Winter? What winter?

Bhima
Bhima Posts: 2,145
edited November 2009 in The bottom bracket
I can't believe how many "winter" threads are appearing in the Training forum. :lol: I believe it doesn't start until 21st Dec...

I've been out at 7am the past few weeks and have been faced with this:

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Is it just the South of England that's getting all the bad weather?

Although, there has been a bit of rain today, from 11am onwards. I've probably jynxed it now... :roll:

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  • volvicspar
    volvicspar Posts: 208
    Look what you've done!!!! Lashing it down now in Manchester . :?

    Nice pictures though.
  • shockedsoshocked
    shockedsoshocked Posts: 4,021
    Just windy as hell up here at the moment. 50 miles felt like 100.
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  • iain_j
    iain_j Posts: 1,941
    Nice :D
  • Bhima
    Bhima Posts: 2,145
    volvicspar wrote:
    Look what you've done!!!! Lashing it down now in Manchester . :?

    Nice pictures though.

    :shock: I know! :shock: It was 12 degrees and sunny before...! :shock:

    My mate in North MCR says it's been raining there all day though...
  • GiantMike
    GiantMike Posts: 3,139
    edited November 2009
    Swindon is under 2 feet of water.

    Actually it isn't. But it should be :wink:
  • skyd0g
    skyd0g Posts: 2,540
    ...what? ...there's a seven o'clock in the morning as well??? :shock:
    Cycling weakly
  • bexley5200
    bexley5200 Posts: 692
    very windy heavy rain most day too
    going downhill slowly
  • freehub
    freehub Posts: 4,257
    Absoloutly **** in city center, I'm hoping the weather will change for me to start riding again on Monday.
  • Bhima
    Bhima Posts: 2,145
    skyd0g wrote:
    ...what? ...there's a seven o'clock in the morning as well??? :shock:

    I know, I had no idea a few weeks ago...! :D

    I must say - it has been raining a bit here and there in the past few weeks, but 7am seems to be the most consistently dry time of day for some reason. Great for riding. Cold though.
  • ride_whenever
    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    it was cyclo-cross on the towpath this morning... spend a significant chunk of time going sideways.
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  • Bhima
    Bhima Posts: 2,145
    freehub wrote:
    Absoloutly **** in city center

    It's warmer by ~2.5 degrees in the city centre, so i'm sure this must affect the weather somehow. Up in the peaks, looking down at the MCR landscape, you can usually see a solid line where the weather/clouds radically change. When i've been out recently, i'll stay dry, up until the last 3 or so miles, as I get within the city centre's range... The difference is shocking sometimes.
  • deptfordmarmoset
    deptfordmarmoset Posts: 3,118
    Yesterday I tried to drag my bike out of the flat but it just looked at me balefully with those big round 700mm eyes that said ''you can go out and get soaked and blown out to the North Sea, but I'm staying here''.

    But this morning, what a difference! Sunny, just a slight southerly breeze, people friendly as though yesterday's storms had purged them of all bad feelings, and there are people out there walking in shorts. 13 degrees and we're only 40 cycling days to Christmas.
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  • drewfromrisca
    drewfromrisca Posts: 1,165
    Wanted to ride yesterday - It was pouring down and blowing a gale

    Couldn't ride today my back was so bad - gorgeous weather

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  • freehub
    freehub Posts: 4,257
    I did a nice 25 mile ride tonight, was windier than I thought, I thought there was no wind really, it's hard to believe in a day or 2 it'll be tipping it down again and windy :(

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