praise the lord................

a_n_t

finally a weekend of decent weather on the cards.

only been waiting 2 months!

dag_on_a_bike

Let's not be premature. Let's wait to see what awaits on Saturday morning.

Fingers crossed though.

meagain

Cromwell, yes? "Praise the Lord and keep your bike dry."

Mog Uk

Ant,

Mcr Wheelers club run on Sunday, we've got an easy group heading into Poynton/Bollington if you fancy it.... Weather looks promising 8)

ChrisLS

...I never trust what those buffoons at BBC weather forecast....some days they make it sound so bad it's not worth going out... :?

popette

whoooahhh! I looked this morning and it had big black clouds for the northwest - now it's a picture of sunshine and gentle breezes!!
I'll have to see if I can get out for a long ride tomorrow. YES!!

il_principe

Please please be nice weather, got a 100k ride planned for sunday morning! Last time i did the route the road was totally flooded in one place.

girofan

popette wrote:

whoooahhh! I looked this morning and it had big black clouds for the northwest - now it's a picture of sunshine and gentle breezes!!
I'll have to see if I can get out for a long ride tomorrow. YES!!

Living in North Shropshire all I can see is a glimmer of light to the East and black clouds overhead, and you are only a county away POPETTE. Can there be that much difference in 50 miles? Think I'll move to your location. All it ever does here is bloody rain!!

popette

Hi Girofan, Oswestry (north shropshire??) is supposed to be big fat sun for the next five days, except for Sunday, when it will be sunny intervals. Don't tell me the BBC five day weather forecast have got it wrong (again)?

lateralus

popette wrote:

Don't tell me the BBC five day weather forecast have got it wrong (again)?

Have they ever got it right?

These days, I'm relying on the "stick head out of window and look at the sky" method of forecasting.

McBain_v1

Praise the Lord...
And send me the money...
That's what Jesus wants you to do!

Don't care about the weather - I've got to get my skinny legs onto a bike or they are going to atrophy Time to start doing some squats again - have you seen the hills on the Cheshire Cat :shock:

Random Vince

its only nice weather since i've got no fully functioning bikes!!!!

dennisn

Obviously none of you live in Toledo, Ohio(USA) where we have been enjoying
cold weather and snow and ice covered roads for the past two months. Just
wonderful. I hate riding in the basement.

Dennis Noward

Anonymous

I love riding in the snow. No traffic and the espresso/mocha/latte' at the end is always better than on a sunny day.

a_n_t

Mog Uk wrote:

Ant,

Mcr Wheelers club run on Sunday, we've got an easy group heading into Poynton/Bollington if you fancy it.... Weather looks promising 8)

would have loved to but i'm at the derby on sunday and its an early kick-off!

going to have a run out to alderly edge on saturday, do a few runs up that climb upto the edge.

just posted on the wheelers forum actually! have a good one.

jellybellywmb

Never trust BBC Weather myself as it is a bit vague try www.metcheck.com I find it a bit more detailed

popette

a_n_t wrote:

Mog Uk wrote:

Ant,

Mcr Wheelers club run on Sunday, we've got an easy group heading into Poynton/Bollington if you fancy it.... Weather looks promising 8)

would have loved to but i'm at the derby on sunday and its an early kick-off!

going to have a run out to alderly edge on saturday, do a few runs up that climb upto the edge.

just posted on the wheelers forum actually! have a good one.

That's where I'm planning to go on Saturday - up to the wizard and surrounds.

geoff_ss

Don't know about the weekend but I had a lovely sunny, hillyish ride this afternoon. One of the few advantages of advancing years


Geoff

a_n_t

a_n_t wrote:

do a few runs up that climb upto the edge.

:shock: a "few" runs!! Just about managed one!! forgot how that bugger ramps up!

Random Vince

am i allowed to put my road bike back together yet or will it spoil someone's weekend?

popette

a_n_t wrote:

a_n_t wrote:

do a few runs up that climb upto the edge.

:shock: a "few" runs!! Just about managed one!! forgot how that bugger ramps up!

is it artists lane that you go up to the edge? So that you approach the wizard national trust place head on? My garmin measured that as 15% today. It was such a lovely day - snow drops were out and I had to take my detachable sleeves off my jacket!

a_n_t

no, its macclesfield rd, the one that takes you past "the edge".

Mog Uk

a_n_t wrote:

no, its macclesfield rd, the one that takes you past "the edge".

Is that the one approaching from Alderely Edge centre? The top 200metres or so are a bu99er.... :twisted:

popette

Oh, I've not gone that way yet - another one to plan for the future.

Monty Dog

We've got beautiful clear skies in the 'sarf' - 100km up to Hannington and around the Hampshire downs in a shade over 3 hours - saw a couple of other riders in shorts too!

a_n_t

Mog Uk wrote:

Is that the one approaching from Alderely Edge centre? The top 200metres or so are a bu99er.... :twisted:

think so, there's like a little island in the road as you turn left up the hill.

sounds right, starts quite hard, mellows in the middle, then kicks your arse near the end!

portuguese mike

Yep, it was absloutely gorgeous this morning in hampshire, most enjoyable ride of the year so far - more of the same tomorrow i hope.

It's amazing what a difference bright sunshine and light winds makes - it really makes me think about moving abroad sometimes to sunnier climes (and less traffic). Still when it's like it was today England's not too shabby.

Gotte

a_n_t wrote:

Mog Uk wrote:

Ant,

Mcr Wheelers club run on Sunday, we've got an easy group heading into Poynton/Bollington if you fancy it.... Weather looks promising 8)

would have loved to but i'm at the derby on sunday and its an early kick-off!

going to have a run out to alderly edge on saturday, do a few runs up that climb upto the edge.

just posted on the wheelers forum actually! have a good one.

Stockport to Alderly Edge is one of my favourite runs. Been doing it at least twice a year for about 30 years now. Wow, that makes me feel old (though I did start when I was about 14).

jibi

Here in the east of Australia the weather has been pretty wet!!!
It is supposed to be summer.
In the Alpine region last week there have been thundertsorms nearly every afternoon, along with torrential rain, one day 4inch hailstones came down for a couple of minutes, luckily I was sheltered in a supermarket.
The roads are flooded and its hard to find a dry spot to pitch a tent.
I hope that makes you all feel better.

george

ricadus

Next weekend is looking just as good, if not better, though there's a bit of a wind-chill early on for anyone in Sevenoaks:

Bunnyman 5.5

Ouch! :shock: :shock: