Is it me or is it still pretty gusty?

[Leaway2]

Felt it here in Manchester all last week, this week not any better

#chewinthebars

 

[bicyclos]

I don't mind the wind as long as its behind me ! Gives me a chance to use my anemometer gadget as well.......

 

[Dave 123]

In Cambs mornings seem to be still-ish, but come home time there is always a headwind. Makes me want to cry.....

But I don't, I just have to man up!

 

[samsbike]

In Cambs mornings seem to be still-ish, but come home time there is always a headwind. Makes me want to cry.....

But I don't, I just have to man up!

I know the feeling. Perhaps they should do cyclechat hankies.

 

[jarlrmai]

well no real wind today so nice ~19mph average travel speed.

 

[Leaway2]

well no real wind today so nice ~19mph average travel speed.

Where are you?

 

[jarlrmai]

North Liverpool.

 

[jarlrmai]

Gods it beautiful here, going for an extended commute tonight (shut up legs)

 

[samsbike]

Just checked the weather - Thursday, Friday up to 44mph gusts in London, what am I supposed to do - its going to push me backwards!!

 

[HLaB]

Just checked the weather - Thursday, Friday up to 44mph gusts in London, what am I supposed to do - its going to push me backwards!!

If it was the met they often do that; they showed 30mph gusts for yesterday when I looked a few days in advance but iirc it was 5-8mph on the day.

 

[Kookas]

well no real wind today so nice ~19mph average travel speed.

Same thing in Birmingham, only time I went below 16 mph was when I was stopped (and that one short, sharp hill that has me doing 14 mph on my better days).

There's another benefit of the weather - more cyclists = more SCR action. I was doing about 25mph up a modest hill today and overtook a more lycra'd up cyclist along the way.

 

[watchiekong]

Commute home on the CS7 - yep it's gusty today!

 

[Roadhump]

Really fed up with the wind, when will we get some normal weather? Went out on the Southport Coast Road again yesterday which runs SW to NE, getting to the northerly end was a breeze (pardon the pun), but coming back to the southerly end in the strong wind was tough. The BBC website said the wind was about 15 mph, but it seemed much stronger. Today it is forecasting W and SW winds of 25-27 mph so should be even more fun. However, an alternative might be to get the train to Liverpool and have a wind assisted ride home for the 20 or so miles to Southport, or would that be cheating / proof of fair weather mindset?

 

[jarlrmai]

I consider it cheating but then i'm off work and have decided to my intervals on the bike trainer.

But yes it feels like there's been a constant strong wind since those crazy cold easterlies a while ago.

 

[Biscuit]

I wouldn't mind so much if it stayed in the same direction till I got home. But I swear it moves 180 degs by 5pm!!!