I'm no wimp - I'm Simply the Best

Beasty

Feckin blow-ins ....!!

daragh_

Seaswimmer wrote: »

I never thought I would look forward to working late. Here till 22:00 at which point the winds will be lighter and more to the point from the W or NW which blows me home..

and it was S or SE this morning which blew me in..

Watch out for debris on the way. I know you've strong lights but take it handy.

nak

Had to walk the bike out of work, almost blew out of my hands. Followed by a serious tailwind home along the canal. Felt very sorry for the people heading the other way.

stecleary

I cycled into work this morning but after a run in with a bus driver i swallowed all pride and handed the woman the "i picked you up from work" card to play for the next million days, a lord knows she will use it

Hmmzis

Hell, that was rough. For the first time while commuting I had to unclip due to the headwind/crosswind and put my foot on the ground to avoid getting blown over. Some of the gusts blew me to a near standstill no matter how hard I tried to keep going.

Note to myself, next time in a hurricane take a taxi.

the.red.baron

lads the wind in Dublin was barely noticable. All bark and no bite

dermo1990

56kph swirling head to crosswinds from town to rathfarnham, that was fun!

Seweryn

Snow on my commute this morning

RayCun

Discovered new gears I never knew I had on my walking pace cycle home yesterday

Ole Rodrigo

Also had to walk the bike out of the car park in work yesterday. At the Dublin Mountain foothills there were some lethal gusts, seemingly from from all directions, that took the joy out of a tail wind back into town. Hats off to all those who were going in the opposite direction.

godtabh

went out to do my usual spin this morning. Winds were generally consistent but every now and again you got a swirl that would make you wobble. Tough going but worth it

detones

Cycled into work today from North Co. Dublin, Balbriggan/Balrothery to Swords, trying to stop on black ice going down hill is no fun. As the thread title goes I'm no wimp but I am a lucky mother fooker, I'm Lucky I didn't come off a couple of times. I'll be leaving the bike at home next time there's frost on the Car. There's HTFU and then there's STUPID.

dermabrasion

Yup, serious heebees this morning with ice/frost. Thankfully, Aircoach drivers are understanding and give a wide path.

Hmmzis

Did the commute but wimped out of the training session, too much ice on the roads for my liking. Will have to take the turbo out in the evening.

daragh_

dermabrasion wrote: »

Thankfully, Aircoach drivers are understanding and give a wide path.

That's a first!

Rock Road and into town was grand. Bit of ice in the gutter here and there. Couple of dodgy crosswinds. Much nicer than yesterday.

godtabh

Not much ice around my way. Did see plenty on the way up to Ticknock dropping of the kid

ThisRegard

the.red.baron wrote: »

lads the wind in Dublin was barely noticable. All bark and no bite

I'll go and tell the tree blocking the road around the corner to get off it's ass and don't be messing, and the neighbour with parts of his roof on the road that's it's all an illusion and he's only imagining the draft coming from his attic.

MB Lacey

ThisRegard wrote: »

I'll go and tell the tree blocking the road around the corner to get off it's ass and don't be messing, and the neighbour with parts of his roof on the road that's it's all an illusion and he's only imaging the draft coming from his attic.

and I probably just imagined seeing the lamp post which had fallen on a car outside the sports centre in UCD yesterday.

MB Lacey

I've been cycling everyday for the last couple of weeks, the weather this week has been exhausting - but last night I got home and lay on the couch in shock.
Cycled in again today, not so bad getting in, but there's a mention of sleet in Dublin this evening?
I might treat myself to the Wimp list tomorrow.

the.red.baron

Seweryn wrote: »

Snow on my commute this morning

Was there much wind around Killkenny on your commute yesterday? The place was almost shut down

CramCycle

My mother in law rang last night to say that she would drop me into work if the weather continued, very nice but unnecessary. I realise the rest of the country was bad but I honestly feel like I have been out in worse weather in Dublin in the last few years.

Seweryn

the.red.baron wrote: »

Was there much wind around Killkenny on your commute yesterday? The place was almost shut down

Yes, the winds were unbelievable and over 40 trees down around the town according to news. Most of the roads were blocked with fallen trees.

Sagi

Cycled up the icy road today in the morning, funny how it goes sometimes, couple of people were late for work as they either got stuck on the icy uphill or just had to drive extra careful due to the conditions.

No delay for me, one more reason not to wimp out.

the.red.baron

MB Lacey wrote: »

and I probably just imagined seeing the lamp post which had fallen on a car outside the sports centre in UCD yesterday.

A fallen lamp post, oh the humanity

Cycled past UCD yesterday evening about 6 and the wind was nothing to write home about. Hardly noticeable.

You boys need to toughen up.

slideshow bob

slideshow bob wrote: »

the trip home could be even more interesting:

Rightly wimped out of the bike home last night as the wind was as bad as forecast. Ran home instead which was a real slog into the breeze. Ran back this morning which was easy enough with the tail wind. I was expecting it'd be ok for the bike home but it's windier now than it was last night and there's heavy showers on the way. Too knackered to run home again so steeling myself for a wet slog homeward pushing the bike on the footpath .

Koobcam

I walked home last night, which at about 9km is a decent stretch. I cycled to work this morning, only now I have two bikes in the office. Should I walk home again this evening and go to work tomorrow on the racing bike, just so I have three to choose from for the friday evening commute?

Lumen

Koobcam wrote: »

I walked home last night, which at about 9km is a decent stretch. I cycled to work this morning, only now I have two bikes in the office. Should I walk home again this evening and go to work tomorrow on the racing bike, just so I have three to choose from for the friday evening commute?

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Ghostride-a-Bike/

slideshow bob

Lumen wrote: »

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Ghostride-a-Bike/

Good idea, but must get tricky when you add horizontal rain, traffic and Friday evening pints

Lumen

slideshow bob wrote: »

Good idea, but must get tricky when you add horizontal rain, traffic and Friday evening pints

This thread might be of interest to you. :pac:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057051347

CramCycle

Lumen wrote: »

I done this one time heading home, traffic wasn't bad but I was wondering about the white van behind me refusing to overtake. Only realised when the van beeped and overtook that it was thetaxman laughing at me