I survived

Kieran_Burns

my ride home :shock:


Okay. Tired legs I can handle.

Wind I hate, but can handle aaaand in fact the bridleway was protected so I got some nice speed down there 8)

Only it started to spit a bit when I got to the last village afore mine, but what the hell... it's only a couple of miles, won't take long and I'll get changed, have a shower and get warm.

Yeah, right :?

Cleared the village and am on the last stretch - the 1 mile dead straight road into my village, and the wind dies!

Except.... why are all those cars coming towards me got their wipers on full speed and their lights on?

Ummmm.... why can I see 1/4 mile down the road and then everything gets REALLY blurry?

What the HELL is that grey sheet coming towards me at speed?????

What's that noise???

Now you may hear people say "the weather hit", or "the rain came down"

What you don't often hear is a cyclist doing 17 miles an hour suddenly stopping dead in the wind and shouting "Ow! OW! OWWW!" as the rain pummels him to a complete standstill.

Farking hell. I had to dig the lights out of my pannier and fit them, dig out the shower proof top just to get me the 1 mile home :shock: :shock:

The downpour lasted no more than 5 minutes by which time I was utterly, utterly drenched.

God. That hurt.



and in the spirit typical CX perversion it was kinda fun :twisted:

doog442

you northern blokes are well 'ard

no rain down south..just that hellish wind from the north

feaseyrider

put yor lites on b 4 u start yor journney, look in 2 the sky determin the weathefr condition's ,arrive home DRY....... i've done this for years and never once got wet ......

Kieran_Burns

feaseyrider wrote:

put yor lites on b 4 u start yor journney, look in 2 the sky determin the weathefr condition's ,arrive home DRY....... i've done this for years and never once got wet ......

Babelfish can't translate this. Could someone help?

always_tyred

Kieran_Burns wrote:

feaseyrider wrote:

put yor lites on b 4 u start yor journney, look in 2 the sky determin the weathefr condition's ,arrive home DRY....... i've done this for years and never once got wet ......

Babelfish can't translate this. Could someone help?

Lol dont u no txt spk? Its gr8.

rolf_f

Kieran_Burns wrote:

feaseyrider wrote:

put yor lites on b 4 u start yor journney, look in 2 the sky determin the weathefr condition's ,arrive home DRY....... i've done this for years and never once got wet ......

Babelfish can't translate this. Could someone help?

Not me - I think it must be Klingon........

feaseyrider

sorry need to clear up the BABELFISH

but first you need a lesson in preparing your self
your legs are tired because you haven't kept a good steady pace ....
no cyclist likes wind....
when it started to spit did you not think i wish i'd bothered to look into the sky before climbing on your trusty steed
well the old brain kicked in when it was too late didn't it
oh! sorry for the mumbo jumbo ,

BE PREPARED
"i've done this for years and never got wet"
happy commute

tardington

I totally agree there. Kieran_burns is SUCH a nooby inexperienced rider!

I diskard him.

Aidy

feaseyrider wrote:

sorry need to clear up the BABELFISH

but first you need a lesson in preparing your self
your legs are tired because you haven't kept a good steady pace ....
no cyclist likes wind....
when it started to spit did you not think i wish i'd bothered to look into the sky before climbing on your trusty steed
well the old brain kicked in when it was too late didn't it
oh! sorry for the mumbo jumbo ,

BE PREPARED
"i've done this for years and never got wet"
happy commute

Are you supposed to hide indoors until you have beautiful clear skies?
As much as I dislike going to work, I imagine they'd stop paying me if I didn't turn up for a couple of weeks.

Rockbuddy

feaseyrider wrote:

sorry need to clear up the BABELFISH

but first you need a lesson in preparing your self
your legs are tired because you haven't kept a good steady pace ....
no cyclist likes wind....
when it started to spit did you not think i wish i'd bothered to look into the sky before climbing on your trusty steed
well the old brain kicked in when it was too late didn't it
oh! sorry for the mumbo jumbo ,

BE PREPARED
"i've done this for years and never got wet"
happy commute

Come on, what are you actually saying;
1.) That you can tell by looking at the sky exactly what the weather will do in 1hrs time, in this country??? I've been out clear blue sky and sun, 30mins later with a bit of wind it's chucking it down...
2.) Seems that you are saying you don't cycle in the rain, how do you get any cycling done, especially in winter?
3.) Maybe you have a full body dry suit for cycling in the rain???
4.) When you say you never get wet, you do bathe right?

Happy HGVing....

chuckcork

Personally if it was the route home and summer I'd just put up with being drenched and not complain about it.

People go away on holiday to places like the Lake District for that kind of experience, why not think of it that way and be happy you're fit and healthy and building character?

Kieran_Burns

chuckcork wrote:

Personally if it was the route home and summer I'd just put up with being drenched and not complain about it.

