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The wimp list ...

Beasty

So who cycled into work today?

and will you be doing it again tomorrow...

... or do you want your name adding to the wimp list?

Couldn't believe the amount of standing water on the roads of Fingal this evening. I was heading into Rush and then came across cars held up in both directions as they tried to find the shallowest route through. Then more floods on the Skerries Road, and turning at Loughshinney the water was flowing off the fields. It's the first time I've found my feet completely covered in water while riding through the floods - luckily there were no hidden potholes.

Hopefully it will have cleared a bit by the morning, and I'll be able to benefit properly from the predicted 40kph Northerly tailwind

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Alanbt

magicbastarder wrote: »

so i wonder what brave souls went out this morning. especially on the east coast.

Went for 30km cycle earlier. Got first puncture in a year as the heavens really opened. Not great but actually enjoyed the spin in the rain.
Hot coffee and porridge after makes all better

Macy0161

magicbastarder wrote: »

so i wonder what brave souls went out this morning. especially on the east coast.

It was grand when I left at half 8 for the club 9am spin. No rain for the first 50km, then the roads turned to rivers. It was aborted then - managed to get up to 80, but was hoping for longer with the 200 coming up.

magicbastarder

i simply could not go out on the bike at the moment. i would expire after a couple of miles.

retalivity

I was out for a spin round howth and malahide earlier...its glorious

Seanmk1

Macy0161 wrote: »

It was grand when I left at half 8 for the club 9am spin. No rain for the first 50km, then the roads turned to rivers. It was aborted then - managed to get up to 80, but was hoping for longer with the 200 coming up.

I was the only one who turned up for the club spin. After an hour I knew why. Did 2.5 hours in solid downpour. Towards the end my shorts even started filling up with water and I had to release it every few minutes. Great craic altogether.

magicbastarder

i haven't done over 100k on the bike in years, and was planning on getting one in this afternoon as i've nowt on. ain't going to go out now, the weather is not as good as i'd hoped.

magicbastarder

who's planning on going for a spin on monday?

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057796550

Luxman

Serious KOM hunting....

magicbastarder

now the national hurricane centre in the US are modelling that it will still be hurricane strength when it hits ireland. i better tie the car down.

Borderfox

Line up the SW segments!!

magicbastarder

apparently hurricanes spin counter clockwise in the northern hemisphere - so if it's still a hurricane when it hits, the winds would be easterly, i guess?

Borderfox

Recalculate the attack then, easterly would take in some hard to get ones

cython

magicbastarder wrote: »

apparently hurricanes spin counter clockwise in the northern hemisphere - so if it's still a hurricane when it hits, the winds would be easterly, i guess?

Assuming it passes to the south which seems to be the expectation, then that holds. If it goes to the north, however, they'd be westerly, and if it goes straight over, every which way at one point or another!

magicbastarder

worth noting that someone commented on the weather forum that the model used for that is often regarded as overstating things.

cdaly_

magicbastarder wrote: »

apparently hurricanes spin counter clockwise in the northern hemisphere - so if it's still a hurricane when it hits, the winds would be easterly, i guess?

All northern hemisphere anticyclones (low pressure systems) spin anticlockwise. Hurricanes are just more intense anticyclones.

NeedMoreGears

If you time it right you could hunt KOMs in more both directions!

Beasty

Gusts of nearly 70 km/h forecast for tomorrow, and getting on for 100 km/h on Monday. Think I'll give the commute a miss....

magicbastarder

tomorrow? this is as much as met.ie are giving away:
"moderate to fresh southerly winds."

VW 1

magicbastarder wrote:

tomorrow? this is as much as met.ie are giving away: "moderate to fresh southerly winds."

Hit up the thread in the weather forum for more detailed information about it, lots of knowledgeable posters over there.

cython

Just got an automated message from work to work from home if possible with the weather tomorrow, so pretty sure I won't be cycling anyway even if I do go into the office!

RobertFoster

Should be good fun tomorrow.

VW 1

Will be working from home tomorrow, definitely not going to be risking the cycle home with predicted gusts up to 130km/h. The one in would be fine with the wind at my back!

magicbastarder

added my name to the list today. have a head cold, didn't fancy 20km in the dark @2C.

C3PO

magicbastarder wrote: »

added my name to the list today. have a head cold, didn't fancy 20km in the dark @2C.

Ice on my car as I wheeled the bike past it at 5.40am! But dry and not too windy so grand really!

Pinch Flat

Great fresh morning. Left the house with temperatures hovering above freezing, frost on cars and grass. Beautiful morning!

godtabh

magicbastarder wrote: »

added my name to the list today. have a head cold, didn't fancy 20km in the dark @2C.

28km commute to work at 5:30 at 0 degrees. I'm only after warming up!

magicbastarder

yeah, the temperature usually wouldn't bother me too much. the head cold would have me snotting and coughing my way around dublin.

PokeHerKing

By far my favourite kind of weather to cycle in. Barely a sweat on me when I arrived into work this morning.

Alek

60km in the morning at -3C: home>Kippure>home>work.

Anyone feeling motivated? :P

godtabh

Alek wrote: »

60km in the morning at -3C: home>Kippure>home>work.

Anyone feeling motivated? :P

What were the roads like?