Sodding weather over the weekend

Harry B

There was no kids football over the weekend and for once I had plenty of time put aside for cycling In the end though I only managed to get out on Friday and then it was blo*dy windy. At one point I was cycling downhill and peddling like mad but only doing 13mph :shock: due to a strong headwind :? Saturday it snowed, Sunday it snowed and guess what it did on Monday...it snowed. It was lovely and bright when I left for the train this morning though :evil:

Roll on global warming I say

popette

Harry B wrote:

There was no kids football over the weekend and for once I had plenty of time put aside for cycling In the end though I only managed to get out on Friday and then it was blo*dy windy. At one point I was cycling downhill and peddling like mad but only doing 13mph :shock: due to a strong headwind :? Saturday it snowed, Sunday it snowed and guess what it did on Monday...it snowed. It was lovely and bright when I left for the train this morning though :evil:

Roll on global warming I say

yeh, know what you mean - no kids swimming on saturday morning but no cycling either. I would have gone out but I'm coughing and a bit snuffly so trying to rest before Cheshire Cat Sportive at the weekend.
I'm sick of the cold now - some warmth would be wonderful wouldn't it?
Hows the pedals?

pedylan

And guess what the 5 day forecast for Yorkshire on Saturday says?

Heavy rain and 20mph winds.

I've had to structure my training around turbo and gym and I know it's not anywhere near as good as real road miles.

I hope the Cheshire event at least takes place in the eye of the storm.

Is a bit of sunshine and calm too much to ask?

TheGreatGatsby

went out on sunday and monday. Just got caughtin the start of the snow on sunday which slowed the last 15 minutes but at least I made it out. 110 miles done in two days. Trying really hard to get over the 1100 mark for this month despite the weathers best attempts at thwarting it and also despite having 2 days off one of which is a sunday which is usually a 65+ mile day.

two and a half days left to do it!

Gats

popette

Forecast for Sunday:

Through the latter part of the weekend we are likely to keep rather unsettled conditions. Rain is expected in many areas, and this will be heavy in places, with some blustery showers and strong winds following, mainly in the north and west

= Wet Cheshire Cat

The turn off for the 70 mile route may be very tempting if the conditions are awful.

dennisn

Could be worse. I live in Toledo, Ohio(USA) and it has snowed almost every weekend
since December. I guess my sacrifice to the cycling gods didn't work all that well. Next
time I"ll be sure to toss in a couple of virgins along with the clincher tires.

Dennis Noward

Clever Pun

I cycled back from the cycle shop (wheel was getting retrued) in an evil hail storm


Ow ow ow ow ow ow etc it fricking hurt

Harry B

popette wrote:

Harry B wrote:

There was no kids football over the weekend and for once I had plenty of time put aside for cycling In the end though I only managed to get out on Friday and then it was blo*dy windy. At one point I was cycling downhill and peddling like mad but only doing 13mph :shock: due to a strong headwind :? Saturday it snowed, Sunday it snowed and guess what it did on Monday...it snowed. It was lovely and bright when I left for the train this morning though :evil:

Roll on global warming I say

Hows the pedals?

The pedals are good, thanks. As others have said previously it's just a matter of getting used to them. Given the weather that may take a while. I've got some time off at the end of April so hoping for some decent weather and plenty of opportunity to just ride

geoff_ss

SWMBO is riding a 150km audax on Saturday - north Notts again. If the weather's decent I'll head into the Peak but it's not looking good. It's our wedding anniversary too; we're obviously not very conventionally romantic

Geoff

jibi

The weather here in Malaysia is about 35c in the morning over 40c in the afternoon, over 90% humidity, and when it rains ( quite often) it like a monsoon, and I get a warm shower

am I missing the english weather???? I don't think so LOL

george

rustychisel

Hello George, Good to hear from you. How's tricks?

NWLondoner

Sat
29
Mar

Day 11°CSW 21 mph 38 mph Very Good
Night 7°C SSW 15 mph 26 mph Very Good


38 mph Gusts :shock: I don't fancy get blown into the path of a Red London Bus

Hope this forecast changes

McBain_v1

I will be in my shed recuperating from a nasty back problem so weather won't be an issue. Something in my lower back has been out of alignment for the last three weeks leading to major muscle cramps and inability to bend. It (whatever the hell it was) finally crunched back into place on Sunday whilst I was doing hoovering :oops: I can't describe what a massive relief it was - now I'm desperately reading up all I can about "core stability" exercises because I want a lower back that is so muscular nothing will ever be able to slide out of place again.

Pete789uk

Yep it was not good I only got on Monday for a ride and yep caught in snow storm which is not good for a southern softy.
Been commuting in this week and weather been ok except got soaked last night on way home.

I have my first ever Audax planned for Sun the start of summertime from Stevenage and checked weather 23mph winds great joy I can put up with most things except bloody wind

So pissed off now

TheGreatGatsby

got three days off so am taking the girl to Paris for her birthday.

Was thinking of taking my bike but I don't think she'd appreciate that somehow.

Gats

McBain_v1

I thought that when you mentioned "the girl" you were talking about your bike

Carpe Diem

I rode everyday over easter, the roads were quite clear.

I woke up Sunday to thick snow, so I got the sardar out and rode up to Hollingworth lake, it was one of the most scenic rides I have done for a long while, snow covered hills and valleys all the way down from Cliviger through to the lake.

I try not to let the weather beat me :twisted: