Damn Easterly wind!

[magnatom]

Is it just me, or has there been more easterly wind recently? It's my least favourite wind direction as I have a couple of straights that head towards the east on my commute home (which is also mostly uphill). I thought the prevailing wind direction in this country was westerly.

So I thought I'd do a pointless poll, which wind direction is your least favourite ?

 

[Maz]

Most def agree with you. I have to head into an easterly on the way back and it really ps me off. I catch myself saying to myself 'c'mon let's go!' whilst grinding away on the pedals. Like wading through mud.

 

[HLaB]

I picked NW but like the wind it'll probably change again in a couple of minutes.

 

[magnatom]

Most def agree with you. I have to head into an easterly on the way back and it really ps me off. I catch myself saying to myself 'c'mon let's go!' whilst grinding away on the pedals. Like wading through mud.

I find when I turn a corner and I am suddenly hit with the full force of the wind, I do tend to mutter a few expletives!

My journey home is mostly northbound, but for some reason I find an easterly wind harder than a northerly wind. I think my northerly stretches are better sheltered.

 

[magnatom]

I picked NW but like the wind it'll probably change again in a couple of minutes.

Groan.....

 

[mr Mag00]

currently his lovely warm weather is due to the easterly winds, however in the winter it is v v cold

 

[dodgy]

I live near the North tip of the Wirral, consequently all my rides start out on a southerly direction, so it's nice to ride out into a head wind to get the benefit of the tail wind on the way home. So I've voted for Northerly as being my least favourite

Dave.

 

[Danny]

I'm happy to have an easterly wind occasionally. Some of the nicest rides from York are off to the east in the wolds or Howardian hills, and normally you have to struggle home against a south westerly wind.

Yesterday I flew home from Thixendale with a strong easterly behind me.

 

[justAl]

we tend to get stronger SW winds while anything east is colder. Also I prefer an E wind as it pushes me home!!

 

[4F]

Certainly been easterly winds for the past 2 weeks and makes the ride into work quicker . Its those bitter Siberian easterly winds in the winter I don't like

 

[Fnaar]

Easterlies are my least favourite
Most of my rides have a long eastbound stretch before home, so it's a pain riding into that wind. I was commuting home last week (usually 17 miles) and took a detour (47 miles ) as it was such a lovely sunny evening. However, sunny though it was, last 15 miles were into stiff easterly breeze, which made it v. hard work!

 

[numbnuts]

When the winds in the east the fish bite least,
never caught anything with that wind

 

[magnatom]

It'll be interesting to see if we get a nice random distribution, or if there is a bias in the wind hating. You just can't hold a good (well not too bad) physicist down!

 

[toontra]

I'm doing a LEJoG starting on Sunday, so anything but a N or NE would be good for a week, please.

 

[Mr Pig]

Amazing the difference a little wind makes eh? Can be the difference between struggling to do 10mph and 20mph easy.

So mant hills where I live that you get different winds in different places, it seems to go around the hills.