Loveley weather

Inutero
Inutero Posts: 111
edited March 2013 in Road general
I was planning on going out this afternoon after some lunch. I've been on my 12 hour shift week and haven't been on the bike since last Friday. Look outside and see some snow flurries, think nothing of it. Just looked now, its blowing a bloody blizzard :shock:

So i thought i'd turn on the TV and see what's on football wise. Edinburgh derby is on, 50 miles away in glorious sunshine.

Ah well, thankfully the cycling starts soon on Eurosport.
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  • Cleat Eastwood
    Cleat Eastwood Posts: 7,508
    same here - windy and flippin cold :roll: :evil:
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  • unixnerd
    unixnerd Posts: 2,864
    Snow lying in Aviemore and loads of fresh stuff on the hills.
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  • smoggysteve
    smoggysteve Posts: 2,909
    Same, second weekend in a row I planned to have a good ride out on the Sunday and its wasted. I actually for the first time this year managed to ride in the sunshine on Wednesday. Now its like the middle of Siberia again. Boooo!!
  • Toe knee
    Toe knee Posts: 525
    Sun starting to come out here on the Wirral, windy and cold though :evil:
  • canny_lad
    canny_lad Posts: 329
    Same here - snow flurries, freezing cold, windy. Got 24 miles in, better than nothing :D
  • Calpol
    Calpol Posts: 1,039
    Sleeting here also. Fortunately yesterday was ok so managed a steady 40 miler. Went out with 2 undergrads from work. Both 20 years younger than me. They are training for a L2P in June. Lets just say they have some work to do between now and then.
  • thefd
    thefd Posts: 1,021
    Inutero wrote:
    So i thought i'd turn on the TV and see what's on football wise. Edinburgh derby is on, 50 miles away in glorious sunshine.
    Don't believe it all - I'm in Edinburgh, about 3 miles from Easter Road - and there are strong snow flurries followed by cold winds & sunshine! So it's not warm and sunny here!
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  • binsted
    binsted Posts: 182
    Not too bad darn sarf, a bit chilly until you warm up and OK until you turn into the wind. Plenty of peeps out this morning, guess they all want to get back and watch the rugby.
  • Mikey23
    Mikey23 Posts: 5,306
    Not to bad today although a right pain into that strong eastwind... What I do on days like this is a local loop of about 15 miles which goes past my house so if it deteriorates or theres an emergency or i get fed up then I'm not too far from home. Did it twice today so got in about 30. A bit boring but I think there will be better days for exploring the country
  • Scotty-Gee
    Scotty-Gee Posts: 156
    Aberdeenshire is the same. I'll be watching instead if riding today!
  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    Headed out east with the club this morning - flakes of snow falling and a dusting on the Pennines. Wind wasn't too bad on the way out but it was cold. Stopped for cake at Tadcaster and came back - wind freshening to a nice tailwind, watching my shadow cycling along beside me in the sunshine with just that hint of sun warmth. 54 miles and I'm happy with that. To think I nearly didn't bother!
    Faster than a tent.......
  • papad
    papad Posts: 23
    2 separate blizzards interspersed with blue skies and blazing sun plus a biting east wind for me in Glasgow today. Lovely!
  • Pickled Pig
    Pickled Pig Posts: 233
    Toe knee wrote:
    Sun starting to come out here on the Wirral, windy and cold though :evil:

    The good thing is it's Sunday and you can ride through the Mersey Tunnel and have 6 km of windless, dry (relative)warmth. Just been to Evans's in Liverpool and got 40% of a cassette they price matched with Chain Reaction- happy days.
  • thefd
    thefd Posts: 1,021
    Pickled Pig wrote:
    . Just been to Evans's in Liverpool and got 40% of a cassette they price matched with Chain Reaction- happy days.
    40% of a cassette - or 40% off a cassette? :D
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  • Pickled Pig
    Pickled Pig Posts: 233
    TheFD wrote:
    Pickled Pig wrote:
    . Just been to Evans's in Liverpool and got 40% of a cassette they price matched with Chain Reaction- happy days.
    40% of a cassette - or 40% off a cassette? :D

    So that's why it was cheap. :D
  • anto164
    anto164 Posts: 3,500
    Toe knee wrote:
    Sun starting to come out here on the Wirral, windy and cold though :evil:

    That's why i went down Heswall and did hill reps instead of doing a long ride!
  • VTech
    VTech Posts: 4,736
    I flew to Aberdeen yesterday to do a job today and the job was called off, the snow was unbelievable, I arrived on site at 7.30am and within 30 minutes we had 4" snow and couldnt see past 20 yards.
    Living MY dream.
  • Silly Old Hector
    Silly Old Hector Posts: 573
    VTech wrote:
    I flew to Aberdeen yesterday to do a job today and the job was called off, the snow was unbelievable, I arrived on site at 7.30am and within 30 minutes we had 4" snow and couldnt see past 20 yards.

