Every single ride I’ve attempted in the last three weeks has been met with a sudden deluge approximately half way round my loop. Seriously jet stream, get your **** together.
Yep. It’s really **** getting me down actually! Just rediscovering my love of bikes after a number of years away. Shiny new Hunt wheelset rocked up yesterday and the chances of me using them this weekend is nil!
Agreed and because it has been so wet, the trails are both muddy and overgrown. Normally I can live with being stung to buggery because the trails are at least dry.
If I could post videos here I could show a video clip from my window where there was dramatic thunder, lightning and really heavy rain which suddenly transitioned into hail and then beautiful still blue sunshine.
It can #### right off, I’m so far behind with the mowing ,I’m 2 cuts down at most of my gardens- it’s costing me money. plus all the damage to clear up.
A couple of days ago after finishing I looked out of the window at a lovely blue sky and thought to head out on the bike. Got changed and hit the auto open on the garage door which happens to be facing the other way from the window I had just used.
Then hit close again and went to get changed.
A truly vicious hailstorm was just sweeping through.
Nope, I’m very thankful for this weather actually..! <hides>
Vaccine fatigue means I’m off the bike anyway, but we have horses and we need the grass to grow, and for the farmers to be able to get two cuts of hay this year as the weather last year meant that they only got one cut, which meant by the end of this winter everywhere was running out of hay and jacking their prices up. Two more weeks of rain, then a glorious summer please! 😂
I swear its getting vindictive. I sit looking out at bright sunny skies and think… I’ll mow the lawn, I’ll go for a ride, I’ll walk the dogs. As soon as I step outside it rains.
Go back in, the sun comes out…….
So not riding enough, dogs pissed off and lawn looks a mess.
My plans for May did not include having to clean mud off the gravel bike every time I went out. In fact they didn’t involve mud at all. That said I don’t mind a bit of rain, all part of the fun. The wind however can **** right off that’s just no fun at all.
I’m currently based 300m north of Farnham Park. I cycle through the park into the hospital and to wander around town when nothing else is happening.
PB up the hill on the way back yesterday thanks to that tailwind.
Also the benefits of being deep in the woods to the North with the good draining ground is great.
But up around the exposed area of Caesar’s Camp or over at Hankley Common? Well this weather can just **** right off.
Not only did I have to cancel going to see family in Prestatyn this weekend for the first time since last July due to Covid rules, but getting out on my bike locally looks to be a challenge due to gale force winds and rain… The longest day of the year is in a month FFS!
Yay, more days off in the turbo cave, sick of the virtual scenery in Zwift this extended winter. 😡
Looking at the pictures on the FB group, it needs to stop raining and be dry & windy for the rest of the week, otherwise I’m going to have to book B&Bs and not camp…
I’m considering putting a mud tyre back on for the weekend. Hopefully that will have the required effect and we’ll get a nice high-pressure front come in again.