People go away on holiday to places like the Lake District for that kind of experience, why not think of it that way and be happy you're fit and healthy and building character?

Who complained? :P

Re-read the last line again

(still bloody hurt tho')

lost_in_thought

Kieran_Burns wrote:

and in the spirit typical CX perversion it was kinda fun :twisted:

I know the feeling!

'aaaaagh bloody m*therf*cking rain like b@starding hail ow ow ow... heeheehee this is fun'



Oh, and if I looked at the sky and waited for it to be promising no rain for the next hour, I'd be even later to work than I am already.

always_tyred

I cycle with an umbrella.

If I also cycle no longer than 10 minutes at a time, I can ensure that I never get wet.

roger_merriman

Kieran_Burns wrote:

chuckcork wrote:

Personally if it was the route home and summer I'd just put up with being drenched and not complain about it.

People go away on holiday to places like the Lake District for that kind of experience, why not think of it that way and be happy you're fit and healthy and building character?

Who complained? :P

Re-read the last line again

(still bloody hurt tho')

heh yes can do, for winter i use a peaked hat, which as well as keeping me warm keeps rain and off my face, which as you say can if it's coming down hard can be hard, like you say bloody good fun i find such weather great. very rare in SE england though i'm from SE wales which is harder land. my wife got to work during the snow as i drove her as i used to drive up 20% slopes in worse so 4 miles on the flat.....

chuckcork

Kieran_Burns wrote:

chuckcork wrote:

Personally if it was the route home and summer I'd just put up with being drenched and not complain about it.

People go away on holiday to places like the Lake District for that kind of experience, why not think of it that way and be happy you're fit and healthy and building character?

Who complained? :P

Re-read the last line again

(still bloody hurt tho')

Oh all right I read the last line again, happy now?











Actually I'm from Brisbane where the rain when it does come down can come down hard and fast and you could be drenched inside of 20 seconds. First visit to Oz my missus could not believe how heavy the rain could be, and shes from Ireland.

jimmypippa

Rockbuddy wrote:

Come on, what are you actually saying;
1.) That you can tell by looking at the sky exactly what the weather will do in 1hrs time, in this country??? I've been out clear blue sky and sun, 30mins later with a bit of wind it's chucking it down...

http://www.meteox.co.uk (Netherlands metoffice I think) is a good site for checking what the rain will be doing

The animation for hte rainfall radar is better IMHO than the UK metoffice

I don't know why I am so interested in whether it will rain on me when I am commuting as it makes little difference to what I take or when I travel...

Rockbuddy

jimmypippa wrote:

Rockbuddy wrote:

Come on, what are you actually saying;
1.) That you can tell by looking at the sky exactly what the weather will do in 1hrs time, in this country??? I've been out clear blue sky and sun, 30mins later with a bit of wind it's chucking it down...

http://www.meteox.co.uk (Netherlands metoffice I think) is a good site for checking what the rain will be doing

The animation for hte rainfall radar is better IMHO than the UK metoffice

I don't know why I am so interested in whether it will rain on me when I am commuting as it makes little difference to what I take or when I travel...

Thanks for that Jimmy...although most of the time I don't pay attention to the weather reports as they are rarely right. I kinda go with the being prepared approach, especially in South Wales

ris

sounds like a bit of a cloudburst on your head there, kieran!

at cricklade triathlon a couple of weeks ago there were a couple of torrential hailstorms. the first hit me on the bike section - i was doing about 25mph when lumps of ice started pinging off the road, off the frame, off me.

the hail lasted 5mins or so and by then i was soaked, freezing and bruised. it really hurt! i still had little bruises on my arms 4-5days later. the only upside was that wearing tri kit i was used to cycling wet and knew it would dry off soon.

the second shower on the run didn't seem so bad, but by then i was knacked and beyond caring. hail though... in june... JUNE! :x

JonS123

Just hide under a bus shelter, its what I saw a roadie doing one winters night in a bit of a storm...

Kieran_Burns

JonS123 wrote:

Just hide under a bus shelter, its what I saw a roadie doing one winters night in a bit of a storm...

I would refer you to this:



and this:



being the stretch where it hit. :?

If you would care to show me a bus shelter... I'll use it

roger_merriman

ah so you where the only thing in it's way....looks like a flat land there.

get very impressive weather on the tops of the hills nr my folks place, not so much the height but the fact they are exposed open places.

Jay dubbleU

Kieran_Burns wrote:

JonS123 wrote:

Just hide under a bus shelter, its what I saw a roadie doing one winters night in a bit of a storm...

I would refer you to this:



and this:



being the stretch where it hit. :?

If you would care to show me a bus shelter... I'll use it

So not a lot of cover there buddy - best advice get your head down and pedal like fun
Oh yes and wear a helmet Actually my helmet lets the rain through so I had to get a helmet cover