The Great British Weather

Wet and windy. Porridge sorted me out when I got to work though. Don't you just love it!?

eeehhhh ergh, it's terrible outside.

tempted by the bus :-/
Are you yellow?

It wasn't that bad as it goes, just need waterproofs. Side winds kept chucking me about a bit too.

i don't have anything other than my waterproof jacket :(

i think its time to get some baggy shorts that i don't care about getting wet.

The Great Storm of '08!

I was lucky winf nearly blew me all the way in flew along, loads of more cars so worse traffic, only saw two other bikes untile I got to Blackfriars Bridge

i totally wussed out and got the overground. :)

eeehhhh i don't have anything other than my waterproof jacket :(

i think its time to get some baggy shorts that i don't care about getting wet.

Thought I'd be clever by doing just that. Arrived at work, smug in the knowledge I had a toasty dry pair of trousers to put on. Only to find I'd forgotten them. So home and back again it was... Lovely day for tripling my commute....

Forgive me I took the cyclepath on my s/s instead of braving OKR. I was punished by finding my work shirt and trousers were sodden cause I forgot to double bag them.

matt (baddesigner) i totally wussed out and got the overground. :)

Aye, me too.

Not the going to work that was a problem (I was looking forward to the 40mph tailwind) but the going home. It's supposed to get worse this evening and I'd have headwinds of 40+mph. Just not my idea of fun.

came out the door to find i had a flat!
Came in on my gf's lady mountain bike instead. It's a complete tank which helped with the crosswinds...

velocity boy [quote]matt (baddesigner) i totally wussed out and got the overground. :)

Aye, me too.

Not the going to work that was a problem (I was looking forward to the 40mph tailwind) but the going home. It's supposed to get worse this evening and I'd have headwinds of 40+mph. Just not my idea of fun.[/quote]

blimey, i didn't realise they were going to be that bad. :-|

the tube's buggered this morning as well. fire at west ham and then kings cross was closed due to overcrowding

I bottled it too, neither of my bikes like the wind... Super twitchy front ends...

 velocity boy:

    matt (baddesigner):

    i totally wussed out and got the overground. :)

Aye, me too.

Not the going to work that was a problem (I was looking forward to the 40mph tailwind) but the going home. It's supposed to get worse this evening and I'd have headwinds of 40+mph. Just not my idea of fun.

blimey, i didn't realise they were going to be that bad. :-|

the tube's buggered this morning as well. fire at west ham and then kings cross was closed due to overcrowding

I spotted myself go out on my bike, almost get blown straight off by a 40mph gust coming down the high road, slope back in doors to get changed to walk to the tube.

I feel like a right poof, but it was just too dangerous. Even my cat was freaked out!

Sun is out now ! Woop!

For some reason I thought it was a breeze (see what I did there). Maybe tonight will be a different story.
And no flippin Brompton-riding cocks trying to race for once. HHAAARRRRDDDDCOOOORRRRE

I rode my Tank Tange that steers like a boat. Rather appropriate. Mudguards too. Smug bastard.

umm where's me dry troosers?

I had to carry a bike box down the road from Old St to Holborn. It was like a sail. I took out more pedestrians than if I'd been actually riding on the pavement.

not as bad as I thought it would be. A little hairy coming down Sawyers Hill in RP, where I nearly got blown over by a crosswind and a fallen tree holding up traffic in Barnes. Luckily I was able to zip past the cars and duck underneath it.

Damp though and my clothes smell of old tyres. Bit worried about the idea of a 40mph headwind tonight...

yeah the weather forecast says worst winds are about 5 - 6pm... Worried about getting my too-small ladies' mtb tank back up archway. Engage first gear!

scott not scot Didn't i pick the right week to come down.....:(

Its nothing! Just a bit of good Glasgow weather come down south for a wee party.

wussed out and got the tube. i hate it i hate it i hate it. and it cost me £1.20. I feel very powerless and impotent being at work without my bike, like if my friend on the other side of the river wants to meet for lunch, I can't agree because it takes 30 mins to get there when on a bike it's 4 minutes...

it's despicable weather..

great day for staying in and doing fuck all.

shame I've got to get out into it soon :(

I took the heavier fully mudguarded mtb option too, was a bit blowy when there are side roads, but ok all in.

Especially nice to pass LOADS of cars as the traffic was attrocious.

you guys are pussy's. it's only water, you not going to fuckin shrink!

RPM it's despicable weather..

great day for staying in and doing fuck all.

shame I've got to get out into it soon :(

i'm spring-cleaning my warm, dry flat today, whilst drinking copious amounts of tea.

Today is great fun. I love this weather.

dogsballs you guys are pussy's. it's only water, you not going to fuckin shrink!

agreed! men or mice? HTFU!