Windy ride home coming up

dkahn400 said:

In the south we seem to have escaped the worst of the recent wind up
to now, but I see I've got 30 mph gusting to 41 mph crosswinds on the
ride home this evening. There will be a couple of short sections with
a tail wind that should be fun. Take care out there everyone.

We've got 22 gusting 40mph in Southampton. I cycled in against it (couldn't
freewheel down the hill to the office), so the tailwind going home will be
lots of fun. Shame I haven't got my computer on board as I'll probably set a
personal best commute.

Gusting 52 mph now.

dkahn400 said:

In the south we seem to have escaped the worst of the recent wind up to
now, but I see I've got 30 mph gusting to 41 mph crosswinds on the ride
home this evening. There will be a couple of short sections with a tail
wind that should be fun. Take care out there everyone.

I can hear the odd gusts of wind going on outside the window. I _hope_
it's still blowing the same way as this morning! It would make a
pleasant change on the way home to have a tailwind. A PB would
definitely be on the cards if it is!

Rich

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I can hear the odd gusts of wind going on outside the window. I _hope_
it's still blowing the same way as this morning! It would make a pleasant
change on the way home to have a tailwind. A PB would definitely be on
the cards if it is!

Damn, that wind was not particularly helpful after all, agin me as much as
with, and the traffic and lights weren't cooperating either. So no new PB
after all 🙁 Still, at least yesterday and the day before were new PB's so
it's not been all bad this week 🙂. Still looking to break into the 35 mins
for a 10.5 mile commute across Central London though....

Rich

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Quoted message said:

I can hear the odd gusts of wind going on outside the window. I _hope_
it's still blowing the same way as this morning! It would make a pleasant
change on the way home to have a tailwind. A PB would definitely be on
the cards if it is!

Damn, that wind was not particularly helpful after all, agin me as much as
with, and the traffic and lights weren't cooperating either. So no new PB
after all 🙁 Still, at least yesterday and the day before were new PB's so
it's not been all bad this week 🙂. Still looking to break into the 35 mins
for a 10.5 mile commute across Central London though....

Rich

Richard Goodman said:

"Richard Goodman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I can hear the odd gusts of wind going on outside the window. I _hope_
it's still blowing the same way as this morning! It would make a pleasant
change on the way home to have a tailwind. A PB would definitely be on
the cards if it is!

Damn, that wind was not particularly helpful after all, agin me as much as
with, and the traffic and lights weren't cooperating either. So no new PB
after all 🙁 Still, at least yesterday and the day before were new PB's so
it's not been all bad this week 🙂. Still looking to break into the 35 mins
for a 10.5 mile commute across Central London though....

In my young and foolish days (15 years ago) I commuted from my parents
house in New Malden (near the Pitfields bike shop), to Aldwych.
Basically up traps lane, waren road, Kingston Hill, A3 to Vauxhall, past
tommies and over Waterloo bridge. About 13 miles by my then reckoning. I
did it in 35 mins once, managing to get in for the 9 o'clock thing I
wanted to get to, and was unable to do anything the rest of the morning.

And I didn't jump any red lights on the way.

Still makes my lungs ache just thinking about it.

...d

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In my young and foolish days (15 years ago) I commuted from my parents
house in New Malden (near the Pitfields bike shop), to Aldwych. Basically
up traps lane, waren road, Kingston Hill, A3 to Vauxhall, past tommies and
over Waterloo bridge. About 13 miles by my then reckoning. I did it in 35
mins once, managing to get in for the 9 o'clock thing I wanted to get to,
and was unable to do anything the rest of the morning.

And I didn't jump any red lights on the way.

35 mins including stops for 13 miles into Central London sounds impressive!
My computer stops counting when the wheel is stationary, so so do I 😉. As
for red lights, I expect there were fewer of them 15 years ago than there
are now - I have 58 of the damn things on my route each way! I counted
them yesterday. Hmm, 58 in 10.5 miles - that's an average of nearly one set
every 300 yards....

Rich

Richard Goodman said:

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Quoted message said:

In my young and foolish days (15 years ago) I commuted from my parents
house in New Malden (near the Pitfields bike shop), to Aldwych. Basically
up traps lane, waren road, Kingston Hill, A3 to Vauxhall, past tommies and
over Waterloo bridge. About 13 miles by my then reckoning. I did it in 35
mins once, managing to get in for the 9 o'clock thing I wanted to get to,
and was unable to do anything the rest of the morning.

And I didn't jump any red lights on the way.

35 mins including stops for 13 miles into Central London sounds impressive!
My computer stops counting when the wheel is stationary, so so do I 😉. As
for red lights, I expect there were fewer of them 15 years ago than there
are now - I have 58 of the damn things on my route each way! I counted
them yesterday. Hmm, 58 in 10.5 miles - that's an average of nearly one set
every 300 yards....

Rich

In 5 miles I encounter just 5 sets (4 of which are only pedestrian
crossings). By the longer 8 mile route it is reduced to 2 (both
traffic junctions).

When it is less muddy I think I may be able to use off road routes and
escape all but one set of lights.

--
Amazon: "If you are interested in 'Asimov's I-Robot',
you may also be interested in 'Garfield - The Movie'.
... erm, how do they figure that one out?

dkahn400 said:

In the south we seem to have escaped the worst of the recent wind up to
now, but I see I've got 30 mph gusting to 41 mph crosswinds on the ride
home this evening. There will be a couple of short sections with a tail
wind that should be fun. Take care out there everyone.

I wasn't that bad as it turned out. I think the wind speed had dropped a
few mph by the time I got going, and it wasn't as gusty as I'd feared.
The section from Kingston Bridge to Twickenham was all tail wind but
because of the traffic, the gustiness, and the poor road surface I took
it nice and gently at somewhere between 25 and 30 mph. Still being
overtaken by cars doing 50 mph plus of course.

--
Dave...

Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the
future of the human race. - H. G. Wells

On Sat, 08 Jan 2005 10:42:48 GMT, Dave Kahn <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

dkahn400 said:

In the south we seem to have escaped the worst of the recent wind up to
now, but I see I've got 30 mph gusting to 41 mph crosswinds on the ride
home this evening. There will be a couple of short sections with a tail
wind that should be fun. Take care out there everyone.

I wasn't that bad as it turned out. I think the wind speed had dropped a
few mph by the time I got going, and it wasn't as gusty as I'd feared.
The section from Kingston Bridge to Twickenham was all tail wind but
because of the traffic, the gustiness, and the poor road surface I took
it nice and gently at somewhere between 25 and 30 mph. Still being
overtaken by cars doing 50 mph plus of course.

Hmm, I've just come back from a 15mile ride in rural Lincolnshire. 30
- 40 mph gusts, did the first 8 ish miles INTO the wind, down to about
5 mph to almost standstill (nothing higher than cauliflowers here to
stop the wind) legs bulging with blood pressure just to keep the 64"
fixie going round. Return leg was great !!!!!! Left it at 15 miles for
safety reasons as the brain-deads are still passing at 50mph (as
above) and about 30mm of room between car and cycle.

[censored] ..............

ps A VERY low sun as well, so the almost blind motorist is now really
out of it. I waved at one guy (stray dog in the MIDDLE of the road) so
he slowed to 45 mph, gave me a strange look (instead of looking at the
dog) NEARLY killed the dog (it moved), then accelerated off again up
to the statutory 55mph (30 limit)

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