It's windy up north !!

[GAVSTER]

I was off work today so no commute from Fife to Embra.

For those hardy souls out in the wind today how was it?

Looked a bit bleak this am. I s'pose it might have been better on the way back tho.

On the bike tomorrow am so hoping that the wind doesn't kick up even more.

 

[der alt]

Supposed to be even windier tomorrow and if a mouse farts on the Forth Road bridge it will be closed glad i got the rest of the week off

 

[Matty]

On the bike tomorrow am so hoping that the wind doesn't kick up even more.[/quote]

Recommend not watching any weather forecasts then.

 

[Virtual DBP]

i did it today. the worst bit was coming down the hill at dalgety bay where i thought i could get a rest... nope, had to actually cycle down the hill because i genuinely was being brought to a standstill with the gusts.

the bit past the army barracks towards the royal elizabeth yard is really open in one section and that was a bit of a slog as well.

i'm down south tomorrow so have a bumpy take of and landing to look forward to!

 

[HLaB]

I crossed the Bridge 3 times today, the last an hour ago. It was hard work at times but it wasn't too bad, it was mostly a head wind.

 

[HLaB]

Looking at the weather forecast I'm glad I crossed when I did only 30mph gusts, IO wouldn't fancy the 46mph gusts tomorrow

 

[GAVSTER]

Looks like the Forth Road Bridge was closed to cyclists this am. Saw a guy waiting on a bike as I went passed Inverkeithing on the train.

I'm glad I didn't get there and have to turn back.

Hope for less blowy weather tomorrow.

Gav

 

[Ranger]

I had great fun yesterday, my gear cable snapped at Cramond on the way back to Inverkeithing leaving me with the 3 highest gears in the range! Luckily it was a tail wind over the bridge

Cycled in with it the same today, but no-one in Edinburgh has time to fit a new cable so cried off and getting the wife to pick me up from work as I don't fancy cycling into that head wind with no gears to speak of.

BTW, the bridge was shut today but I saw a Forth Road Bridge van with bikes in the back being driven over

 

[ACS]

Bottled it this morning the silver birch tree in my back garden was being bounced around like a daffodil in a spring breeze. The run in would have been record breaking but I fancy getting home before nightfall.

 

[HLaB]

I don't know what the bridge is like but after a wild night it seems have settled down a tad in Edinburgh.

 

[HJ]

Ach, it is only gusting to 48mph (at Gogarbank), it is just normal autumn weather, if a wee bit early this year...

 

[goo_mason]

A bit of a titanic struggle to keep moving forward against some of the gusts this morning between 6 - 6.30am. Going from about 18mph to 8mph in a second or less is a bit disconcerting!

The whole trip turned into a kind of demented slalom as I avoided wheelie bins, traffic cones, bin bags, traffic furniture and branches that were sitting in the roads.

At one point I was pelted by loose stone chippings blowing off someone's garden whilst cycling up Craigleith Hill Avenue. Painful...

 

[HJ]

A bit of a titanic struggle to keep moving forward against some of the gusts this morning between 6 - 6.30am. Going from about 18mph to 8mph in a second or less is a bit disconcerting!

The whole trip turned into a kind of demented slalom as I avoided wheelie bins, traffic cones, bin bags, traffic furniture and branches that were sitting in the roads.

At one point I was pelted by loose stone chippings blowing off someone's garden whilst cycling up Craigleith Hill Avenue. Painful...

Aye that's a sneaky wee hill, doesn't look very steep, until you cycle directly into the wind...

 

[goo_mason]

Aye that's a sneaky wee hill, doesn't look very steep, until you cycle directly into the wind...

It is - the slightest head-on breeze can turn it into a right old slog, but I reckon it has helped my fitness since I started taking that route when Ferry Road got closed off during the summer.

 

[MrRidley]

Had to pedal going down very steep hill this morning, took me an extra 10mins to get in to work, mind you coming home was a breeze, hardly pedalled at all.