Tell us about your cycle Yesterday.

DaithiMC

Alek wrote: »

wimp list this way ---->

Ah, same direction as the A&E I see.

godtabh

Alek wrote: »

wimp list this way ---->

There is a difference between being a wimp and stupid

Alek

C'mon, this wasn't necessary.

Obviously everyone should use their own judgement to decide if to leave home today at all, but would call Sean Kelly stupid for training in a weather like this?

I guess half of society would call stupid any cyclist descending 60kmh on a sunny windless day.

:cool:

cdaly_

Sidewind on the Sutton cycle path this morning. Leaning sideways on the bike except when a bus would pass downwind and kill the wind!...

Beasty

No problem at all for me today, although the winds were strong there were predictable (predictably in my face all the way!). I've cycled on days when the gusts were much stronger than this morning and I've done a TT with rear disc wheel in conditions not too dissimilar. I do "benefit" from excess ballast mind

Seweryn

godtabh wrote: »

There is a difference between being a wimp and stupid

I am one of those stupid people .

One hour commute this morning, as usual.

Rogue-Trooper

Weather forecast before I left the house at 6am this morning:

Wind gusts look to be in the 30-40 mph (45-65 kph) range.

Harrybelafonte

godtabh wrote: »

There is a difference between being a wimp and stupid

But, it's pretty much the same as poor risk analysis.

Jabel

Wind at 22m\s (whatever that is on YR.NO) this morning and beautifully at my back.
Wind will be 3m/s at home time.
Result...

Very very wet this morning though, badly need overshoes!

Seaswimmer

Jabel wrote: »

Wind at 22m\s (whatever that is on YR.NO) this morning and beautifully at my back.
Wind will be 3m/s at home time.
Result...

Very very wet this morning though, badly need overshoes!

Someone on the Rock Road this morning. Shorts, no overshoes and no mudguards.

not you I hope??

Jabel

Nope, but saw another short wearing madman in Santry!

Hunterbiker

Was a bit breezy in Firhouse this morning. Horribly wet kit but every bus that passed me with steamed up windows and full of miserable looking people made the miserable cycle to work a bit bearable at least.

Scrappy600

55 minutes of sufferfest fight club. Holy crap

OldBean

40km, Howth and back. First 'proper' cycle since I wasn't well/Holidays/blaming the weather for my laziness. Headwind there and back, but it was great. Suffered a bit on the way up, but it was lovely and quiet and the view on the descent was beautiful. Was in two minds on whether to stop and get some photos, or enjoy the ride. I stayed on the bike.

More of that weather, please!

Mercian Pro

There are some days on the bike when it really pays to live on the Northside. Today was one of those days.

wirelessdude01

Got out for a quick 32km this evening. The headwind from the east on the way back was horrendous.

SomeFool

Came off this morning when I hit black ice
Blew both front and rear tyres on a pothole on the return journey tonight
Tough conditions here in Cork - a day to forget!

Seweryn

Nice commute spin in the morning.

The evening return was on the other hand one of these days you just have to suck it up and keep going no matter what. Very wet, very windy, dark and miserable.

spoke2cun

Got out for my first spin in over 7 weeks this evening. Bad weather, idleness and beer for 3 weeks over Christmas, more bad weather in the new year, sore back, knee etc etc! Finally had to do it today or another week would slip by. What a cracking day it was too. Did 30 km from Letterkenny to glenswilly and back. Can't wait to get out again asap. As soon as you get that first cycle done, the bug returns immediately.

thebouldwhacker

SomeFool wrote: »

Came off this morning when I hit black ice
Blew both front and rear tyres on a pothole on the return journey tonight
Tough conditions here in Cork - a day to forget!

Jez that's bad luck, Cork was hairy alright, frost this am, floods and gales this pm, hope you're ok and your wheels survived.

Motorists not giving an extra inch when passing so had to take the centre line at times with cross winds. Home to Sufferfest and an open window, oh, First World problems...

SomeFool

thebouldwhacker wrote: »

Jez that's bad luck, Cork was hairy alright, frost this am, floods and gales this pm, hope you're ok and your wheels survived.

Motorists not giving an extra inch when passing so had to take the centre line at times with cross winds. Home to Sufferfest and an open window, oh, First World problems...

Wheels are grand, came home to a power cut!! :pac: won't be playing the lotto this week!

ccull123

Lethal conditions for the commute home. Is it just me or are a large percentage of Dublin bus drivers a bunch of ignorant/reckless a$$holes!!!!

Rant over:)

cdaly_

ccull123 wrote: »

Is it just me or are a large percentage of Dublin bus drivers a bunch of ignorant/reckless a$$holes!!!!

I had a polite chat with one over a 'close' pass. It wasn't really close, plenty of room on a normal day but, with the howling wind, I got blown sideways as the bus passed*. I asked him to give more room in windy conditions and he was happy to oblige...


* Actually, it was more like a bow wave. I was going sideways (towards the kerb) before he reached me and then sucked along as he passed.

ccull123

cdaly_ wrote: »

I had a polite chat with one over a 'close' pass. It wasn't really close, plenty of room on a normal day but, with the howling wind, I got blown sideways as the bus passed*. I asked him to give more room in windy conditions and he was happy to oblige...


* Actually, it was more like a bow wave. I was going sideways (towards the kerb) before he reached me and then sucked along as he passed.

That's what I don't understand. They know the dangers yet some of them thinking nothing in these winds to come right in on top of u. I'd like to think I'm courteous and patient on the road but today was the closet I ever came to going under. Beggers belief!!!!!

Anymore the only option is to cycle in the middle of the road and let them wait.

Alek

I was cycling mostly in the middle of the lane this evening. Too dangerous to take chances.

Inspector Coptoor

My 25 minute 10km cycle home from work took 40 minutes this evening.

Got blown off once & a couple other hairy moments as the wind was so strong (I weigh almost 100kg....) especially going over the Beckett Bridge,
Gatorskins are rubbish in slick conditions.

Alanstrainor

Today was my first commute out east wall direction, coming from Rathfarnham. The morning was great, however the return journey...not so much. Was fighting the crosswinds, and was blown off course on more than one occasion. And to top it all off I was landed with a puncture 5Km from home. Sucky sucky evening!

Found a sizeable chunk of glass in my rear tyre, I don't think anything was going to stop it. It was sharp as hell, and got embedded deep. Oh well, bring on tomorrow!

aFlabbyPanda

Yep Cork was mental on the way home, my GPS showed a nice 13km/h section where I didn't even have to pedal! Of course then the wind changed and I was almost stopped. Tough going, the wife thought I was mad but I kinda enjoyed it.

NeedMoreGears

Clontarf cycle track was tough going last night. Met a few people walking their bikes. Managed to inspire one to get back on.

Along Baldoyle the mud guard blew off never to be seen again!


Took 66 mins instead of usual 45 to 50. So heading for the wimp list this morning. 22m/s forecast. That's 50mph in the old money, which is too much of a side wind for me.

Wishbone Ash

Inspector Coptoor wrote: »

.... a couple other hairy moments as the wind was so strong (I weigh almost 100kg....) especially going over the Beckett Bridge...

I was crossing Beckett Bridge in the car last night and several cyclists were walking their bikes across. The wind was rocking the car when stopped in traffic. Saw another windswept cyclist dealing with a puncture on Misery Hill.