Motivation flagging / weather rant

[Dayvo]

After a typically grim Christmas last year (not just down to the weather), I decided I wasn't going to have a repeat this year so booked 4 weeks of cycling in the sun. Actually looking forward to winter now - roll on December.

Sounds good! Where are you going and who with (which company, I mean)?
I have the winters free and want to get away somewhere for 3-4 weeks sometime between December and March, but don't want to pay ridiculous prices.

 

[goosander]

I've booked a couple of tours with www.spiceroads.com, the first is Saigon to Bangkok which is back roads touring and the second one is a mountain bike tour in the north of Thailand (Chaing Mai).

I suppose cost is relative to your income but this is going to work out pretty dear, but I don't generally spend much on holidays so decided to push the boat out this year.

 

[Dayvo]

Funny, I'm planning on going to Vietnam/Cambodia with my girlfriend for three weeks in November!
Unfortunately she is NOT a cyclist!
I was thinking of somewhere like southern Spain or the Balearics.
Hope you enjoy yourself!

 

[philr]

although a born again biker, i am currently suffering man flu, the usual (close to death type of symptoms) i am really missing my commute to work, did wonder weather i should just give it a go, but mowing the lawn left me feeling dizzy and drained, here's to feeling better ASAP. and getting back on the bike.

 

[snorri]

Sadly, one week in and the weather has been awful. It's been raining solidly on any of the days I had nothing planned for except cycling.

Sorry to hear that goo, if only you had come north!

 

[Gerry Attrick]

Went out early this morning to try to avoid the worst of the continual winds. No chance. The south westerly was blowing at 25 plus, and the hill I usually climb at 17 mph cut me down to 10, and boy was it hard. Mind you, the return via a different route had me at 30 mph plus for three miles solid. I could fool myself into thinking I was an accomplished cyclist

 

[goo_mason]

Sorry to hear that goo, if only you had come north!

Just been thinking - my mate from work was doing a triathlon in London at some point when I was off on holiday; wonder whether he got a good drenching ?

 

[LOGAN 5]

You all need to move south where the sun shines for longer, rains less and the wind, well we've still got that....had a blistering ride today though despite the wind, fantastic. One of those rides when nothing is wrong in the world, just me and my bike with beautiful scenery and great climbs.

 

[yenrod]

Anyone else having trouble motivating themselves to cycle this year?

The last two years were fine but this year has been a bit of a struggle, mostly due to the weather - I think this is the worst summer I can remember.

Don't know about elsewhere but here (Fife) the weather has been crap for ages - usual dreary (albeit fairly mild) Scottish winter, followed by a couple of months of high winds early in the year and now a miserable summer. Can't remember a summer with so much rain and so little sun light. If it isn't raining, its overcast - I think so far there have only been a few days where the temperature has actually cracked 20 C, and only two or three that could be considered nice summer days.

I totally feel the same way: today i dodged the showers under bridges, bus stops (1st 10mls) before they subsided...and ended up doing 3hrs which i wanted to do do, not 1 hour or so of rain riding.

I remember saying last year on here 'i hope to hell, this yr 2008, is better' and its been as it is: god knows what it'll be like next year !

I only know and feel 2006 was the best summer ever ive known.

 

[hackbike 6]

I've booked a couple of tours with www.spiceroads.com, the first is Saigon to Bangkok which is back roads touring and the second one is a mountain bike tour in the north of Thailand (Chaing Mai).

I suppose cost is relative to your income but this is going to work out pretty dear, but I don't generally spend much on holidays so decided to push the boat out this year.

Wow that looks good.

 

[BentMikey]

2003 summer, mate, not 2006.

 

[yenrod]

2003 summer, mate, not 2006.

NO ! 2006....IT WAS

 

[fossyant]

2006 was hot - remember cooking at 38C in protacabins for weeks on end at work - horrible... only relief was getting in an air con car at home time.

 

[goosander]

I only know and feel 2006 was the best summer ever ive known.

You might be right there. Scotland had a lovely summer, warm & sunny but not baking hot like it was in the south.

 

[Nigeyy]

Actually I've better motivated this year -last couple of years I was doing my masters so now I feel much more able to cycle. I've probably done more this year so far than for the last couple of years gone by.