[Closed] This weather is just taking the piss now.

rained almost every day here since mid july

how many years is it since we had a summer?

utterly utterly ****

I'm as guilty as anyone but moaning about the weatehr is so silly. I half expect people to follow it with '...and what are the Government doing? Nothing, its a disgrace etc etc'

I saw leaves turning today. The end is nigh. What lights to get...

it is a disgrace, they can spend money on bombs and yet do nothing to give us a bit of respite from the crap climate.

that said - I think keeping the clocks on british summer time may make it slightly less bad than usual in Oct

Hardly rained all week here.

HTH

We were up at Healy earlier, the trees offered some protection but the mud on the climb sections of the red had to be seen to be believed.

Hideous. Possibly the slowest i've ever ridden up there and tend i think its more exciting when the trail up there is damp.

Got back covered in clart and my mates outdoor tap went tits, so it took 40 minutes to clean each bike with a bucket sponge and brush.

I wish we hadnt bothered

oh dear,

bit off the bike thing, but in that norman documentary last night on the beeb, in an old 10th C document the norman king of Sicily describes england as ''a land in the perpetual grip of winter'',

you have to laugh, i stopped watching the weather years ago, i look out the window , if its sunny i go out, if it's raining i go out, just buy some mud tyres and forget about it OR move to a warmer clime, i think the weather always like this, been the same in the 41 yrs i've been here 😀

Ha ha! Been pretty nice down here in the South. August hasn't been brilliant, but it's been reasonably warm, and only really rained heavily at night a few times. Nothing more than the odd spot of drizzle mostly. The grass and plants could do with more rain tbh.

Went for a ride in Hampshire a couple of weeks ago, and the biggest problem was dust. 😀

It pleases me somewhat that it has rained so much up North, considering how much you'se lot slag the South and us Southerners off. Karma.

nope, no rain here,we call it liquid sunshine north of shap fell! 😉

Blame St Swithin - that's when it started here.
Anyway, the good news is that the wind is back so the windsurf gear's coming out tomorrow 😀

cannock was wetter than an otter's pocket.I'm still finding gritty sandy muddy bits in all sorts of locations and gritty shorts bring a new definition to the phrase "organ grinder" 😯

Lovely evening for a fell run. Legs covered in shiite most of the way round but on the massively overgrown nettley path back to the pub they were miraculously cleaned!

its braw here in S.E. Scotland 😮

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It was a bit damp at times yesterday going over Cross Fell. On cross bikes. The descent to Garrigill was fun.

Hopefully its going to do what its done the last few years and dry out for September / October.

Ah - it's these sultry August evening rides that I looked forward to back in February when we were riding in the snow and hail...

Whilst the summer tyres were a tad sketchy in the White Peak mud tonight, I put lights and a rear mudguard on, a waterproof and the remains of my Endura overshoes - and got soaked to the skin!

The plus side is that they've now revoked the hosepipe ban! Yee har - I was sorely tempted to get out and water the flowerbeds when I got back! 😈

Wet weather was why pubs was invented, hic

peachy here in sheffield - the Rivelin Riviera!

trails are in tip-top condition, never had it so good.

This is nice here at the moment apart from the wee shower that was pretty much isolated over the 10 More in Moray course tonight. You know that the weather is really taking the piss when you have 2 weeks break in Wales and it is cloudy or rainy for the whole time APART from isolated heatwaves when I was doing the Legburner at NYA and that b'stard road climb from the secret cafe to the bit that avoids the boring fireroad bit at CyB. I swear that was the only times the sun came out. Next descent - rain!

Been grand up here the odd rare damp day but mostly dry. Ground is still lovely and firm.

Well i can safely report that this Winter in Wellington has been as wet as f$##k and seriously cold and generally sh1t. So enjoy your winter 🙂 I'm off to Europe for 6 weeks so when i get back winter will have disappeared and we'll be on the downhill to summer 🙂

Been a bit wet down here in Christchurch but i can say the nights are getting longer and a mild spring is predicted followed by a plesant summer. Oh how i miss the 4 UK seasons Autum - slightly warm with rain, Winter - cold with rain and snow, Spring - Still cold but with only rain, Summer - skip to autum 😆

Move south - Surrey home of sunshine, pretty girls and dusty singletrack 8)
forecast is for 25 degrees today, think I might just go for a ride...

I know exactly where lowey is coming from on this. Out of the last 4 days, 1 has been sunny with some cloud, the other 3 have been low grey cloud and raining. Repeat this pattern for every week since midsummer.

It's easy to laugh but it's driving us up the wall too. It's miserable before you factor in that the thing you love doing is going to involve 3 layers, a full change of clothes, possibly catching a chill and trails which are hacked to shit. In August. In October I expect it, not in August :O( I got hailed on by stones the size of gobstoppers last week in Leeds. Ridiculous.

Severe weather warning for Lancashire and Cumbia today - excellent:(

I've spent the last week in NE England and seen maybe 2 showers lasting 5mins each...where's the "grimness" I was told about?

Well it has rained, even quite heavily at times, but the trails are still perfect in the south east. It's good that it's started to rain again, as it means my grass is starting to grow and turn green again. Didn't need to cut my grass for about 10 weeks due to zero growth :o)

Got dressed as it looked a smidge nippy out (like it was yesterday) and.......... I was a sweating mess when I got in 🙁 Plus side though! Those On-One merino wool tops are quite nice to cycle in 😀

Well I was going to go out today but luckily as I am flexible I shall wait till the weekend. Monday is looking pretty good too. But yeah, the last 2 weeks up in Scotland have been great. A few showers but nothing so bad really.

i ride to work in the north west 3 to 4 times a week and over the last 4-5 weeks i reckon i've had 3 maybe 4 rides where i HAVEN'T got wet 🙄

I've spent the last week in NE England and seen maybe 2 showers lasting 5mins each...where's the "grimness" I was told about?

