No rain, dry roads and a tail wind ....

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Sheer Luxury today !

 

[Vikeonabike]

Hope this is going to be me in about 1 hour...trip in although dry and sunny was horrendous due to the headwind

 

[GrasB]

No rain, tick
tail wind, tick with conditions
Dry roads?... erms exactly where were/are these dry roads?

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

No rain, tick
tail wind, tick with conditions
Dry roads?... erms exactly where were/are these dry roads?

All the way from Cambridge to St Ives
Only on the way home mind !

 

[marooncat]

Pouring rain - Tick
Head wind - Tick
Wind gusts from every which direction - Tick
Bike left at office and lift home with BF - Tick

Good old Scottish weather

 

[GrasB]

All the way from Cambridge to St Ives
Only on the way home mind !

I got wetter on the way home than the way to work . Dirty great puddles 1or 2mm deep going kerb to kerb in some places, I think I managed to pass over the band of land which got a seriously heavy shower!

 

[solmisation]

I wimped out of the commute this morning, lashing rain and strong winds. Hopefully it will be better tomorrow.

 

[Browser]

Hope this is going to be me in about 1 hour...trip in although dry and sunny was horrendous due to the headwind

I was bent against the breeze Tuesday night on my way into work and thought of you Steve, summat along the lines of "jeezuz I'm glad I'm not on a fixie, wonder how Vike will do in this crap!". Didn't stop a whole plethora of dickheads passing me far too closely, in a gusting crosswind blowing from LH verge accross the road, well done motorists!

 

[Bay Runner]

Sheer Luxury today !

Yeap that was me too on Tuesday evening
South Westerly Gale force 8 gusting force 9
Down wind at wind speed!!!

 

[Vikeonabike]

I was bent against the breeze Tuesday night on my way into work and thought of you Steve, summat along the lines of "jeezuz I'm glad I'm not on a fixie, wonder how Vike will do in this crap!". Didn't stop a whole plethora of dickheads passing me far too closely, in a gusting crosswind blowing from LH verge accross the road, well done motorists!

My legs are in bits, I only just managed to get home in an hour last night, even with a tailwind.
Anyone else noticed how many more calories your body needs when fighting head winds all week?

 

[Randochap]

I don't mind a headwind so much if it's on the outward leg of a ride -- nothing worse than having fun ripping along, then struggling all the way back into a gale.

Worst though is fighting a headwind, then, as you turn ... so does the wind.

 

[BentMikey]

What headwind and, more sadly, what tailwind?

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Didn't look too bad at 6:15 this morning - hour later the heavens opened and I got a proper soaking, it wasn't very windy though if that makes it any better.

Most refreshing!

 

[jonny jeez]

I was bent against the breeze Tuesday night !

On Tuesday night I got home and was telling Mrs. Jeez that I had to stand up *ON THE FLAT * at one point (going along the catford-bellingham A21 for all those local...it's a wind tunnel).

I don't ...ever...stand up (far to comfy in my seat)

Needless to say, Mrs. Jeez had no idea what I was going on about and replied.."what, you mean you walked"

Yesterday wasn't so bad and today is good so far (seemed to be plenty of traffic around peckham probably because of all the closed roads due to the big fire overnight)

 

[trickletreat]

Nice not to have the wind in either direction today, but lost traction in a few places with back wheel on the trike spinning!