This weather - stop already...

[Julia9054]

Snowed overnight - not a gritter in sight. Roads are carnage. I set off early, skidded badly on a hill and had to stear into the curb to stop myself. Have parked up on a side street and walked home. Knaresborough is now gridlocked with traffic. Will go out and rescue my car in about half an hour and see if I can get to work

 

[Twizit]

Ah the joys of living on a relatively small island with a maritime climate.

I'm fairly fed up with the wet weather, and the homeward bound headwinds on the commute last week were "trying" but certainly in the South East it hasn't been a cold winter by any stretch.

By way of comparison though, exactly one year ago I was out on the summer bike in shorts and short sleeves - I seem to remember it being around 18 degrees - certainly not what I would usually expect in February.

Hard winter miles definitely make me appreciate the summer a lot more though.

 

[dodgy]

It's winter. We get spells of weather like this

Perhaps, but in all my years I can't remember pretty much 3 weeks of gales/high winds. Maybe this is something we'll have to get used to as the new normal.

 

[iateyoubutler]

Perhaps, but in all my years I can't remember pretty much 3 weeks of gales/high winds. Maybe this is something we'll have to get used to as the new normal.

New normal? I thought this was the normal...................

 

[MarkF]

Ah the joys of living on a relatively small island with a maritime climate.

I'm fairly fed up with the wet weather, and the homeward bound headwinds on the commute last week were "trying" but certainly in the South East it hasn't been a cold winter by any stretch.

By way of comparison though, exactly one year ago I was out on the summer bike in shorts and short sleeves - I seem to remember it being around 18 degrees - certainly not what I would usually expect in February.

Hard winter miles definitely make me appreciate the summer a lot more though.

I recall that, a couple of warm days out of the blue in late February. If I hadn't gone to Gran Canaria I think I'd have flipped by now. 2-10 shift today, hopefully by then the snow will melt and let me drive in stress free.

 

[snorri]

I`ve given it up, after 20 years of really loving cycling, am totally sick of bloody rain day in day out. I know exactly how you feel.I haven`t read all of the posts here yet but I hope you didn`t get the digs I got here for being in the same boat as you!

Can we look forward to weather moans from you when the rains and floods abate and there's not enough water to float your boat?

Sorry, couldn't resist.

 

[iateyoubutler]

The likes of you and your post are my exact reason for typing what I did

Sorry, couldn`t resist

 

[Brandane]

I’m the opposite, people in cars always seem so sad whilst those out in the weather are living the crazy life😃

I'm the opposite, being a lover of all things on wheels. Love cycling and motorcycling, but only when the weather is reasonable. The rest of the time I am quite content to sit in the car with the heater on and music blaring, watching sympathetically at sodden cyclists being blown about. Admiration is not a word I would use in those circumstances. It's not big and it's not clever, unless you have no alternative. IMHO only, of course.

 

[Ashimoto]

Same here. Went out yesterday in the howling wind ( own fault really ) . While i was having a rest the bike blew over and busted my grips and my helmet fell off a wall.Lovely day out lol.

 

[Globalti]

I'm in Khartoum. Perfect conditions, about 22c, sunny, dry, no wind but NO BIKE.

 

[Brandane]

I'm in Khartoum. Perfect conditions, about 22c, sunny, dry, no wind but NO BIKE.

As close to perfect as we are likely to get here for the foreseeable future, so I'm off out to try and get February's 100km challenge ride done because it's now or never. It's only light rain and 20 mph winds, which doesn't really count as inclement weather compared to what we've had every single day for the last month. This comes into the category of "reasonable" as per my previous post .

 

[Brandane]

As close to perfect as we are likely to get here for the foreseeable future, so I'm off out to try and get February's 100km challenge ride done

Currently sheltering in a cafe in Kilmaurs, 35 miles in, waiting for a train . I can confirm that cycling in persistent rain is the most depressing, mind numbing, shite activity ever.
I can also confirm what I already knew re waterproof cycling kit - it isn't .

I suspect that those who claim to enjoy this experience really mean "I quite enjoy a refreshing 2 minute rain shower during my 5 mile commute home in 30C temperatures".
My previously pristine bike is now a muddy mess and the drive system has worn the equivalent of 1000 dry miles. So have the brakes.
Now breathe... and back to my hot chocolate and hypothermia avoidance measures .

 

[ColinJ]

I looked out of the window this morning and the sun was shining. The evergreens opposite were not getting blown about either. I thought I would cycle to the shops to get supplies, and then maybe go out for an hour or two after that. By the time I got downstairs, the sun was hidden, and a swirling wind was blowing rain, then sleet, then hail about!

I decided to walk down to the shops later... It actually did dry up long enough to do my 3 km round trip on foot in only light drizzle, but I didn't trust it not to turn nasty again.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Currently sheltering in a cafe in Kilmaurs, 35 miles in, waiting for a train . I can confirm that cycling in persistent rain is the most depressing, mind numbing, shite activity ever.
I can also confirm what I already knew re waterproof cycling kit - it isn't .

I suspect that those who claim to enjoy this experience really mean "I quite enjoy a refreshing 2 minute rain shower during my 5 mile commute home in 30C temperatures".
My previously pristine bike is now a muddy mess and the drive system has worn the equivalent of 1000 dry miles. So have the brakes.
Now breathe... and back to my hot chocolate and hypothermia avoidance measures .

Nah you’ve just got shoot kit. I was out for 10 hours in Storm Dennis the other weekend. Heavy rain for 9 of them. Whether something is shoot comes down to your attitude of mind. Plus decent clothing of course. I had a great time out in what you’d call shoot weather.

 

[Brandane]

Currently sheltering in a cafe in Kilmaurs, 35 miles in, waiting for a train

Well I managed to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. Rain went off so I finished the ride by cycling to Glasgow. Will post details on relevant boards once I get home and download Garmin. Not the most pleasant ride but job done, I'm still in the challenge .