Just adjust your gaze, downwards...

Shhhhhh rocketdog!

June was a cracking month; dry throughout and proper hot a lot of the time.

I made a point of noting this at the time as comeback for the (inevitable) point later in the year when people go "well, no summer again, moan moan moan" after a slightly wet week.

Forecast for Wales is dreadful this weekend, but what do you expect, the TranWales is on!

I'm have indoor activities planned: off to a beer festival in Swansea 🙂

well we just managed a 2 hour blast at Lee Quarry yesterday and it just started raining as we left for home.... so that was ok.. 😉
its hissing down today tho...just put on ya waterproofs and you,ll be reight ! 😉

I'm a northern living down south and ride to work everyday.... Finding it hard to remember getting rained on! Aah I almost feel home sick 🙂

Mind you I raced at Brighton Big Dog and that made it up pretty quick! ;-/

We have had a good summer most of May,June and July were very warm and dry.August has been warm and wet ,still shorts weather every day.Well thats what it has been like in Somerset

im going rusty in wigan, its rained Every day for 6 weeks :O/ ... Misery!

Winter hardtail is back up and running and i'm off to ride in 5 mins, don't care now........just need to ride

Lowey its supposed to be dry on sunday , fingers crossed [ or webbed ]

mart

well I'm just going to say HAHAHAHA up in glasgow its been pishing down for the whole of june and july and we have had to great sunny weeks the past two

so its payback for all you southern's

Sorry Drac, best not to post pic of the silly cyclist tan I got playing around Simonside yesterday afternoon then?

No it was raining all day it's mud on your arms remember.

First time that I've got wet this morning since I started commuting in July.

Dry trails since April on Dartmoor 8)

Mart... I'm not arsed about Sunday as I'll have an umbrella this time. Is Graham back yet ?

See you then.

I've spent the last week in NE England and seen maybe 2 showers lasting 5mins each...where's the "grimness" I was told about?

SHHHHHHHH, its an urban myth to keep all the Southern softies away!!!! 8)

Got soaked lastnight, don't mind a bit of rain but all that time spent putting the miles in over winter, where's the karmic payback? I deserve neverending dusty singletrack goodness dammit! I feel cheated.

Last two days did the Pont Scencin ride (wet under wheel and a bit of pushing) which was great.... in and out of the clag on the tops but very atmospheric and the Blwch y Groes roadie circuit from Bala (highest road in Wales) - very nice weather and a nice tea stop too... just looking at a detailed forecast and selecting venue really.

Not too good today so went mushroom picking instead!

Can't complain with that.

Raining today, but was dry as a bone and sunny up on Haldon Hill on Wednesday 8) Might be a bit greasier now, but.......well it's more fun when conditions are mixed I feel!

I read:

This weather is just taking the piss now

and think " Because man kind has been taking the piss out of the planet for centuries".

Climate change, wetter summers as promised.

I'm coping.

I'm on hols now for 8 days. It was all sunny until it started raining half an hour before the end of my shift yesterday and hasn't stopped since 🙁

Lowey I'm not sure when he's back , haven't heard from him .I will try and get a ride in after unless it rains heavily .do you leave your bike in the car, just wondered if it's safe

mart

I left work at 5pm yesterday.
It started raining at 5.01pm.
I arrived at home at 6.20pm.
It stopped raining at 6.21pm.

Canal towpath and all the trails I commute on have gone from being all dusty a few weeks ago to being inch deep in gritty slop. 🙁

enduro-aid - Member
well I'm just going to say HAHAHAHA up in glasgow its been pishing down for the whole of june and july and we have had to great sunny weeks the past two

so its payback for all you southern's

Eh?! Which part of Glasgow have you been in? June was beautiful then as soon as the schools broke up for the summer the weather went to carp. The last two weeks have been showery. Today we have heavy showers and severe gales forecast.

Mart, Yeah, left the bike in the car mate. Cant take it up on the course as I wouldnt be able to help clear down the course.

Quite enjoyed a fantastic night ride in the mud last night. But I need better lights!

Don't mind it in the Summer - at least it's warm. In the Winter it's boring. However a bit of "proper" Summer weather wouldn't go amiss.

Oh well - off to the Med next Friday - air 30 degrees, sea 25ish...

david jey - Member

I'm have indoor activities planned: off to a beer festival in Swansea

Hey, so am I. Do you mean the one next week? I'll be there on the 28th.

You'll recognise me because....................oh hold on, you won't!

Unless you run around the Brangwyn Hall shouting "IdleJon, IdleJon, where are you?" 😕

(I'll wear a carnation....)

Highlight of the day today was watching a rather impressive thunderstorm with my two kids - it's been very, very, very wet in Swansea for the last two days.

Somebody earlier in the thread said that they didn't bother watching weather forecasts. While watching BBC Breakfast for all of 15 minutes this morning there were 3 separate forecasts, all saying that it's going to rain today. Somebody in the BBC is being paid a lot of money for stating the bleeding obvious.

Well the sun is now out in Dumfries, let's hope it stays this way for my big ride tomorrow 8)

At last the hosepipe ban has been lifted.

Sunny now but very windy for this time of year, maybe, just maybe, the wind will dry off some of the trails ready for a weekend ride.

Sorry to hear your weather is crap mate....Not been great here but last weekend was glorious sunsine and really nice on`t top of Skiddaw! 😉

i cant remember the last time i rode in the rain, it was months ago and i have been riding more than ever (3-4 times a week), not that im trying to gloat or anything but we have had a brilliant summer in the south east.

Brilliant summer here also. I've ridden most days, and can recall wearing a jacket twice