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Hit the South Downs yesterday in glorious weather, with my brand new drivetrain working smoothly, and 3 hours flew by like 10 minutes. I am am one happy rider.
The first part was great, but oop north its honked down all july, so its mtfu and on with the waterproofs im afraid..
yeah, it has been superb. Even after some rain during the week the trails were still dusty dry. Yehaa
Bloody great and up North we haven't had that much rain July, the odd heavy shower but mostly through the night. I know down south in Yorkshire they've had plenty rain. 😆
Lovin it a LOT. Haven't seen a spec of mud for oo yonks. And the lunchtime sea kayak sessions are ACE. Drac, sack off bloody Calderdale and come down and see me at the seaside.
Lol, it would appear that the north west and Manchester regions have thier own personal cloud cover, as usual!
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Managed to dodge the showers all weekend and had yet another two days of glorious trails. It's made all the winter weather training more than worth it, I'm appreciating every inch of the hard packed surfaces!
Tempting offer Dave would love to try some Kayaking too.
Yep, North west has had rain pretty much every day in July, the dust is a distant memory. 😕
Yes. Superb weather. I love it, and we've needed a proper summer for a few years now. 😀
I actually prefer it when its grey and miserable, get much better rides in because everyone is at home.
That being said post ride beer in the garden is awesome!!!!
Zummerzet zunshine is most excellent here 8)
That said, the cow crap does dry very rapidly to a wattle and daub consistency, I'm thinking it could be the new composite frame material 😉
I am because i stopped working just as the long dry spell started down here in Bristol. I've been riding done dry trails for pretty much 3 months solid. Start a new job tomorrow and the trails are muddy again so i'm not bothered.
Back to chain suck season in the Peak yesterday.
Same as others up North. Beautiful weather for most of the last 3 months until July which has been pants.
Got properly wet every ride recently
its been amazing down here in herts.
my skills trails i am building need loads of rain though 🙁
The rain in Surrey last week actually helped things. It was getting too dry and dusty, definitely more grip out there now.
Dam I won't be free for 100 mile long rides till late Aug but hoping the weather is nice in September still -here's hoping lol...
But for the commutes/odd ride etc day to day life-summer rocks! hate freezing winter but makes me appreciate the nice weather more like now! 😆
Torrential rain for the last couple of weeks in Glasgow. So bad I'm considering mud tyres in July 🙁
Certainly enjoying the light nights!
The rain in the north west has been pretty bad but at least it's warm rain.
Was brilliant up until July, since then its rained virtually every day and its been overcast. I predict the same for August. Roll on September/October for the indian summer.
It's rained every day in July here. 👿
Lush early Summer but the last few weeks have been pretty cack in Cornwall.
Sounds like the SE has been the place to be - shame it's full of c*cks... 😉
Torrential rain for the last couple of weeks in Glasgow.
Indeed. Starting to really piss me off now.
My family spent a glorious day on the beach in Bournemouth yesterday, proper warm wind & hot sunshine. Fantastic!
Overall a much better summer this year.
I am loving it. Felt a wee bit sad last night though - I had to put my lights on at 10.30pm. A month ago it was still sunny then. The trails are still rock hard fast and dusty despite a wee bit of rain a few days ago. Having said that, it's just hammered down but judging by the sky it'll be fine again by tonight. I can't remember what wet mucky trails are like and the thought of them is depressing. make hay when the sun shines, as they say.
I thought that people liked the cold and rain up north. That's why they live there.
It [b]was [/b]great.