was it just me or was it bloody windy today

[markharry66]

Went through Brixton this morning via forest hill its seemed windy with the bike being pushed everywhere over the road.

 

[thomas]

It was on my bike ride yesterday and look like it is today. Although this is Norfolk.

Got to "love" the Norfolk wind - it's always a head wind. Trust me - if you're cycling into the wind...and turned around...you'd still be cycling into the bloody wind!!! Explain that

 

[BentMikey]

It was on my bike ride yesterday and look like it is today. Although this is Norfolk.

Got to "love" the Norfolk wind - it's always a head wind. Trust me - if you're cycling into the wind...and turned around...you'd still be cycling into the bloody wind!!! Explain that

With a proper bike, the wind is rarely a problem.

 

[tongskie01]

With a proper bike, the wind is rarely a problem.

+1

 

[markharry66]

What sort a motorbike

 

[BlackPanther]

Very blustery. Didn't bother me, I woz sat in the garden all afternoon watching the clouds blow by.

 

[WychwoodTrev]

Yes its was a tad blowy today we went out and got caught with side winds while going past gateways into fields nearly swiping the front wheel away from under me

 

[gaz]

What sort a motorbike

A recumbent. a lazy man's bike

 

[mcshroom]

A recumbent. a lazy man's bike

Oh those little wheelchair things

I've just got back from camping with the cubs and the weekend has been very windy, to the extent that I was going round lashing things down to stop them flying off.

 

[naffa]

We were in Wales this weekend and my son and I took our Mtb's, with the intention of doing some road miles.
We said that on Saturday we'd ride into Lampeter (about 6 miles) but standing in the garden we reckoned we'd be cycling into the wind for the whole journey so we decided to take to some of the lanes and do a circular route, and on the little sheltered lanes we didn't notice the wind at all.
As soon as we got onto the main Lampeter road though we hit the wind and really struggled averaging about 8mph thats all. Nearly got blown right into the middle of the road a couple of times too.
So although we wanted to cycle a fair bit we didn't cause the wind never calmed down.

 

[aberal]

It was very windy here in the east of Scotland. Supposedly an easterly, but I did a round trip on the bike today and swear I had 25 miles due south into a headwind followed by 25 miles due north into a headwind. How the Sam Hill does that happen?

Chilly too in spite of the sunshine.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

It was very windy here in the east of Scotland. Supposedly an easterly, but I did a round trip on the bike today and swear I had 25 miles due south into a headwind followed by 25 miles due north into a headwind. How the Sam Hill does that happen?

Chilly too in spite of the sunshine.

A sidewind is just a headwind trying to catch you off balance...

 

[totallyfixed]

We went out on what was supposed to be a hardish training ride, unfortunately because of where we live, in my wisdom decided to head out into the wind and that meant the FENS

. I'm not going to say what the average speed was on the way out, let's just say not very quick. 52 miles and aching legs later and very glad to be home.

 

[mcshroom]

A sidewind is just a headwind trying to catch you off balance...

That's definitely sig-worthy

 

[HLaB]

It was very windy here in the east of Scotland. Supposedly an easterly, but I did a round trip on the bike today and swear I had 25 miles due south into a headwind followed by 25 miles due north into a headwind. How the Sam Hill does that happen?

Chilly too in spite of the sunshine.

I find the Glens are really bad for that.