windy day

[summerdays]

My current work location is a few miles away from the England side of the 1st Severn Bridge and I have set myself a rule that if it's closed completly due to high winds I don't ride in (I don't have to cross it as I come to work from Bristol but I've tried it a few few times and have been blown across the road). Looking at the state of the bike shed thing at around 11am today I'm glad I didn't ride in and park my bike there.

I was in Shirehampton at 11 am today and there was a very large gust of wind that rocked me even though I was merely walking.

 

[summerdays]

OK the evening forecast just said there was a 59 mph gust recorded at Filton!!

 

[GrasB]

From a section of my route today...

• distance 10.03 miles
• time 19m 11s
• ascent 223ft
• descent 207ft
• power 193w/226w
• speed 31.4/54.8mph

I think I'll declare that a windy ride

 

[Bigsharn]

38mph winds (49mph gust) on the way home, that actually slowed me down going down Green Dyke's Lane (Just about the steepest hill in York)

Worst commute ever XD

 

[Sheffield_Tiger]

60.1 gust today
52.9 in last hr

http://www.sheffieldweather.co.uk/meso2/index.html

 

[Leaway2]

Where do you commute to Leaway? Good to see another 'local' on the board

Sale (Sale Alty, border) to the airport.

 

[upsidedown]

Just about avoided being blown off the bike just outside Villa Park in front of thousands of Villa fans thankfully.

 

[quassleberry]

Today when there's no wind to speak of I get a lift.
Yesterday when it was really bad I was mad enough to have to cycle into the wind twice on the way to work - due to cycling the 4 miles home at lunchtime to see to our dogs.
The coming home part was a blast though.