Awful weather today...
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Brandane
Legendary Member
- Location
- Costa Clyde
Largs to Kilmarnock and back for me today. About 50 miles; not sure of the climbing. The weather was pretty grim here too; heavy rain both ways. I got home dry and warm. Thank you, Toyota! 
Cycling in the rain? Sod that.
Cycling in the rain? Sod that.
Scotchlovingcylist
Formerly known as Speedfreak
Wet, windy and cold commute home made me appreciate the shower and cuppa more at the end 
GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
Worthing to Barham. Didn't enjoy it much. Bailed to the train.
- Location
- Glasgow
Wet, windy, horrible out there today ... well, I guess it must have been: morning commute for me was dry, no wind, very mild; evening commute was dry, warm, again not a whisper in the air.
I am the antithesis of @Brandane finder of rain
I'm calling BS, You live in Glasgow after all and we all know it NEVER stops raining on the west coast. Except for 3 days a year when the sun and midges come out. I seriously don't think I've ever been to Glasgow when it hasn't rained. I can't imagine a sunny Glasgow.
Rained a little in Fife today I think but it's been nice tonight.
Brandane
Legendary Member
- Location
- Costa Clyde
Glasgow isn't REALLY on the west coast! I am, and many's the time it's been pishing down here, yet you only have to cut over the Haylie Brae into Kilbirnie and find it's dry. There's a scientific explanation for why it rains so much more on the Atlantic facing coast, but it's too late just now for me to find out. It just DOES!
Edit..... Convectional rainfall; and Glasgow is in the "rain shadow", hence why @Pat "5mph" manages to stay dry on her bike while I am reaching for the car keys.
Oh and while we're on the subject of weather ..... BBC/Met Office forecast just 12 hours ago promised us a pleasant day today; no sign of any rain. As a result I was a bit miffed at having to work today (hence being up at stupid o'clock on a Saturday). I am surprised therefore to find lots of wet stuff falling out of the sky, but when I check the forecast they are now saying heavy rain ALL day. WTF? Same for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday too. Welcome to winter - well actually the only difference between this weather and May/June/July/August is that it is a couple of degrees colder; and darker.
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Well, I did let the weather beat me today.
It's windy and relentlessly hammering down; I was going to tag along with one of the local shop rideouts but opted to make tea and toast in bed for Mrs3 & myself!
Two days of elective soaking was a bridge too far...
It's windy and relentlessly hammering down; I was going to tag along with one of the local shop rideouts but opted to make tea and toast in bed for Mrs3 & myself!
Two days of elective soaking was a bridge too far...
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
Monsoon here - bike staying in garage.
Off to play some bowling this pm and then settling down to enjoy(?) Stoke vs Chelsea.
Off to play some bowling this pm and then settling down to enjoy(?) Stoke vs Chelsea.
Mrs M
Guru
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Looked promising this morning @ 6.30am. Both up raring to go! (for a change) 
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Mr M off to play golf
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I got the bike all ready to go then cracked on with some "chores" before we set off.
In the middle of cleaning the windows it started piddling down and hasn't stopped.
.Mr M off to play golf
.I got the bike all ready to go then cracked on with some "chores" before we set off.
In the middle of cleaning the windows it started piddling down and hasn't stopped
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Built up mini cks new bike ready for xmas instead while hes visiting granny instead.
uclown2002
Guru
- Location
- Harrogate
That's why I have a turbo............
