I'm no racist BUT

[PaulB]

I am going to stick my neck out and hope people agree with me when I say, hasn't the weather been atrocious this 'summer'? Has anyone's fitness levels been affected? Do you find yourself cycling less often or shorter distances that if the days were long, warm and sunny? I know I'm way down on what I'd wanted to do the last couple of months.

I know complaining gets you nowhere but it has to be said; the weather is abysmal! There, I've said it. If anyone wants to take issue with me* then I'll be prepared.



* comments only accepted from people living in Britain, preferably England, preferably the north.

 

[I like Skol]

.....I say, hasn't the weather been atrocious this 'summer'?...........



* comments only accepted from people living in Britain, preferably England, preferably the north.

Whinging Southerner! It's been glorious, I've been in shorts since November

 

[Linford]

It's raining in the south also. It's grim oop north (as I understand)

 

[Pennine-Paul]

I hate the hot weather with a vengeance.
I dont sweat enough to cool me down,
so these cool summers we've been having are fine for me,
I'm between jobs so I can nip out for a few hours when we get a dry spell.

Must be frustrating when it seems to rain every weekend though,when you've been working all week

 

[martint235]

Nope I got close to 1000 miles in June despite the rain. You can only get so wet and then you just forget about it.

 

[fossala]

I live in Cornwall, it always rains.

 

[Fab Foodie]

I hate the hot weather with a vengeance.
I dont sweat enough to cool me down,
so these cool summers we've been having are fine for me,
I'm between jobs so I can nip out for a few hours when we get a dry spell.

Must be frustrating when it seems to rain every weekend though,when you've been working all week

This really. I always seem to ride better in summer rain, however you can have too much of a good thing.

What get's my goat most is the unpredictability, it'll be finre all day/evening/night but as soon as you get the bike out the garage or the dog out for a walk it pisses down if it was dry or the sun blazes shortly after leaving your house in full storm gear.

Yesterday evening was our first warm and dry Freewheeling ride of the year, we sat outside the pub afterwards without shivering. It was heavenly.

 

[buddha]

Whatever the weather I always look tanned
Still a lardy bum though!

 

[Kiwiavenger]

I live in Cornwall, it always rains.

true that! my bikes been out of action for the sunnier days (except this morning when ive thoroughly enjoyed myself!)

 

[ACS]

In Scotland we only have 2 seasons: Winter and May.

 

[Night Train]

The rain here is equal rights, it'll wet you where ever you come from.
It's getting heavier and heavier by the moment!

 

[yello]

comments only accepted from people living in Britain

Darn! (Was that the "racist" bit btw? )

I've been doing sod all mileage of late but that's another story. Generally though, I don't like to ride if the weather is too warm. In summer months, I'll go out early so I'm back before 10am, 11 at the latest. That said, the weather's been all over the shop of late and I'm not sure whether summers been and gone or not here yet.

 

[accountantpete]

I liked this

Met Office issue severe weather warning

The UK is braced for more torrential rain and flooding after the Met Office raised the weather warning to amber. The regions affected are:

• Northern Ireland
• East of England
• North West England
• Wales
• London & South East England
• North East England
• South West England
• East Midlands
• Yorkshire & Humber
• West Midlands
• SW Scotland
• Lothian Borders
• Strathclyde

 

[I like Skol]

I liked this

Met Office issue severe weather warning

The UK is braced for more torrential rain and flooding after the Met Office raised the weather warning to amber. The regions affected are:

• Northern Ireland
• East of England
• North West England
• Wales
• London & South East England
• North East England
• South West England
• East Midlands
• Yorkshire & Humber
• West Midlands
• SW Scotland
• Lothian Borders
• Strathclyde

So everywhere then?

 

[Doseone]

I liked this

Met Office issue severe weather warning

The UK is braced for more torrential rain and flooding after the Met Office raised the weather warning to amber. The regions affected are:

• Northern Ireland
• East of England
• North West England
• Wales
• London & South East England
• North East England
• South West England
• East Midlands
• Yorkshire & Humber
• West Midlands
• SW Scotland
• Lothian Borders
• Strathclyde

So Southampton will be ok then.