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The wind and rain have arrived in the Mystic East about 30 minutes ago. Our ride around Thetford at a sociable pace was dry and enjoyable. First MTB ride for several months and it was great. We left as clean as after a normal summer ride at High Lodge.
(Gloating, me? Certainly not).
Shocking month of weather!!! Really ?
At least half my rides have been wet, almost all have been windy(I'm on the coast) and 2 have seen me having to lean my bike into hailstones.
I went out for a couple of hours on my own today, the wind was howling and nearly had me off my bike a few times, and the trails were like streams, but glad I went out, and I was home before the torrential rain started.
Wet squelchy windy (blown over type windy) couple of house around the Swansea Valley and Mynydd y Gwair on the CXer.
Jonty the coast explains it 🙂
Did an hour on the turbo. The wind whipping under the garage door was hellish 😀
Did a few hours of CX misery fest this morning. Lashing rain, hail stones and high winds. Absolutely freezing but good to be out. Suffering for it now, it has totally knackered me. The low point was an exposed bit of hill with hail stones being driven in at 90deg.
Met about 20 club members at 9am and did 38km of single track and hooning around the woods. One of the older guys met us at half way with beer and crisps on a table out the back of his car, all foc! Clear blue skies all day and a little chilly in the woods otherwise 16-18degrees. Did I mention I was in Catalunya 😉
Went out this morning - was blustery but sunny. Had a puncture-fest that meant the planned 2 hour pootle, turned into 5 hour faff with a 6 mile walk home
Did I mention I was in Catalunya
Yes, 3 times already!
Chopwell this morning which turned out to be quite sheltered. Its wet in summer though so knee deep bog fest was the order of the day. Brilliant ride, especially watching my mate place utmost faith in a dirty dan & absolutely flying down a sheer face of mud. Twas a sight to behold 😯
Shoes may never dry again, front mechs bent somehow ( 😳 ) and brakes are howling like banshees. Bloody mint ride. Aint bikes great 😆
11 miles in the local slop this morning, before the wind and rain really set in. I had to take my outer layers off on the doorstep. The neighbours hate that!
Only managed an hour and a half. Challenging conditions you might say; howling wind and snow storm. Fun though. Slippery as all heck and squelchy squelchy squelchy.
Short, very wet, hail infested, mud fest of a ride yesterday, slightly longer wind driven mud fest ride today, stopped pedalling on top of the downs and maintained 23 mph! My ears hurt.
Had planned to go to the Peaks, but ended up at Cannock Chase. Was wet cold and windy. Had a blast! 😀
EDIT: Where did you go, taxi25? I thought you were pretty much sticking to the road now.
Castle Coch woods, road rides are horrible in wind and rain, it's a lot more sheltered in the trees.
Went out first thing in order to ensure I didn't find something else to do. Pishing it down. The chain snapped 100m onto the beach, it was a slow crawl along the coast, but I was warm enough. Only out for an hour, but glad I went. 🙂
Came home, showered and back out into the workshop to bleed the brakes. Sleet and snow plastered the windows and door, glad I missed that. Boots now drying in front of the stove.
Riding in the rain with mud & water sloshing at you from underneath is very dispiriting. All the good tracks are trashed with mud. Winter sucks balls!!
I can't see me doing many more minus temp rides this season. Still, you have to get out don't you.
Managed about 40 miles yesterday and 20 today around the flats near Magor.
Today was worse than yesterday, wind gusts coming up the Severn Estuary were pretty powerful. Got shot blasted with rain on several occasions.
2 hours in the driving rain on Friday, surveying signs for sustrans, not a massive amount of fun - but better than work. A surprisingly dry if ver blustery hour this avo the sun even came out, for about a nanosecond.
A full week of training this week, although I did wuss out and do some of it on the turbo. Yesterday I rode to the CX national course in Ipswich and did a few laps - riding back over the [url= 
]Orwell bridge[/url] in the wind was pretty scary, I was terrified of being blown off.
Raced my first CX national today - started from the back of the grid (behind 70 riders), had to switch bikes because of a puncture, and ended up on my own in the wind for the last 3 laps. Came 3rd in under 23!!! 😀 /smug
After much procrastination I dragged my ass up to RivI - all the way there I was thinking "should've gone the gym" - but once there and kitted up it took all of ten seconds of riding for the thought of the gym to be a distant memory. It took even less time for me to think that "mountain biking is ace, I love bikes me"
A blat round Macc Forest/3 shires head today. Surprisingly good - we had about a minutes worth of actual rain, although the ground was sopping. Bit breezy in places, although only really caused issues coming down Cumberland Brook where it was like trying to pedal through a brick wall.
