Bloody wind

essjaydee

Am I the only wuss who bottles riding to work when the wind goes above 25mph :oops:

I can deal with the rain.

I can deal with the cold.

But not the wind.......it really wipes me out

Any other wimps out there :? , or do I need to man up :?:

HamishD

You know the answer already . . .

Kieran_Burns

It's the terrible triangle.

Rain
Wind
Cold

any 2 of the three I can cope with, but when all 3 hit at once I bail.

I really struggle with the wind sometimes but really you just drop gears until you find one that works and get on with it. Ignore the speedo just keep going and don't worry about it.

rubertoe

My legs hate the wind - as do my eyes!

but you do need a dose of .....

mudcow007

Kieran_Burns wrote:

It's the terrible triangle.

Rain
Wind
Cold

any 2 of the three I can cope with, but when all 3 hit at once I bail.

Oi M'lado...call your self a northerner?!

pfft I bet you drink shandy aswell don't you

admittingly i have been struggling in the wind recently, get on the drops, drop gear an pedal an keep thinking "there must be a tailwind on the way home"

aripallaris

it is pretty painful riding in the wind. far harder work rate. i just clear the mind of all thoughts and pedal though it.

must say though, having lightened the road bike, i do get hit by some monster gusts which sends my rolling pretty far into the main road at times. that can be a little scary. especially on the horrible north london roads.

Blacktemplar

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Rain
Wind
Cold

Or "Scotland" as it's otherwise known

meanredspider

Blacktemplar wrote:

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Rain
Wind
Cold
Steep hills

Or "Scotland" as it's otherwise known

FTFY

I bail if the wind is likely to blow me under the wheels of an artic on the Kessock Bridge[/b]

Wallace1492

Kieran_Burns wrote:

It's the terrible triangle.

Sun
Still Air
Warm Temperature

any 2 of the three I can cope with, but when all 3 hit at once I bail.

I really struggle with the wind sometimes but really you just drop gears until you find one that works and get on with it. Ignore the speedo just keep going and don't worry about it.

See above for up here. Though I usualy wear lycra and not Speedo's, but sometimes do struggle with the wind

joelsim

It used to bother me, but now I just ride slower and don't worry about how long it takes.

Koncordski

Who's looking forward to the westbound journey home tonight then? Winds of 20mph with gusts upto 43. I predict some drafting fairies. :roll:

gbsahne001

Koncordski wrote:

Who's looking forward to the westbound journey home tonight then? Winds of 20mph with gusts upto 43. I predict some drafting fairies. :roll:

me, I'm hoping it stays like this for the journey home; should be fun, make up for the slog this morning.

tc345

You've got to get angry with the wind and beat it into submission...

Drysuitdiver

whichever way i went today it was a headwind. wonder if the ride home will be the same- like i need to wonder !!!!

EKE_38BPM

I've just returned from riding from Dalston to Chiswick and back. All the way there I fought the wind and thought "At least I'll have a tailwind on the return leg".
It didn't happen. I had leaves blowing into my face there and back and both trips took about 10 minutes longer than usual.

Don't count on the tailwind for the trip home peeps. Sorry to burst your bubbles.

joelsim

EKE_38BPM wrote:

I've just returned from riding from Dalston to Chiswick and back. All the way there I fought the wind and thought "At least I'll have a tailwind on the return leg".
It didn't happen. I had leaves blowing into my face there and back and both trips took about 10 minutes longer than usual.

Don't count on the tailwind for the trip home peeps. Sorry to burst your bubbles.

Do you live in Dalston? I used to be in Stokey so know it well.

CiB

Whichever route I take it's a long parabolic curve from start to finish & back again, which means that only a third at most is 'with the wind', thus two thirds of it is fighting the damn stuff.

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, I do believe. Regardless, it adds 10 minutes or so on - not a huge amount but enough for it not to be a breeze all the way, whether in or out. Chuffing weather.

EKE_38BPM

Joelsim wrote:

EKE_38BPM wrote:

I've just returned from riding from Dalston to Chiswick and back. All the way there I fought the wind and thought "At least I'll have a tailwind on the return leg".
It didn't happen. I had leaves blowing into my face there and back and both trips took about 10 minutes longer than usual.

Don't count on the tailwind for the trip home peeps. Sorry to burst your bubbles.

Do you live in Dalston? I used to be in Stokey so know it well.

My girlfriend does and I'm staying at hers today.

noodles71

Riding in from Lewisham each day and it seems I always have a head wind, even if there was one in the morning it always swaps around for the afternoon.

Mind you though, it was nice for a change to get the right gust direction going through the arches on Tower Bridge this morning......

CiB wrote:

Whichever route I take it's a long parabolic curve from start to finish & back again, which means that only a third at most is 'with the wind', thus two thirds of it is fighting the damn stuff.

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, I do believe. Regardless, it adds 10 minutes or so on - not a huge amount but enough for it not to be a breeze all the way, whether in or out. Chuffing weather.

MaxwellBygraves

I agree.

As above, I can deal with the cold and the rain but the wind does me in. If I had to ride forever in either constant rain or constant wind I would deffo choose the rain.

I am sure that when I started riding it was never this windy. Maybe I was just slow and rubbish and didn't notice it but it seems to have got really bad the last year or two...

meanredspider

You'd love it up here

MonkeyMonster

colds not an issue but if the wind is doing a fine job of being massively random directionaly blustery it can get very hary on the racetrack.
rain is a pita and only if it's super bucketing might I think not to.

lunchtime was more than a bit blustery but it *looks* like it's calmed a little for the show home.

SimonAH

I hate to admit it, but I failed to ride a single inch over the weekend despite promising myself a good long run. That wind out there is just too bloody strong and directionally challenged. It actually blew the up-and-over door on my workshop open overnight last night....

clarkey cat

think I'll give it a miss tonight

rubertoe

Very Blustery on the way home and it seemed to be coming from all directions of the compass - had a dodgy wobble crossing a T junction - aka wind funnel

dhope

rubertoe wrote:

Very Blustery on the way home and it seemed to be coming from all directions of the compass - had a dodgy wobble crossing a T junction - aka wind funnel

Yep. I tried turning right at HoP on the way home and the wind was doing a good job of keeping me upright and preventing me turning. Quite disconcerting

essjaydee

Glad I'm not the only one who struggles :!:

Will have to work on my mental attitude to this....head down and keep spinning..that should do it

What was interesting, and I've never taken note before, was the drive home took me nearly 40 minutes, and on the bike I'm averaging 55 minutes + keeping fitter and less stressed.

nich

Embrace it.

It's still 10x better than getting public transport!

Koncordski

That wind was brutal tonight, however a healthy dose of MTFU meant dropping a fair number of drafting fairies in my ultimately futile attempt to catch the chap on the red sigma with kingston wheelers top. Got close several times including stomping on the pedals to shrink the gap along past the royal hospital gardens but you were too quick to beat to the park. i was about 100 yards back byt the time you got to the park end of priory lane. Chapeau! 8)

rebs

It's the side winds that make it feel like your handlebars are bent which totally confuses the feck out of me!

Blacktemplar

meanredspider wrote:

Blacktemplar wrote:

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Rain
Wind
Cold
Steep hills
3rd World Roads

Or "Scotland" as it's otherwise known

FTFY

I bail if the wind is likely to blow me under the wheels of an artic on the Kessock Bridge[/b]

FTFY x 2

Isn't that the default for Kessock even on a good day? Last time I rode across it (in June on LEJOG) there were sheep in the air......