Wind gusts

Sewinman

Weather forecast is showing 50mph gusts in London, is that safe to cycle in!?

greg66_tri_v2.0

If it's a cross wind, not really, no.

Not particularly looking forward to the ride home this evening.

Sewinman

So are you going to cycle SW Greg? There are trees down on the Twickenham train line, so really want to cycle.

Sharkyssurfers

i'll let you know when i leave in 30 mins - if i survive, because i live on the thames estuary the winds are stronger that here

greg66_tri_v2.0

Sewinman wrote:

So are you going to cycle SW Greg? There are trees down on the Twickenham train line, so really want to cycle.

'Fraid so. Though not as far as Twickenham, thank feck.

Probably won't be able to leave until it is dark, either, which adds a nice spice to the mixture.

london-red

I'll be taking it slowly and using a slightly different route (Battersea Park & Lotts Road).

Should be fine - just stay aero.

talius

London-Red wrote:

I'll be taking it slowly and using a slightly different route (Battersea Park & Lotts Road).

Should be fine - just stay aero.

Will see what it's like along the river, but that's my plan - back roads where possible, take it slow, probably take the Chelsea pavé for its full stretch.

veronese68

It seems to have brightened up a lot over here in the badlands of Feltham. I'll be riding home though I'm not sure if I'll go through the middle of Bushy Park or skirt round the edges. It's wide open in the middle, but I'm not sure that using the trees for shelter round the edge would be sensible. Last Wednesday I got blown a few feet onto the grass by a strong gust, then stopped to offer assistance to a woman pushing her bike and she told me she was alright it was just so windy she'd nearly been blown off.

asprilla

Blown off on Bushy Park? I can think of worse things.

Normal route home, including through the middle of Bushy Park, as it's the only route I know.

rjsterry

Hmmm, Millbank/VB is going to be interesting. Must remember that gust that comes through a gap just after the lights.

Sharkyssurfers

Millbank was the most dangerous going from Vauxhall bridge to city strong side winds around there otherwise it wasn't to bad, the only thing to look out for is the debris loads of it on the roads

london-red

I've also got hill repeats in RP to look forward to :shock:

MonkeyMonster

London-Red wrote:

I've also got hill repeats in RP to look forward to :shock:

MTFU and prepare to fly

Wrath Rob

Talius wrote:

London-Red wrote:

I'll be taking it slowly and using a slightly different route (Battersea Park & Lotts Road).

Should be fine - just stay aero.

Will see what it's like along the river, but that's my plan - back roads where possible, take it slow, probably take the Chelsea pavé for its full stretch.

This. The Monday before Christmas was the worst I've experienced on the bike and this was the approach, plus getting low and slow. Oh, and that gap after VB lights could be vicious, watch out for other people getting blown into you!

veronese68

Not too bad, although I suspect Asprilla had quite a headwind approaching Diana's ring.

Initialised

I missed out on an amazing tailwind on a segment I've been chasing, too much queueing traffic because of the Tottenham game.

Sewinman

Bit of an anti-climax! Bit gusty but nothing too scary!

asprilla

Veronese68 wrote:

Not too bad, although I suspect Asprilla had quite a headwind approaching Diana's ring.

Was kinda disappointing really.

Agent57

Sewinman wrote:

Weather forecast is showing 50mph gusts in London, is that safe to cycle in!?

Yeah, pips. Up in my neck of the woods (Lancashire coast) we've got a red warning, and gusts up to 100mph. I made it home OK.

london-red

Completely overblown.

itboffin

max 40 mph gust 85 mph here down from 97 do i win a prize? :twisted:

EKE_38BPM

I had to ride up Muswell Hill into a head/cross wind and rain yesterday. The gusts and debris meant my line was erratic and unpredictable. Not fun.

I also decended Colney Hatch Lane in the same conditions but with the added bonus of drops of oil on the road and a numpty in a BMW way too close to my back wheel. After nearly coming off on diesel last week, I felt more nervous about the oil than I used to so was going slower than I usually would have, and the fear of coming off and going under the wheels of the BMW meant I went even slower.
Mr BMW eventually blasted past me straight into a massive queue of traffic. Being slowed by me only delayed him getting stuck in the jam.

talius

EKE_38BPM wrote:

and a numpty in a BMW way too close to my back wheel.

Had a pr1ck in a Merc Viano taxi do the same to me through Tower Hill yesterday evening. Really not amused. I think I'm usually quite a considerate cyclist, and I always wave thanks etc at drivers for letting me out / not pulling out etc, but in this case I hope my hand signals were very clearly sending the message "BACK OFF PAL, or I'll slow down and stop the bike infront of you and I will be really fuggin angry with you..." I really don't like Viano taxis at the moment, even worse than Addison Lee."

EKE_38BPM

Talius wrote:

...even worse than Addison Lee."

Those are some damned strong words!

bdave262000

Yesterday I had a taxi driver overtake me and the guy in front on a mini round about. He didn't notice that we had to take evasive action as he was to busy merrily chatting away on his mobile. I was going to confront him when he pulled into a petrol station but at this point it was starting to chuck it down so couldn't be bothered.

roger_merriman

I met my wife nr where she works and carried her bike up the stairs to catch the train home.

She hates the wind and does seem to get pushed around more than I.