Windy bike rides

[mjr]

It's because when it's really windy I take the deep rim off the front and just go with the stock wheel with bladed spokes

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You've been blown across onto the wrong side of the road!

And the chain's slack.

 

[Ajax Bay]

Across the fenlands on the last (fifth) day, after 1250km of LEL with strong strong side wind / head wind, I rode in echelon with two guys: one on a full on TT bike with deep section wheels, and one with more sensible wheels and clip ons. I was dead impressed with their bike handling (both of them down on the bars) as I sheltered on my steel bike, on the drops, albeit I was closest to the verge. One of the guys was (I learned later) South African Wimpie van der Merwe.

 

[Sharky]

The wind on the Isle of Grain can be quite strong. It often feels like there is something holding you back.

 

[Cronorider]

The wind on the Isle of Grain can be quite strong. It often feels like there is something holding you back.

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Nice bike!

 

[Sharky]

Nice bike!

Thanks its a Mercian, bought 2nd hand in 68 and served me well, but alas I sold it a few years ago as it was just getting old in the shed and couldnt bear to see it rust away.

 

[Reynard]

Well, it's pretty blowy out here today. Little me on my shrunk-in-a-boil-wash bike was being blown all over the place in one heck of a crosswind. Not a good day to have to go places where there aren't any hedgerows.

 

[NickNick]

I'm just finishing off a day working under static caravan restoring chassis near Newhaven. I have got bike with me, but it's full blown gale on the coast where I am and don't know the roads well and it's getting dark fast.

Think will leave it for tonight, go for ride at crack of dawn along the coast and get a better feel for the roads first in the daylight first!

 

[SuperHans123]

The wind on the Isle of Grain can be quite strong. It often feels like there is something holding you back.

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JESUS HIS BACK LOOKS LIKE IT IS IN HALF.

 

[Brandane]

How to avoid headwinds*......
(*applies only to lazy casual cyclists who can pick and choose direction of travel).

1. Buy a place to live near a train station.
2. Wait for a suitably windy day; like today....

3. Place bike in train heading south.
4. Get off train; in this case at Ayr.

5. Ride home!

NB..... DO NOT RIDE on Monday/Tuesday this week! ...............