Been out on the bike twice today. The first journey was a crosswind out and a crooswind/headwind back. Second time was headwind/crosswind out and the same back. BAH, no tailwind! BAH!! Still it was bracing and the one first thing this morning definitely woke me up from my morning's feeling of crawl-out-of-nitpit-still-half-asleep state.
Cheers, helen s
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Been out on the bike twice today. The first journey was a crosswind out and a crooswind/headwind back. Second time was headwind/crosswind out and the same back.
Obligatory Recumbent Plug: headwinds are so much easier on a 'bent, though it's still quite Skeggie enough without a front fairing.
I should be used to it ny now, but I'm still amazed by the ability of weather fronts to move fast enough that That [censored] Headwind on the way out is always That [censored] Crosswind on the way home by exactly the same route, and far enough around to confer absolutely no propulsive benefit whatsoever :-(
Pete. -- Peter Clinch University of Dundee Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Medical Physics, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net [email hidden] dundee.ac.uk~pjclinchOpen ↗
Obligatory Recumbent Plug: headwinds are so much easier on a 'bent, though it's still quite Skeggie enough without a front fairing.
I should be used to it ny now, but I'm still amazed by the ability of weather fronts to move fast enough that That [censored] Headwind on the way out is always That [censored] Crosswind on the way home by exactly the same route, and far enough around to confer absolutely no propulsive benefit whatsoever :-(
Coming into work this morning I was doing a long-ish descent in an attempt to stay out of the wind. Bad move. Instead of a steady headwind I had a succession of rapid wind gusts as I passed gaps in the buildings. It felt like somebody had hold of the rear rack and was shaking the bike from side to side violently.
XCWeather tells me that the wind speed is rising too[1]. Grr.
Regards,
-david
[1] Interestingly some of their datapoints in South Wales and other places with really strong winds have disappeared. Good storm this... 🙂
"Peter Clinch" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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I should be used to it ny now, but I'm still amazed by the ability of weather fronts to move fast enough that That [censored] Headwind on the way out is always That [censored] Crosswind on the way home
Don't you mean - "that [censored] headwind on the way out is that [censored] headwind on the way home"?
Coming into work this morning I was doing a long-ish descent in an attempt to stay out of the wind. Bad move. Instead of a steady headwind I had a succession of rapid wind gusts as I passed gaps in the buildings. It felt like somebody had hold of the rear rack and was shaking the bike from side to side violently.
Blackness Road in Dundee runs down a long hill ridge and has tenements either side with numerous side roads creating gaps. I will usually specifically avoid going down it if it's really blowy as it's often enough to knock you a couple of feet sideways before you've compensated. Nasty! (and of course it's usually the quickest way into town...)
Pete. -- Peter Clinch University of Dundee Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Medical Physics, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net [email hidden] dundee.ac.uk~pjclinchOpen ↗
Don't you mean - "that [censored] headwind on the way out is that [censored] headwind on the way home"?
Nah, IME that [censored] headwind on the way out is nearly always that [censored] crosswind on the way home, just like Peter said.
I had a strange experience this evening. That [censored] crosswind on the way home was managing to blow right up my left nostril, making for a strange and slightly uncomfortable feeling not entirely dissimilar to an act I used to do involving sticking a nail up my nose.
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I had a strange experience this evening. That [censored] crosswind on the way home was managing to blow right up my left nostril, making for a strange and slightly uncomfortable feeling not entirely dissimilar to an act I used to do involving sticking a nail up my nose.
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I should be used to it ny now, but I'm still amazed by the ability of weather fronts to move fast enough that That [censored] Headwind on the way out is always That [censored] Crosswind on the way home
Don't you mean - "that [censored] headwind on the way out is that [censored] headwind on the way home"?
Surely it's called the Cyclist's Omnidirectional Headwind?
A true freak of nature - like ball lightning or Jade Goody.
Surely it's called the Cyclist's Omnidirectional Headwind?
<pedant>Not omnidirectional. It always blows from one direction, in front, which is why its a headwind </pedant>. Curiously its always aligned with the Cyclists' Incline which means its always uphill and into the wind
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Chris Bardell said:
Surely it's called the Cyclist's Omnidirectional Headwind?
<pedant>Not omnidirectional. It always blows from one direction, in front, which is why its a headwind </pedant>. Curiously its always aligned with the Cyclists' Incline which means its always uphill and into the wind
Tony
LOL. I meant omnidirectional headwind in the sense of 'a constant headwind no matter what direction you're travelling in' :-)
Today's wind here in Norfolk was supposed to be a southwesterly. During my 90min ride, it started as a northerly & ended up a westerly, just as I had to ride due west home :-( Any more of this & I'm renouncing atheism - there are clearly Supernatural Forces at work. Still at least it wasn't an easterly - they're bloody cold round here in autumn/winter - straight off the sea.
