Discussion
To be fair, I was out yesterday on an exposed, high altitude pass and the road looked like it was melting. Freshly laid tarmac, exposed to the sun on a hillside at 1900ft was enough to make the surface glossy and almost slippery to touch.
Everywhere else though, the sun was much appreciated.
Everywhere else though, the sun was much appreciated.
I agree the weather is lovely, I left a set of customers car keys in another customers car which was now at his home twenty miles away, que a road trip on my bike, as above, warm road, nice sticky tyres, it was great.
On the other hand, cutting the hedges and cleaning up the mess, it was too hot ha ha.
Carl
On the other hand, cutting the hedges and cleaning up the mess, it was too hot ha ha.
Carl
There's no way that I will ever complain that it's too hot here in UK; I'd never complain that snow is too deep either. It's fun and novel, and I hate, really hate rain.
Was over in Northern France on the bike last week and it was bonkers hot - near Rouen the roads were melting. Loved it.
I commute Lancs <--> Leeds everyday too, and the last couple of weeks has been proper roof off every day, and coming back home I've never known it so hot in the UK. Excellent summer and I'm appreciating every minute of lovely sunshine.
Getting bitten to buggery at night though
Was over in Northern France on the bike last week and it was bonkers hot - near Rouen the roads were melting. Loved it.
I commute Lancs <--> Leeds everyday too, and the last couple of weeks has been proper roof off every day, and coming back home I've never known it so hot in the UK. Excellent summer and I'm appreciating every minute of lovely sunshine.
Getting bitten to buggery at night though
Just back from a months holiday in Thailand, 2 weeks of it in the rural NE with no AC.. its been tad warm only here of late in comparison. 
In all seriousness I have to say it is weather like the UK has had the past couple of weeks on the bike coming to work that makes up for the sh**ty weather the rest of the year I ride in.
In all seriousness I have to say it is weather like the UK has had the past couple of weeks on the bike coming to work that makes up for the sh**ty weather the rest of the year I ride in.
Cycling and motor biking in the UK are so much more pleasant when it is like this.
People like to moan about bad weather, but seem to forget, not notice or complain about the heat when it's is good. This is the second successive summer that we have had good weather -so far....
The previous 7 summers were shockingly bad.
People like to moan about bad weather, but seem to forget, not notice or complain about the heat when it's is good. This is the second successive summer that we have had good weather -so far....
The previous 7 summers were shockingly bad.
shoestring7 said:
There are miles and miles of road with freshly laid chip 'n tar 'top-dressing' in my part of the world, yesterday it was all glistening slickly in the sunshine where cars' tyres had removed the granite chips leaving two lines of melted tar.
SS7
Urgh, I hate this stuff - it riles me every time I see it and have to drive/ride over it. Thankfully I haven't seen any yet this year so fingers crossed it stays that way... SS7
ccr32 said:
Urgh, I hate this stuff - it riles me every time I see it and have to drive/ride over it. Thankfully I haven't seen any yet this year so fingers crossed it stays that way...
The fresh grit is nasty, too, esp if they lay it too thick - I hit a 5 mile stretch last summer, fully loaded with camping gear, it was like riding soft snow.Gassing Station | Biker Banter | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff