cycling in high winds... which bike?

[4F]

Tailwind home later. Yessss

Same here, an almost ideal wnw 19 - 41 mph for the ride home

 

[mattobrien]

Same here, an almost ideal wnw 19 - 41 mph for the ride home

I'm sure that famous 360 degree headwind will come into play as soon as you set off.

 

[Berties]

did the commute as normal ,why does the wind never come in the direction to help me,on the way back i was going down a 5 degree hill pedaling like mad to acheive 14 mph,not helping the average speed but was a truly bracing 32 mile ride

 

[Deleted member 1258]

As it was wet this morning I took the car, conditions seemed similar to Sunday tonight, but on the A444 I could feel the car moving round a little bit as the gusts caught it.

 

[mcshroom]

Headwind home. That was slow going

 

[ufkacbln]

This is where recumbent trikes really come into their own

 

[User33236]

I commuted on my CX as usual today in the Manchester area. Some nasty cross winds in the usual places that I was prepared for near the start (end on the way home).

 

[DooDah]

No cycling for me today, went out in my van for work and struggled to keep control of it at times. Chapeau to you guys who commuted.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I got blown off the cycle path this morning, luckily I was in a park at the time and I went onto the grass, never came off the bike though.

 

[derrick]

Used the fixie as normal, What wind are we talking about, Nothing down this way.

 

[Jon George]

Upper spine problem saved me from enjoying a longer ride this morning, but used #3 (Ridgeback hybrid) to pop out for my part-time job, early this evening. Tailwind there = top gear and some gawping motorists; headwind back = some pretty low gearing, but also one surprised twenty-something (thirty years my junior on BSO) casting an amazed look across as I hurtled (relatively) past.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Not very windy on my commute in, the storm unleashed while I was at work.
All quiet again after 5pm.
Lots of other cyclists about, not many in the morning, but then it was 6.30am when I set out.

 

[fossyant]

Tailwind home later. Yessss

Sod's law. Didn't get a great tailwind.

 

[DooDah]

Cycling in strong wind is just a breeze...............sorry

 

[Rob3rt]

Sod's law. Didn't get a great tailwind.

Wind had died down by 17:30 when I got off the turbo. Rode the TT bike a mile down the road to Tesco for some milk!