Really Looking Forward to my Ride in Tomorrow (mon)

prj45
prj45 Posts: 2,208
edited March 2008 in Commuting chat
Unless Sky isn't actually over egging it like it normally does: -

The worst storm of the winter is on track to batter Britain tonight, causing traffic chaos and coastal flooding.

Residents are being advised to stay indoors and avoid unnecessary journeys.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,, ... 76,00.html

Well, soon find out when I go to the shed to get me bike tomorrow at 6am, if the shed is still there.

I might get to tell one of my favourite jokes as a real story: -

'Did your shed get damaged in the storm?'

'Dunno, haven't found it yet...'
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  • snooks
    snooks Posts: 1,521
    It's not looking great :0(

    http://www.windfinder.com/forecasts/win ... mation.htm

    Tomorrow around midday looks nasty....just as well I'm not bobbing around in the Western Approaches :0)
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  • snooks
    snooks Posts: 1,521
    Just had another look...and it seems that with Westerlies I'll be able to get to work no problem.

    Stopping could be a bit tricky, as could getting home again...but I think Thursday looks like it might be calm enough to return!! :roll:
    FCN:5, 8 & 9
    If I'm not riding I'm shooting http://grahamsnook.com
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  • prj45
    prj45 Posts: 2,208
    Westerlies are good for me on the way in.

    Anybody know a supplier of sails for bikes?
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  • davidmiller
    davidmiller Posts: 320
    I went out today to get my endorphins so I can resort to the car without getting too grumpy !!!!

    David
  • chronyx
    chronyx Posts: 455
    Looks like I'll be pushing the old Specialised into service from where it's been sitting ever since I got my road bike...
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    Gone but not forgotten!:
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  • prj45
    prj45 Posts: 2,208
    Now it's "Britain Battens Down the Hatches".

    Don't Sky realise it will only be a big storm if Michael Fish tells us everything is going to be OK, there isn't going to be any big storm?
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  • prj45
    prj45 Posts: 2,208
    Well just checked the charts before going to bed and there's a wacking great streak of very heavy rain over london at 6-10am. :roll:

    I'm still riding though, I'll cling film me shoes though.
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  • chronyx
    chronyx Posts: 455
    Leaf Falls From Tree


    Survivors talk about their experiences

    See video footage

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    Gone but not forgotten!:
    2005 Specialized Hardrock Sport - 'Red Rocket'
  • prj45
    prj45 Posts: 2,208
    chronyx wrote:
    Leaf Falls From Tree


    Survivors talk about their experiences

    See video footage

    Your comments

    Brown declares leaf tax


    "Residents are being advised to stay indoors and avoid unnecessary journeys"

    And watch Sky News...

    :roll:
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  • chronyx
    chronyx Posts: 455
    :lol::lol::lol: Aye
    2007 Giant SCR2 - 'BFG'

    Gone but not forgotten!:
    2005 Specialized Hardrock Sport - 'Red Rocket'
  • Gr.uB
    Gr.uB Posts: 145
    SSW are good for me on the way in too :D Perhaps I'll sleep at work tonight to save coming home if it is still really bad :D
    TCR
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  • Belv
    Belv Posts: 866
    prj45 wrote:
    Westerlies are good for me on the way in.

    Anybody know a supplier of sails for bikes?

    http://www.pterosail.com/



    Well it wasn't so bad on my way in at 05.30, but it's got much worse in the last hour and a half since i've been at work.

    BE AWARE OF THE SIDE WINDS, FOLKS
  • amircp
    amircp Posts: 132
    Almost no wind this am :D . Better than it's been in this part of the world for ages. Raining/sleeting but not too bad.
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  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    Storm, what storm?
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  • Gambatte
    Gambatte Posts: 1,453
    prj45 wrote:
    Really Looking Forward to my Ride in Tomorrow (mon)

    Considering this thread:

    "Taking spare pair of inner shorts for return leg"

    and this reply:
    prj45 wrote:
    I do a single pair of shorts and what's more I only wash them about every four weeks (uuurrch!). I do 22 miles a day.

