It's May FFS!
meanredspider
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7am, I've got the lights on in the house, it's raining and 3.7C (and dropping!) outside - have I woken up in March?! What do I wear? It's the worse combination of weather because it'll probably be a lot warmer & drier later.
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Lovely down here in the south, gonna be another 19c day in SCR paradise.
Oh and the streets are paved with gold ;-)
Don't forget your waterproofs now will you ...Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
Forecast for snow north of Fort William today :shock:
Cue the headlines of hillwalkers from dahn sath caught out in shorts and t-shirts cos it's summer innit.
Oh, and I am heading over there next week so don't expect things to improve :evil:None of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.0 -
first day this week when the weather is looking pretty good, weekend is suppose to be hot hot hot here
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Lovely warm & sunny down here too. you've got an independent weather system up there, you just need to go the whole hog and cut yourselves adrift now.
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Its ridiculous outside London too .....
Its hot so I'm sweating loads and the dust from the trails is sticking to my eyes and irritating them.
What should I wear ... ?0 -
pastasauce wrote:Its ridiculous outside London too .....
Its hot so I'm sweating loads and the dust from the trails is sticking to my eyes and irritating them.
What should I wear ... ?
protect your eyes an look awesome with your very own Darth Vadar mask
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No hose pipe ban yet then dahhhn souaaaffff!!!!!
I tell you we are well hydrated, I would imagine o them southerners are taking cramp as we speak
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Overcast and Cold...Oh and windy :evil: All we need now is some rain :?Cannondale SS Evo Team
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Sick of the wind - why no matter which direction your heading in and the direction of the wind is it always straight in your face, was treading water at one point today. And it was bloody freezing today as well in gateshead0
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And this is why I live south of the Watford Gap. 19 degrees here in London today. LovellyUndercoverElephant wrote:Rode into a maelstrom in Musselburgh. the sky went dark, the frozen wind was keeping my speed down to a pitiful 13 mph. Then came the hailstones. Nice touch on freezing, wet legs and arms was hailstones pinging into them at a 35 mph wind.FCN3: Titanium Qoroz.0 -
pastasauce wrote:Its ridiculous outside London too .....
Its hot so I'm sweating loads and the dust from the trails is sticking to my eyes and irritating them.
What should I wear ... ?
You can keep this:-
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/b ... e-muggings
and we will keep the weather None of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.0 -
That one caught me on my way into work this morning too, mind you I was inside my carUndercoverElephant wrote:Rode into a maelstrom in Musselburgh. the sky went dark, the frozen wind was keeping my speed down to a pitiful 13 mph. Then came the hailstones. Nice touch on freezing, wet legs and arms was hailstones pinging into them at a 35 mph wind. You've no won the Big Cup since 1902!0 -
It wasn't so bad - just did the old MTFU trick - just disappointed to be pulling out my Assos Airjack and winter gloves again. Legs are still fizzing a bit (refused to wear anything more than shorts).
The sky is clearing now and the temperature has raced up to 5C. We'll hit the dizzy heights of 12C this afternoon.
Mind you, didn't see another bike, no PM10s to breathe in, jaunty wave from the school minibus lady was the only vehicle I passed before I reached Inverness - I wouldn't swap my commute.ROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH0 -
meanredspider wrote:It wasn't so bad - just did the old MTFU trick - just disappointed to be pulling out my Assos Airjack and winter gloves again. Legs are still fizzing a bit (refused to wear anything more than shorts).
The sky is clearing now and the temperature has raced up to 5C. We'll hit the dizzy heights of 12C this afternoon.
Mind you, didn't see another bike, no PM10s to breathe in, jaunty wave from the school minibus lady was the only vehicle I passed before I reached Inverness - I wouldn't swap my commute.
That would have been fine for me too, except I was six miles in, wearing shorts and a SS jersey. Did have some arm-warmers in my bag which helped a bit. Arrived at work looking like corned beef.0 -
daviesee wrote:pastasauce wrote:Its ridiculous outside London too .....
Its hot so I'm sweating loads and the dust from the trails is sticking to my eyes and irritating them.
What should I wear ... ?
You can keep this:-
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/b ... e-muggings
and we will keep the weather
Think i'll use it for the cross London commute too ..... 0 -
Chuffin roastin this morning with very little wind - lovely until I took my helmet off but don't worry peeps - the racing caps are saving people from seeing the waterfall Le Cannon [98 Cannondale M400] [FCN: 8]
The Mad Monkey [2013 Hoy 003] [FCN: 4]0 -
Bother. I was going to ask you about that.meanredspider wrote:Mind you, didn't see another bike, no PM10s to breathe in, jaunty wave from the school minibus lady was the only vehicle I passed before I reached Inverness - I wouldn't swap my commute.
Did you scalp any whales on the way in ?0 -
jejv wrote:
Bother. I was going to ask you about that.meanredspider wrote:Mind you, didn't see another bike, no PM10s to breathe in, jaunty wave from the school minibus lady was the only vehicle I passed before I reached Inverness - I wouldn't swap my commute.
Did you scalp any whales on the way in ?
Nope - scalped by a red kite though. Sky clear again now - fingers crossed for the ride homeROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH0 -
Had to get out the singlespeed as it has small gurads and it was horizontal freezing rain in Glasgow. Llong fingered gloves, non waterproof managed to soak out enough of the cold rain to leave them numb by the time I made work.."Encyclopaedia is a fetish for very small bicycles"0
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Wallace1492 wrote:Had to get out the singlespeed as it has small gurads and it was horizontal freezing rain in Glasgow. Llong fingered gloves, non waterproof managed to soak out enough of the cold rain to leave them numb by the time I made work..
Beautiful summery ride home along the canal.
BBQ today I thinkRule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
My commute this week.
Some of you may recognise Wandelbury and the Gog Magog hills in the background.0 -
jejv wrote:
My commute this week.
Some of you may recognise Wandelbury and the Gog Magog hills in the background.
Bloody hell I know it's been dry lately but is that what Cambridge looks like now???
:roll:Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
jejv wrote:Some of you may recognise Wandelbury and the Gog Magog hills in the background.
I used to commute in from Hinton way though mostly off-road next to the railway line, under Hills road, next to Hobson's brook, Lama's Land to Silver St. We didn't ever use camels though - the hose-pipe must be in full force....ROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH0
