Cycling in really windy weather

[donnyjnk]

comfy shoes for when it all gets too much and 2 feet are all thats left

 

[KateK]

Remember to tuck right down if a lorry is coming past on the other side of an exposed road. The crosswind can hit you in a sudden gust. And passing lorries on the same side suck you in towards them.
I've realised that for me, as an experienced beginner on a reasonable length ride, dropping a gear in gusty weather helps: if you are in the right gear for inbetween the gusts you are in too high a gear for the gusts and you can't maintain your cadence, this in time wears your legs out and your average speed slowly drops. It feels less exhilarating but it means you have the energy to go out on your next ride.
Having said that, it helps to have some resistance to help control the bike when a gust hits.
Please feel free to disagree.

 

[Schneil]

I wish I’d seen this! I foolishly cycled home from Manchester that Wednesday, thinking at worst I could always push it home.

The fin on top of the Hilton Tower was making a horrible howling noise so I took the precaution to push it past. The Hilton Tower funnels the wind down at the best of time it’s a terribly deigned building. As I rounded the corner a gust caught the bike. I had hold of the handlebar and the seat, the bike flip 90degress and was a least a meter of the ground. It’s a steel bike and took all of my strength to hold it down for what felt like minutes. I just hung on being blown towards the stationary traffic. Fortunately the wind eased and I crabbed it past the building.

I’ve cycled in some windy conditions before but my bikes never been airborne!!

Yeah it was that grim. I had a scary moment where the wind almost blew my bike from under me. It caught me from behind, so I had to go hard on the brakes with both feet on the ground, or I'd have ended up in a hedge!

I found out the next day most of the uni lot had walked home, I don't blame em!