Damn wind spoiled my pattern

[Fnaar]

Was going to sneak out for a quick 20 miler today, to make sure I did more than last month... usual 'graph' of my year's rides rises from Jan to a peak in July, an occasional blip in August (hols etc) then a gradual decline down to December...
This month I'm five miles short of last month... wind today gusting up to 60mph...weather warning on Met Office site... boo hoo.

 

[Fiona N]

I absolutely sympathise - nothing spoils a good pattern like the wind. In my case, I was admiring the serried ranks of daffodils yestreday and today they're all blown over.

And the wind is blasting here too - hard to imagine the forecast sunshine for 3pm is going to come about but we can but hope.

 

[Arch]

It was fine coming in this morning, but I walked out to the sandwich shop just now and nearly got blown over! I'm hoping it dies down a bit before 5.30ish.

 

[Soltydog]

It's dry & sunny here, but far too windy to go out for a spin Always on my days off, it's either peeing it down, or blowing a gale

 

[Fnaar]

Just looked at forecast for tomorrow (commute) and Saturday (leisure ride)... it ain't looking good, wind-wise...

 

[biglad]

Planned on getting out along the river today to try and do 15 miles. Wind says no! Might ride my bike to the local swimming pool for a swim instead.

 

[oliglynn]

Got our first after-work organised bike ride of the year this evening. Stupid wind is going to make it tough!

 

[david1701]

I feel your pain, blowing 20 gusting like 25-30 and my ride in was HARD, something I need to get used to though as we get a lot of onshore wind here, known it to be 80 gusting 120

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Yep, pretty blustery here in the north too!

Might go out on my bike just for the challenge though!!

 

[david1701]

I'm debating the coast road home to play with the wind

 

[Globalti]

Planned on getting out along the river today to try and do 15 miles. Wind says no! Might ride my bike to the local swimming pool for a swim instead.

Biglad, please DON'T leave your bike outside the local swimming pool. Unless you have a £100 lock and have used it correctly it's almost a foregone conclusion that it will get stolen.

Get used to planning your bike trips so that the bike is never out of your sight.

 

[quassleberry]

Not a bad ride to work this morning but it was just a breeze, early finish at 2.30 and absolutely flew home thankfully it was a tailwind.

 

[soulful dog]

Doubt I'll be going out for the next few days, all the bins (emptied thankfully) were lying about having been blown over today, the wee dog I was walking almost got battered by the lid of one, a while later my Labrador almost took off after getting spooked by a particularly vicious howling wind as we passed a block of flats!

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Our Staffie only has 3 legs, do you think that she produces less whistling from her legs than a 4 legged dog??

Hmmm, looks like I'll have to investigate!

 

[craigwend]

It's dry & sunny here, but far too windy to go out for a spin Always on my days off, it's either peeing it down, or blowing a gale

Nah - this morning was wet & miserable & a bit windy, this afternoon was very windy, though amazingly behind me for 90% the ride home - you just need to ride with the wind