Stupid New Years Resolution!
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Gave myself an hour and a half to get to work. For the first four miles sections of road were flooded, branches and wheelie bins blown over everywhere, on exposed areas the wind was so strong my tyre would lose grip, my face has been mediablasted with rain; then got to this...
..and thought sod it, reported the road hazard to the Police non-emergency number, blocked the road further back with some stray cones, went home had a shower and got to work in dads car. It took me thirty-eight minutes to get there and eleven to get back.
As I said before I wasn't expecting this kind of weather until April and thought I'd be back on form enough to deal with it then. Now though I'm nowhere near as fit as I should be. I failed today but I'll be back on the saddle tomorrow.
I think I can edit my resolution a bit to include dangerous weather in general instead of just fog.
..and thought sod it, reported the road hazard to the Police non-emergency number, blocked the road further back with some stray cones, went home had a shower and got to work in dads car. It took me thirty-eight minutes to get there and eleven to get back.
As I said before I wasn't expecting this kind of weather until April and thought I'd be back on form enough to deal with it then. Now though I'm nowhere near as fit as I should be. I failed today but I'll be back on the saddle tomorrow.
I think I can edit my resolution a bit to include dangerous weather in general instead of just fog.
I was commuting a lot last year by bike, but my resolution to myself was that the only time I wouldn't ride is if it was frosty - there would be no other excuse for not riding, be it ill, weather etc.
So, exactly as you, first day back, 25mph winds!!! At one point it started hailing, sideways at me so my face and knees (I was in shorts) were getting shot blasted and i couldn't ride hard enough to keep going forwards. Had to find shelter at one point for 5/6mins because it was so very windy, but made it eventually and was glad I did
So, exactly as you, first day back, 25mph winds!!! At one point it started hailing, sideways at me so my face and knees (I was in shorts) were getting shot blasted and i couldn't ride hard enough to keep going forwards. Had to find shelter at one point for 5/6mins because it was so very windy, but made it eventually and was glad I did
I don't mind the cold or ice (Canadian former Ice Hockey player so I'm more used to it I guess) but fog is litterally a killer.
To make up for my driving to work I used to run betweem three and twelve miles before or after work. In fog you may as well be invisible.
I've only had to ride my bike a few times in fog when I worked nights. Three lights on the back, hi-viz and reflective trousers, jacket and bag with hi-viz reflective tape over my helmet and I would still get cars braking heavilly to avoid me. "S.M.I.D.S.Y due to fog mate; you shouldn't be on the road".
It wasn't so bad as my old job had paths and cycle lanes when the weather was rough I could pretty well get out of the way but it's all either country lanes or "A" road to where I work now. Not worth the risk.
To make up for my driving to work I used to run betweem three and twelve miles before or after work. In fog you may as well be invisible.
I've only had to ride my bike a few times in fog when I worked nights. Three lights on the back, hi-viz and reflective trousers, jacket and bag with hi-viz reflective tape over my helmet and I would still get cars braking heavilly to avoid me. "S.M.I.D.S.Y due to fog mate; you shouldn't be on the road".
It wasn't so bad as my old job had paths and cycle lanes when the weather was rough I could pretty well get out of the way but it's all either country lanes or "A" road to where I work now. Not worth the risk.
Liquid Knight said:
Isn't there some law that states the exposue is not a criminal act so long as nobody complains about it?
It's not an offence to be naked in a public place, put if you "outrage public decency" you may be arrested, or reported for that offence. Don't ask me how I know. I didn't do it, nobody saw me do it, you can't prove anything In response to the OP, I don't do 'resolutions', but after narrowly missing my 3,000 mile target on my new bike for last year, I set out to make a better start this year. New Years Day went well, getting out for 28 miles, then nothing for a week. Last week I decided to 'get serious' and headed out on the Sunday. Five consecutive days of riding, and I clocked 134 miles for the week (nothing since Thursday), so not a bad start to the year so far. Last year I said I'd do a Sportive, but that didn't happen, so this year I'm going to put that right, and getting some good miles in before the 'season' starts sounds like a good plan. My only worry is that my pace is feeling very slow, and I'm finding it a struggle to average anything above 15mph, where in the past it's been more like 17mph on similar routes. I know that tyre choice might have a bearing on things, but I've not had any significant 'lay-off' this year, and the weather has been quite favourable recently. I was hoping that the fact that most of my riding is at night might explain things, but on both my recent Sunday rides, I was out during the day, so can't blame the darkness/lack of visibility for my slow-down. Hopefully, as the weather warms up toward Spring, my performance will perk up too.
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