    Are days like today how they get washed? :lol::lol:
  • DavidTQ
    DavidTQ Posts: 943
    had some nasty sidewinds on my way in took an even stronger primary and spent more time in primary than normal today. No rain fortunately, but I reckon Im in for a big soaking on the way home...
  • mediamonkey
    mediamonkey Posts: 128
    redddraggon wrote:
    Storm, what storm?
    To be fair your part of the world was never meant to have strong winds - the gales are mainly affecting the south. Here the wind has been gusting to 65-70mph for several hours, sustained speed now 39mph according to Met Office!
  • dirk_van_gently
    dirk_van_gently Posts: 826
    I did an excellent CX/MTB ride with one of my mates yesterday, great ride, sort that makes you just glad you have a bike.
    So enthused was I by the excellent ride, I was stupid enough to cycle to the office this morning, very stupid. At one point I was doing no more than walking pace, on the lowest gear I have, head on into a gale. The XC section of my route is a fireroad open to the elements, it was wet and muddy, and a couple of times, I thought I was going to be on my @r$e as cross winds were pushing me sideways on very wet and muddy trails.
    Thankfully a nice warm office, and nice warm clothes to change into
    If you see the candle as flame, the meal is already cooked.
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  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    It was a bit wet and windy here, but I've seen worse. However I was presented with yet another example of why you shouldn't ride in the gutter on the way in this morning. A guy on a mountain bike was riding along in front of me, we both got hit by a sudden gusting side wind. I went left a bit, but he was riding nearer the curb, so he hit the curb and toppled off his bike. I had to swerve so I didn't hit him. I stopped to make sure he was ok. Once he'd dusted himself down he said he was fine, so we both went our separate ways.
  • TheFoolio888
    TheFoolio888 Posts: 91
    Little wind, very little rain...

    The media is the root of all evil...
  • Massimo
    Massimo Posts: 318
    It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be - but I'm in Birmingham and not on the coast. There was a great deal of water on the road tho' and I'd like to thank the car drivers out there who endeavoured to make today's difficult journey damn near impossible with their petty, vindictive attitude to cyclists.
    Crash 'n Burn, Peel 'n Chew
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  • dav1
    dav1 Posts: 1,298
    edited March 2008
    wasnt too bad, got soaked through though (took a 6 mile detor the wrong way for some lidl bargins this morning which didnt help at all)

    in norwich its 33mph wind with 51mph gusts.

    I am thinking i am crazy though, never seen the bike racks here so empty.
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    Merlin single malt fixie (Commuter/winter/training)
    Trek superfly 7 (Summer XC)
    Giant Yukon singlespeed conversion (winter MTB/Ice/snow)

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  • DavidTQ
    DavidTQ Posts: 943
    Apparantly my neck of the woods set the record for highest wind speeds :D 82 mph

    http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/arti ... article.do

    "The highest recorded wind speed so far is 82mph in Berry Head, Brixham, south Devon" ITs certainly howling out there again at the moment.
  • el_presidente
    el_presidente Posts: 1,963
    significantly fewer bikes on the streets of London I thought.

    I did come round the corner of St Pauls and get hit by a head-on gust that nearly stopped me dead in my tracks; but otherwise not too bad just got a bit damp.
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  • cee
    cee Posts: 4,553
    The wind in Edinburgh always seem to be in your face :evil:

    I thought there were far fewer bikes on the road this mornign and lots more cars, which made my journey seem like i was flying through all the traffic :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

    A bit windy, but then...
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  • niblue
    niblue Posts: 1,387
    I'm an Edinburgh(ish) commuter who bottled out of taking the bike this morning. Not 'cause of the wind though (which didn't seem that bad) but because when I looked out of my window (I live in Balerno) at 6:30am this morning it was snowing...
  • mediamonkey
    mediamonkey Posts: 128
    Massimo wrote:
    It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be - but I'm in Birmingham and not on the coast.

    The storm was never forecast to affect the Midlands! The Midlands is basically under the centre of the low, where there is very little wind. The storm was forecast to affect southern coastal regions, and it has.

    No doubt lots of people in the Midlands will be thinking "what a useless forecast, there's barely a breeze!" when the problem is the media misreporting the forecast because "Storms batter Britain" makes a more exciting bulletin than "Storms hit south coast". :?

    It was still windy down here but the sun came out a quarter of the way through my journey, so apart from wet feet I got off pretty lightly!
  • Wooliferkins
    Wooliferkins Posts: 2,060
    prj45 wrote:
    Westerlies are good for me on the way in.

    Anybody know a supplier of sails for bikes?

    Weren't these called cycling capes? Carradice still provide them.
    Neil
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Gave the bike a miss this morning. It really was grim knowing that I'd have to catch the train and tube. Supposed to be a bit hairy on Wednesday too.
    FCN 2-4.

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    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • Gambatte
    Gambatte Posts: 1,453
    mediamonkey wrote:

    The storm was never forecast to affect the Midlands! The Midlands is basically under the centre of the low, where there is very little wind. The storm was forecast to affect southern coastal regions, and it has.

    No doubt lots of people in the Midlands will be thinking "what a useless forecast, there's barely a breeze!" when the problem is the media misreporting the forecast because "Storms batter Britain" makes a more exciting bulletin than "Storms hit south coast". :?

    Surely the 'centre of the low' was also travelling from west to east?
    Metoffice warnings were over Brum yesterday, it's still got 'very windy' in the first line of the ongoing forecast.

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