Well that was interesting

FyPunK
FyPunK Posts: 160
edited May 2009 in Commuting chat
Following on from yesterdays windy thread. 5pm came and I set off on the epic 8 mile journey into the teeth of a pretty nasty headwind, I cycle along the prom from Cleveleys and it is horrible, the thighs are instantly burning, I am averaging about 7mph and legs are going like the clappers, its gusting to speeds of 45 mph according to a local weather station and I am being tossed around, I hug the sea wall to try and get some kind cover, pass a couple more cyclist who have given up and now walking, the journey has taken me about 20 mins longer than normal. A stone throw from home and I reach a junction where a que cars are there waiting for the lights to change, I pass most on the outside and as I approach a transit van, a woman in a chelsea tractor on the phone heads straight for him, him bangs his horn and she swerves, meanwhile I have slammed the anchors on, and then try and get the feet out, oh SH!T a clipless moment is in the offing, I just manage to tilt towards the van and put my hand up and lean against it but made a bit of bang in doing so, the van man comes out thinking I had been knocked off, we laugh and curse the woman driver and get on our way.
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Comments

  • defdaz
    defdaz Posts: 37
    Bloomin' 'eck! That was an exciting trip home mate! :shock: Love it when it's tricky - you get a real sense of achievement when you get to where you're going... you're still alive! :lol:
  • Jay dubbleU
    Jay dubbleU Posts: 3,159
    I take it you mean interesting as in the Chinese curse 'May you live in interesting times' 8) 8)
  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    Now, the coast around Blackpool / Lytham IS windy. Its the only place I've actually been blown off my feet.
  • downfader
    downfader Posts: 3,686
    Always Tyred wrote:
    Now, the coast around Blackpool / Lytham IS windy. Its the only place I've actually been blown off my feet.

    And what was her name? :wink:

    Oh god no, I'm just kidding!!! :lol:
  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    downfader wrote:
    Always Tyred wrote:
    Now, the coast around Blackpool / Lytham IS windy. Its the only place I've actually been blown off my feet.

    And what was her name? :wink:

    Oh god no, I'm just kidding!!! :lol:
    :lol:

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