I'm reviewing tomorrow's forecast and, ignoring the actual forum ride bit, which for me would be something like 1200-1430 only, I have, on the way to meet you at Pateley Bridge, 60km of a helpful 17-35mph tailwind. That's splendid but likely to be marred considerably by the assortment of light rain, heavy rain, hail and thundershowers which cover my outward route, with probabilities ranging from 40% to 70%. On the return, 75km, leg the weather menu includes much the same in terms of stuff falling out of the sky and the likelihood thereof - so that's lots of it and very likely - but naturally features the additional negative of headwinds gusting into the mid thirties mph.
Even the bit of the actual forum ride I'd be joining you for is the 2-3 hour period where the ride has a 70% chance of benefiting from thunder and heavy rain, it being much better for you outside that period.
Soooo..... at this point, regretfully and unless something surprising happens with the ever-changing forecast, I'm going to wimp out of this one, though I shall try hard to maintain my motivation and do my planned route on Saturday instead, which appears to have considerably nicer weather. Sorry about that but whist it's a tolerable loop from Harrogate it's really a bit grim starting from Clapham!
I hope it proves to be not too damp for you and look forward to the ride report.
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Then again..... I wrote that about thirty minutes ago and now it's more like 'showery all day' everywhere, with slightly reduced winds.
@ColinJ :
I will post here if I change my mind back to meeting you.
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