June was lovely down here. Not had too much rain but enough to make big puddles. Hoping August will be hot and dry.
Trying to work on my house exterior is fun, I was prepared to entrust the scaffolding with Faraday cage duties, but then it needed to become a snorkel as well so the chimney can wait.
Tomorrow is a 3 up team time trial I signed up for weeks ago and haven't had the time to train or practice for it. Needless to say the weather looks acceptable if not ideal tomorrow so think of me at 09:24 trying not to get blown off the bike at the start.
I have a BBQ for sixteen this afternoon (forecast 40mph winds and thundery showers)
Pleased to report it was nowhere neare as bad as forecast and we had a lovely barbecue
Rain for the 3rd weekend in a row
In addition, I'm spending the weekend in a Premier Inn at Warrington for a geriatric birthday. I've a lovely view of a builders merchants yard...
😓
A premier inn in Warrington? Living the dream there fella! 😂
Well, after me complaining that it wasn’t even ‘proper’ rain, just drizzle, we’ve had some absolutely biblical deluges this afternoon
Had to wear a raincoat to the pub as I took the town scooter - now I have to carry the thing around all night. Life's just not fair.
I’m quite relieved that we’re not in another drought to be honest.
Likewise, my 30-odd year old Acer has been really showing signs of stress due to long periods of dry weather, with a lot of smaller branches just dying back, but with the rain we’ve been having, there’s lots of fresh new growth coming out at the point of the dead stuff, which is very pleasing to me, I really treasure that tree, it’s beautiful in the autumn.
Drove from Sevenoaks to Edinburgh today. The weather near Northampton and The Lake District was just grim. Super heavy rain. Gladly it was lovely after Drumlanrig.
I've been commuting in it (the rain) but been glad to rest a dodgy knee at weekends as it's been hammered in the week (no better driving to work or train and walking).
Bloody annoying. No good for being out in the Highland mountains. At least I've been able to cancel leave from work and accommodation I'd booked at minimal cost, otherwise I'd be doubly annoyed at the waste.
Can I recommend a day at BPW to lift the spirits?
We rode it in heavy rain on Friday and it was the best day I've ever had there. Insanely grippy almost everywhere. In fact I had more 'moments' at Dyfi on those always greasy bits the day before.
We had intended to ride Barry Sidings on the Saturday but we couldn't face another night of sitting under the shelter in the pouring rain.
Couldn't help thinking about the Hardline riders...
We rode it in heavy rain on Friday and it was the best day I’ve ever had
I’ve had some family over this week and as we had planned to ride the Peddars away on Friday, we went ahead regardless of the forecast. Although a little damp, the tailwind made it easy and a great day was had by us all!!
Raining on and off all day, which is fine because the replacement for the new tv I had delivered last Tuesday, and which had a damaged screen arrived just before 12 this morning, so I was able to set it up and watch the Men’s singles final, which is not something I ever expected to see myself writing!
Been driving around the Medoc and local word is that climate change may mean this is the last of fine wines. Some estates are already looking at alternative grapes or alternative crops. I mentioned I'd recently been on a vineyard in N Yorkshire. 'Zut alors!' From Chateau Poujeaux to Chateau Rievaulx.
Washing to get out this morning but it's just started raining heavily. The forekasts now changed to rain all day. Just as the ground was drying up as well.
Might have to set the turbo up in the shed.
I hate the rain.
Dug a hole for a new pond*, it was half full already by the end of the day!
Whilst I sympathize that 40C+ is equally miserable at times, and our garden turned to dust, this year the grass is dying from over-watering!
*not a pond, just a sump for a water feature.
It might be raining, but it's not cold. I don't mind the rain when its fairly still, but the high winds over the weekend coupled with the rain were terrible.
Still, I'd much rather have the rain than the weather in the southern Med at the moment.
I ride on a Monday and for some reason the Monday weather forecast is completely wrong.
Anyone also working out that the commute, while warm, is more like November for the amount of times my waterproof has been on?
Re-learning mud riding skills yesterday! Rained on us quite a lot, but still warm and sun broke out when we got the pub.
I try not to stress it. Can't do anything about it. Had eight weeks of dusty trails, so that's about an average 'summer's worth' I reckon, Anything else a bonus.
The nights drawing in however......
Rained on us quite a lot, but still warm and sun broke out when we got the pub.
I kept trying to convince myself that it was in fact April yesterday and therefore: Wasn't too bad. Started the ride in overcast, about 50kph wind and horizontal rain, ended in heat and sunshine. I'm trying to be stoic, but really, that's enough now.
10@Kirroughtree on Saturday was the worst weather I've ever raced in. I'm a veteran of 7 Strathpuffers.
The rain was so hard that it was streaming off the front of my helmet in a constant flow, then onto my nose. I looked like an Olympic swimmer emerging from the water during butterfly stroke. It was nice to ride some really slippy off piste trails for one day but I've got the idea and it'd be nice not to do it again til November.
Monday Night Pub Ride tonight and it looks like the sun is due to come out (apparently). The moors are an absolute quagmire after the last few weeks though, so its one of our usual winter routes tonight - The Tour de Reservoirs. Its July FFS!!
Binnerette number 2 is in the South of France at the moment and she keeps messaging me telling me its hotter than the surface of the sun out there
Had the most bizarre Brissle weekend where we managed to do everything planned without getting soaked - 3 hours of tennis Fri eve, 3 hours of nerf wars and tree climbing in a field on Sat, watched bands play in the harbour festival yesterday.
Fine tuned the art of micro-sheltering against deluges.
Are we blaming St Swithins then?
I almost hate to say it but on Saturday I did a ride that for the 7th weekend in a row, I got utterly drenched. I don't think I've known a run of weather like it TBH.
Perfect dry trails yesterday, such a treat after the recent wet weeks.
End of this week looks good too.
I've spent the last 2 weeks working on the Cycling World Championships - mostly sitting in cars. I have not ridden a bike in August. I am desperate for a ride.
The weather in Scotland was actually mostly pretty good. A few damp days or parts of days but basically decent enough. I'm home now and...it's raining. It's been raining from the moment the train got into England and it's still raining now, 200 miles south.
I'm almost contemplating going for a run instead, things are that bad.
Yeah, mid week last week (Thursday I think) I had a perfectly dusty commute home, it was lovely, put the bike away with that perfect light coat of fine summer dirt - then pissing again on the weekend. 🤣 At least it dries out quickly
I was ebiking along the one of the highest parts of the South Down way when the rain and wind came barging into my face on Saturday. I think I would've hated it if I hadn't had the motor to cheat my way along, as it was it was quite f*n.
Are we blaming St Swithins then?
yep, it'll all be good after the 24th...!
Nice and dry in North Wales yesterday!
Nice and dry in North Wales yesterday
Not on Saturday though - horrendous weather at Antur Stiniog!
I've just made the decision to cancel a multi day bike packing trip, I can't be doing with it anymore, and I know 3 days riding in the rain won't be fun. I've done enough long rides in the rain recently to know that I just don't enjoy it.
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