There were a bunch of very miserable looking trailquesty types grinding glumly about the place. Having just looked at the route they were on - I'm not surprised!
4 sessions this week, dodging the rain to get out where possible
Yesterday and today were on the mtb (cx bike earlier in the week) - howling winds, wet feet within a few minutes from the start thanks to deep puddles.
Highlight of the day was one club rider telling the club chairman ( who resorts to the turbo over the winter) to grow a set and get outside more.
No snow on this part of ayrshire yet...
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Lovely ride today. Very windy with minimal rain, also rather mild. Trails drained well so it wasn't too muddy.
15 miles or so and a (southern soft) 1000 ft of climbing.
After two months with only one proper ride and too many hours travelling for work I was suffering in the legs but really really happy to be out.
Back is complaining a bit after an off on the last proper descent. Will ride the route again this week but in the dark and with company with usual night ride group.
A couple of laps of Verderers and done DH yesterday morning showing a mate who's new to biking around and then a full day at BPW today with GF and her brother.
Awesome weekend.
Tom KP
Went for a Sunday night ride as I couldn't get out earlier. Not bad conditions for this time of year. Windy and muddy, but very rideable.
Out every Wed eve and Sunday whatever the weather really, it's got to be awful for me not to go!
went windsurfing instead, was very , very windy.
Rigged a 3.7m sail and my 78L wave board.
Sailed in Langstone harbour in 40 - 50 knot gusts , not really sailing , more like surving. Made quite a few dry gybes and got some airtime as well.
3hrs/50 miles in some liquid sunshine this morning. Planned the route so out into the wind in the lea of hills then back with a tailwind. Disappointingly the Lake mx145s let water in through the fronts. I know this as the ankles up of the socks were dry, and the toes and forefoot were wringing wet. Only out as the cx race was cancelled. T'waife went for a 10 mile trail run.
Ask me tomorrow. Am planning to commute on the bike after a 2-week lay-off, but I really hate riding in the wind, and the forecast is for a 50mph straight headwind in the morning. Could be a very long 14 miles (or I may just fold and take the car)...
The ride home should be good though!
taxi25 - Member
Castle Coch woods, road rides are horrible in wind and rain, it's a lot more sheltered in the trees.
I figured as much. We were probably there later than you, then; but I have to say, yesterday I don't know that the trees even provided much shelter!
What weather??
Took the g/f out for a pootle yesterday morning in the Cotswolds. Took my sons round Swinley Forest this afternoon. Should imagine I'll get out every day this week hopefully.
Did think of singletrackmind's option but not practical for me today. Nice work!
Bazza n I did walna scar on Saturday.
It was a bit breezy
Got half way up Scafell.
Stopped for a sandwich...wind blew me over
I think the Sandwich landed in Keswick
Me, me, me, Q's & Triscombe.
Was out on both Fri night and Sun morning... it wasn't nice !
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Got out for 60 miles on Saturday in the South Downs, wind wasn't too bad and it was splendid overall. Tuesday night in the woods was utterly hilarious, splashing through the mud.
I was also out on the South Downs yesterday. Wind was pretty blowy but great fun when it's behind you. 50+ mph downhill no problem. What I look forward to most about this time of year!
Rode to work Monday to Thursday last week, couldn't do today or Friday as we were away for the weekend. Will get out for a spin tonight then ride to work the next three days. Was getting a bit pissed off with 20 miles in torrential rain twice a day last week though.
I normally can't be arsed riding in the kind of blustery weather and wall-to-wall gloop we've had over the past month, but this year I've taken a perverse pleasure in it.
I guess sometimes you get to your day off in the week and realise it's going to be a case of either going out in [i]that[/i] or not going out at all, so it's the lesser of two evils.
Have had some really enjoyable rides in shocking conditions. Got home soaking wet, me and the bike both caked in all sorts with a huge grin on my face.
I think some new, reliable, lights makes a big difference.
On Saturday I almost skipped riding to advance on sausages and mash immediately, but went out and did 12k of wet, windy, dark riding around Todmorden first. One trail that's slippery cobbles by the end of winter was still quite grassy and had way more grip than I expected.
Yup
Friday AM (good)
Sat AM (OK)
Sun PM (awful, complete waste of time)
Living next to a trail centre in an AONB which is also an SSSI aka Cannock has its advantages
Just been for a run in the Fens; 30mph steady/50mph headwind gusts are enough to try anyone's patience.... Back in the warm now [s]wasting time on the Interweb[/s] researching 🙂
Just set up my road bike with some indoor tyres for the rollers....