    Alarm went off at 6:30 for the usual early Sunday ride west of Aberdeen, with the forecast for snow @ 11:00. Back to bed, as it got gradually worse during the morning :roll:
    All the gear, but no idea...
  • VTech
    VTech Posts: 4,736
    Silly Old Hector wrote:
    VTech wrote:
    I flew to Aberdeen yesterday to do a job today and the job was called off, the snow was unbelievable, I arrived on site at 7.30am and within 30 minutes we had 4" snow and couldnt see past 20 yards.

    Alarm went off at 6:30 for the usual early Sunday ride west of Aberdeen, with the forecast for snow @ 11:00. Back to bed, as it got gradually worse during the morning :roll:

    I dont know how you guys cope with it. The weather was bad but the wind hit my face and made me feel like razers were being smashed on my face, it was horrid.
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  • VTech
    VTech Posts: 4,736
    Here is a pic I took from the pick up car.

    photo6svp.jpg
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  • thefd
    thefd Posts: 1,021
    Summer day in Aberdeen :D:D:D
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  • VTech
    VTech Posts: 4,736
    Thats exactly what the guy at check in at Aberdeen Airport said.
    I walked 40 yards from the taxi to the front doors and almost needed resuscitating !!!
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  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 22,157
    I was meant to be doing the local reliability ride in Market Drayton, but the kids ended up doing some school thing in the local church so could play.

    On the way back from the church I passed some of the guys finishing the ride, was kind of glad I missed the ride as they looked very peed off!
  • jotko
    jotko Posts: 457
    Despite the freezing weather I managed my longest ever ride today - a solo 57 miles with 3500ft of climbing.

    http://app.strava.com/activities/43856668

    I am not entirely sure if I enjoyed it or not....lol

    The ride from Bristol to Clevedon was great, mainly due to the caning tailwind, things started getting ugly about Cheddar gorge, the wind was utterly freezing and just went right through you, and my feet were blocks of ice, and once on the top it seemed to be about 10x as strong. I think I may have actually just frozen like Jack Nicholson in the Shining had I not managed to buy a cup of tea from some Roysten Vasey style corner shop, that seemed to defrost me enough to get thoroughly lost and eventually limp home.

    Bring on the Summer.....
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  • ben@31
    ben@31 Posts: 2,327
    edited March 2013
    TheFD wrote:
    Summer day in Aberdeen :D:D:D


    I live just up the coast. It was a clear day.

    I looked out the window and thought to myself "I'll go out on my weekend cycle after the rugby" . Literally In the time it took me to get my gear on, it went from clear skies to all white outside :-(

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  • timmys7
    timmys7 Posts: 10
    Very cold today,did a lovely 25 mile loop to wentbridge back to pontefract.
  • Cheshire Cat
    Cheshire Cat Posts: 309
    Cold and very windy here in Cumbria, a number of snow flurries, a little heavy at times, glad I made the effort to get out though:

    http://app.strava.com/activities/43882008
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  • Mikey23
    Mikey23 Posts: 5,306
    That's some impressive riding guys... Looks like some rubbish weather coming to the south west tomorrow so may be having some rest days
  • VTech
    VTech Posts: 4,736
    jotko wrote:
    Despite the freezing weather I managed my longest ever ride today - a solo 57 miles with 3500ft of climbing.

    http://app.strava.com/activities/43856668

    I am not entirely sure if I enjoyed it or not....lol

    The ride from Bristol to Clevedon was great, mainly due to the caning tailwind, things started getting ugly about Cheddar gorge, the wind was utterly freezing and just went right through you, and my feet were blocks of ice, and once on the top it seemed to be about 10x as strong. I think I may have actually just frozen like Jack Nicholson in the Shining had I not managed to buy a cup of tea from some Roysten Vasey style corner shop, that seemed to defrost me enough to get thoroughly lost and eventually limp home.

    Bring on the Summer.....

    I didn't do the ride either and I'm positive I didn't like it !!
    Living MY dream.
  • ShutUpLegs
    ShutUpLegs Posts: 3,522
    jotko wrote:
    Despite the freezing weather I managed my longest ever ride today - a solo 57 miles with 3500ft of climbing.

    http://app.strava.com/activities/43856668

    I am not entirely sure if I enjoyed it or not....lol

    The ride from Bristol to Clevedon was great, mainly due to the caning tailwind, things started getting ugly about Cheddar gorge, the wind was utterly freezing and just went right through you, and my feet were blocks of ice, and once on the top it seemed to be about 10x as strong. I think I may have actually just frozen like Jack Nicholson in the Shining had I not managed to buy a cup of tea from some Roysten Vasey style corner shop, that seemed to defrost me enough to get thoroughly lost and eventually limp home.

    Bring on the Summer.....

    Chapeau, that would be a nice ride in the spring/ summer :wink:

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