did anyone else become a victim of the wind today
mattrsa
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Normally take me 1hour 20 to get to work
Today it took me 1 hour 40 min. Combo of the strong head wind and sore legs from a pretty hard squash game last night!
Knowing my luck the wind will have changed direction on the way home and I will be into a head wind all the way! : (
Today it took me 1 hour 40 min. Combo of the strong head wind and sore legs from a pretty hard squash game last night!
Knowing my luck the wind will have changed direction on the way home and I will be into a head wind all the way! : (
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mattrsa wrote:Knowing my luck the wind will have changed direction on the way home and I will be into a head wind all the way! : (
There is never a tailwind, only headwinds... :x
I felt the headwind more yesterday morning, but then i was having a mild athsma attack on the way to work too :shock:0 -
Headwind added at least 10 minutes on this morning, and I was going at quite a relaxed pace as I woke up with the headcold from hell.
Said headcold has become a full body assualt as the day has progressed, hoping the wind is still blowing the same way and blows me home!twitter @fat_cyclist0 -
The wind is a bit all over the place at the moment. I have no idea which way it'll be blowing by the time I go home. At the moment we're talking howling TAILwind... so that'll change.Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
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Home is West for me....headwnd predicted but only 7-8 mph.
Headwinds build character, hills build strength. Apparently.0 -
I'll take hills over headwind anyday!
Guess is a bit more windy here, according to bbc weather 13mph east which in theory is a tail wind for me but we will see.
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essex-commuter wrote:Home is West for me....headwnd predicted but only 7-8 mph.
Headwinds build character, hills build strength. Apparently.
and let you know what your handlebars taste likePurveyor of sonic doom
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Came into work at 1100 this morning - didn't notice a headwind and was faster than usual due to lighter traffic and fewer cyclists to avoid. Was a good ride. Might work half days more often going forward 8)0
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I've been particularly windy today; I pity the poor fkkers that had to get in the lift after me this morning... :oops:Vespa GTS 300 most days... Trek 7.7FX the rest0
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I've had a full week of fantastic tail winds booting me home at an electrifying pace.
However this mornings was a bit all over the place on the way in so I am not too confident of an easy ride home tonight.
Plus we've had some rain and I have no jacket.
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essex-commuter wrote:Headwinds build character, hills build strength. Apparently.
and pain is just weakness leaving the body...Le Cannon [98 Cannondale M400] [FCN: 8]
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I could feel it on the ride home but it didn't affect me till I came back north of the river on an exposed section with only trees for shelter.I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.0
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Did.
It.
Ever.
Absolutely no flipping way should the 5 mile commute take me 29.5 minutes. Not even with a soft front tire due to a blown patch should this happen. Even CannondaleMan*
scalped me- this will not do at all.
*CannondaleMan- a guy who rides.. guess what?.. and occasionally rides with me on my commute.The beatings, horsewhippings and torture will continue until performance improves to an acceptable level. This may take some time.0 -
MonkeyMonster wrote:essex-commuter wrote:Headwinds build character, hills build strength. Apparently.
and pain is just weakness leaving the body...
I had a LOT of weakness in me tonight then.
Oh
Dear
God
I was down to single figures at some points, forced to use the middle chain ring as I simply couldn't turn the big ring on any of the damn' hills. Straights I can normally cruise at near 20mph, I struggled to get over 1/2 that.
I may sulk tomorrow.Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
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2011 Trek Madone 4.5
2012 Felt F65X
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I'm looking out the window and can see the trees leaning in the direction of work. I know I'll have one hell of a tailwind on the way in... but, but... the way home. I'd have to walk :shock:
Hmmmmm.....Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
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Kieran_Burns wrote:MonkeyMonster wrote:essex-commuter wrote:Headwinds build character, hills build strength. Apparently.
and pain is just weakness leaving the body...
I had a LOT of weakness in me tonight then.
Oh
Dear
God
I was down to single figures at some points, forced to use the middle chain ring as I simply couldn't turn the big ring on any of the damn' hills. Straights I can normally cruise at near 20mph, I struggled to get over 1/2 that.
I may sulk tomorrow.
This is the exact porblem I had on the way to work, places where I normally get around 20mph I was doing barely 14.
On the other hand I flew home last night with a PB of 1.16 which is about 10 min off my previous bestCommuter - Trek 1.2
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There are some days when it feels like cycling through treacle.
You stop and there doesn't seem to be a wind at all.
I have stopped before just to check my brakes haven't got stuck onto the rims.0 -
I know I'm going to regret cycling in when I go home, but there were a couple of golden moments on the way... 8)
Officially a speeder through a housing estate... smooth downhill stretch, tailwind = 32mph and I had to brake for traffic (damn )Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
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SimonLyons wrote:There are some days when it feels like cycling through treacle.
You stop and there doesn't seem to be a wind at all.
I have stopped before just to check my brakes haven't got stuck onto the rims.
done that, y day i was sure that my back tyre was flat
jumped off to check, then I thought, maybe I have broken a spoke, nope! Then I thought maybe today I am just the winds bitch!Commuter - Trek 1.2
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