The Great British Weather

I thought we'd gotten past the worst of the wind, weren't the gales on sunday/monday.
god it was windy today, yesterday not too bad, but I was drunk so the alcohol may have erased it from my memory. But this morning, over battersea bridge, heading down to the holland park roundabout from notting hill, massive headwind, usually I'm spinning and grinning, this morning grinding thru gritted teeth.
all the wind made the bike feel very fucking weird, all wobbly and shit, balance tested with every push on the pedals. Not looking forward to the ride home tonight....

nothing like riding into a headwind, and feeling it'd be quicker to just get off and walk

I really like all bad weather. Honestly. Worser the better. Its when it f*ckin sunny and every dickhead rides about on their mtbs in flip flops, THAT'S when I curse the weather.

+1 for the mouse's comment on scooters blocking the gaps. Is that true they don't take any test (when displaying L plates I guess..?) For the record a courier Mbike (not scooter) did the decent thing for me the other day, tucked right in in between waiting cars, and waved me past, so i could squeeze the next gap that was too small for him. A shining example of a good, aware, thoughtful Mbike courier. Can't be lot of them around. Probably rides a bike on the weekend.

Was a tough push this morning, running 49 - 16 i really need to get an 18 for the back... was like ploughing treacle!
Last night I was at the junction onto new oxford street from drury lane and the wind near wiped my front end, and of course
all the herberts in thier vans and cars have no appreciation for how the weather affects you on a bike, so pass nice and close.

Scooters on L plate do have to take a CBT, unless you ride a 50cc and have a full driving license that was obtained before
1 February 200.

200? BC or AD? wow that was a looong time ago. ;)
Yeah I noticed a lack of awareness by drivers that we may need a leeetle bit more room today. I just get into 'primary position' and make em wait if it gets a bit wobbly. We all know you'll be passing them in a minute, if you let em pass now.

CBT is a joke I did that a few years ago when I was looking to get a motorbike there was a 16 year old who did not know any of the signs and he still passed.

TheBrick(Tommy) CBT is a joke I did that a few years ago when I was looking to get a motorbike there was a 16 year old who did not know any of the signs and he still passed.
but he could pull a monster wheelie ;)

boy that wind last night riding south to colliers wood. big envy for the riders going the other way

dogsballs [quote]TheBrick(Tommy) CBT is a joke I did that a few years ago when I was looking to get a motorbike there was a 16 year old who did not know any of the signs and he still passed.
but he could pull a monster wheelie ;)[/quote]

haha

cornelius blackfoot ...
all the wind made the bike feel very fucking weird, all wobbly and shit, balance tested with every push on the pedals. Not looking forward to the ride home tonight....

Have we found the achilles heel of Titanium?

;-)

who knows, I was hoping it was just me rear wheel needed a bit more pressure in it. at some points it did feel like i was trying to pedal bubblegum

mashton [quote]cornelius blackfoot ...
all the wind made the bike feel very fucking weird, all wobbly and shit, balance tested with every push on the pedals. Not looking forward to the ride home tonight....

Have we found the achilles heel of Titanium?

;-)[/quote]corny's cracked frame ;)
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TITANIUM-TRACK-FIXED-FRAME_W0QQitemZ250221921914QQihZ015QQcategoryZ22679QQtcZphotoQQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

dogs you keep posting that ebay frame and it looks nothing like mine, apart from the fact its fixed and made out of titanium.
I think if you love it so much, you should buy it and restore it to its former glory... ;-P

C'mon dale.. buy it and repair it, ride it, love it , leave it.

provenrad C'mon dale.. buy it and repair it, ride it, love it , leave it.
sell it
;-P

provenrad C'mon dale.. buy it and repair it, ride it, love it , leave it.

why don't you ;)

Saturday:

Light snow/sleet here.

Snow all day Sunday apparently.

Just returned to the house.. my jumper's covered with ice bits (sleet?). Course the cnut in charge stops it as soon as I'm inside again.

pretty heavy snowfall for a coupla hours in muswell but never settled. Looking forward to it tomorrow...

I just got back from a ride out west.. facial ice acupuncture.. ouch.

In the last 24 hours I have witnessed: thunder & lighting; heavy rain; light rain; blue skies; sun; wind; gales; snow and sleet. What's gonna be next?

apocalypse.

4 horse men and a rain of fire.

normally the seas boil and the sky rains blood before they come chris.

that was last night