Just getting back into biking now my jaw is fixed, had a lovely dusty ride on Thursday. Got a completely free day today and the sodding rain hasn’t stopped for a second here in Derbyshire! Yeah, yeah, skin’s waterproof etc, but no thanks… 😡
Quite possibly the most pointless post of the day, but just fancied sharing my annoyance.
I am, cracking ride on trails we ride all the time in the dust last night but I’d planned a weekend riding big mountains in the Lakes for my birthday.
Gale force winds, zero percent chance of a cloud free summit and pissing rain have cancelled that so now I’m, apparently, going to Lesbian Vampire Cabaret in Hebden Bridge instead.
Yep, day off as well and there is no way I’m going out in this rain. Not stopped all day.
Just been to the tip with some old wardrobes and I took an old towel with me to dry my hair when I got back into the van. I was soaked. Even the goretex is not standing up to this.
I know what you mean! I was putting off going out riding round Black Rocks/Riber last night. So glad i did get out, the tracks were amazingly dry and dusty.
Even the cows at Black Rocks had cleared off somewhere else! 🙂
I know what you mean! I was putting off going out riding round Black Rocks/Riber last night. So glad i did get out, the tracks were amazingly dry and dusty.
Even the cows at Black Rocks had cleared off somewhere else!
Ditto. I had an amazing ride round Cambusbarron the other night – lovely weather, no wind, with trails that had retained just a hint of moisture (you know, that proper tacky hero dirt kind of stuff). It was excellent!
So much so that it inspired me to organise a ride up our big hill, Dumyat, for this weekend with some friends from Edinburgh. The sodding rain has ruined that idea completely – it will be a total bog by this time tomorrow. 👿
It’s been bloody lovely and hot and dry for weeks and weeks now. The CXers been covered in dust for about 4weeks, still looks clean underneath a fine layer of Hampshire chalk.
But you are right, very strong winds forecast for the weekend so we’ve cancelled all sailing at the Club which means we’ll all be out windsurfing !!!
been viewing the rain all day through the office window and I finish at 6. The weather is forecast to get better after 7pm, in fact full sun and 18 degrees by 8pm, so I may have to take the bike out this evening, wife’s face allowing. 😕
I swerved going out last night, feel like I should have gone riding as it was so dry and dusty. But we need a bit of rain and I had a lovely evening with the missus so can’t complain!
Artist I’ve just been for a walk up the fast campsite run at the back of birchwood farm with the dog. It’s surprisingly dry still. However just got back in the tent and its pissing down again. Hope it clears in a bit as me and the lad were hoping to session the loamy run in the woods all afternoon 🙄
Trying to decide how wet it is going to get this morning……some big black clouds not far away. Perhaps I should save a ride untilw tomorrow when forecast is better? Or just get wet….
I was out around Chesterfield last night. It was moist and slippy and got dark very quickly. Loved it so much tho and didn’t drown. Sun was beating down solidly for a couple of hours. Opportunity grabbed and totally enjoyed. Sod it, I’m even going out later today too. I must be mad or something????!
Yeah I’m on Facebook artist. What’s the group called I’ll request a join and get out with you lot. Gonna get the kids geared up in a bit and head out. Looks like we’re stopping up here again tonight so I’m gonna do a loop on my own up to black rocks also. The wind is doing a great job of keeping from being total bog!