - well for my Commuter MTB - the road bikes are far too light and twitchy. I sent an email to some old work colleagues in Warrington as the M6 Thelwall was shut....took them hours to get to work - I said - cycled in on time today.....had loads of 'nutter' comments back. Looking forward to the wind assisted ride back to the East..... :D
  • portuguese mike
    portuguese mike Posts: 695
    its about 30mph with gusts to about 50 mph down here today and i nearly got blown of the road 3 times in quick succession by some almighty sidewind gusts just outside my office. its just as well i wasn't going the other way or i could easily have been pushed into the path of a car or lorry.

    still i'm going to fly on the way home :D
    pm
  • rjeffroy
    rjeffroy Posts: 638
    A new personal best this morning thanks to a 30 mph tailwind (according to metcheck) all the way. Seems to have eased up for the journey home.
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  • fossyant
    fossyant Posts: 2,549
    Wind died down for my return journey - not that quick.... ah well, avoided the heavy downpour !
  • TheGreatGatsby
    TheGreatGatsby Posts: 818
    wind died down just in time for my ride home which was nice. stucj a 20miler in for good measure so up for a 44 miler commuting today! SUper! plus the self satisfication tat I didn'y give in to the wather and take the easy option!

    Yay me! And anyone else who suffered the wind.

    :lol:
    GAts

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