Twas a bit windy today.

[Beebo]

I had a head wind for my entire 12 mile cycle this morning, my legs are cooked!! I had to get out of the saddle at times just to keep moving.

I am now expecting a tail wind the entire way home tonight, but sods laws suggests the wind direction will turn 180 degrees by 6pm tonight!

Did everyone else suffer too?

 

[oxred81]

YEP!

 

[Moodyman]

I was travelling West to East so had a tailwind all the way.

I peaked at 36.7mph on a flat with my rigid MTB in slicks.

 

[mgarl10024]

I had to get out of the saddle at times just to keep moving.
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Did everyone else suffer too?

Yeah. Was a bit of a struggle today. I was fighting it most of the way into work, and like you had to get out of the saddle a few times. Struggled to keep above 12mph on the flat.

 

[Chrismawa]

Yeah! Had a headwind most of the way to work and its uphill in most places!

I almost got hit by a temporary metal fence that began to collapse due to the wind, and then after this when cycling up a steep street I got a sudden cross wind that nearly threw me into a parked car!

Eventful morning, lol.

According to BBC weather the wind is going to be this strong all day

 

[ianrauk]

Swirly north wind in SE London this morning

 

[BrumJim]

Only one way on my bike yesterday. And that was against the wind. Ho hum!!

 

[her_welshness]

That was bloody hard work this morning. Just as I pulled into the City the rain hit, but it was rather refreshing

 

[400bhp]

Well that was easy Tail wind most of the way. Didn't break sweat and recorded my fastest commute since I bought my Garmin in Oct 2010.

I might get the tram home

 

[twozeronine]

Twas! It makes me feel a bit better when I fly past people who are struggling along on knobbly tyres though.

Like you say, I hope the wind will be favourable on the way home. When I have a tail wind, I always wonder if people in their cars think I'm superman, or whether they realise I'm just wind-assisted.

 

[Chrismawa]

Twas! It makes me feel a bit better when I fly past people who are struggling along on knobbly tyres though.

Yep same! I have only had my new bike with road tyres for a week - but easily managed to pass a guy struggling on his MTB

 

[skudupnorth]

Tail wind this morning,going to be tough tonight !

 

[mgarl10024]

or whether they realise I'm just wind-assisted.

Depends whether they are upwind or downwind of you I guess

 

[Brommie77]

Had a headwind with some odd side gusts, which are the worst as you cant compensate for them. Also the Brompton bag on the front acts like a sail in strong winds - so double negative effect. Still all good for the training programme

 

[suecsi]

Crosswinds were strong enough that when I parked the Brompton outside the office and got my keys out to open the door as I was the first person there - heard a clunk and the Brompton had blown over - the weight of the front bag I think, though, because of the width of the bag, the coffee cup in the right hand rear pocket took most of the impact.