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Itching to get out on Exmoor on the bike tomorrow but current forecast is 40-50mph winds. Im imagining lots of branches coming down with these sort of winds? Or am I worrying for no reason?
Compete judgment call mate to be honest.
Your call fellah, but cycling into a 50 mph headwind (or crosswind) is definitely 'Type 2' fun.
20 mph is about my limit on road, 25-30 off road.
That's too much I'd say mate!
Yeah I was thinking I would avoid the open moors and stick to the valleys but then realised that would mean being under the trees pretty much the whole time. Don't really want a branch landing on my head!
I went out on Dartmoor a couple of weeks ago in those sort of winds, let's just say it was quite amusing but I did initially get blown off the road and into a ditch. Not having to pedal uphill was fun.
Did south to North Wales in last year's hurricane in February.
Man up. It's all good. 🙂
*though I thought I'd actually die in the gap on the Brecon Beacons as night fell, I could barely stand let alone ride and the rain and hail came down hard. Sometimes I make bad choices :/
40mph average winds for last years Melbourne Around the Bay in a Day ride
with gusts to 50mph - hard work and felt a bit like a future apocalypse riding through blacked out neighbourhoods with fallen trees across the roads
take care
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allow a bit of extra time (or a lot if you're getting others home! thats my excuse)
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fifeandy +1
~20mph WSW winds here this morning, going to be a fun commute in shortly, I'd love to have a live stream of Itchen Bridge to laugh at cyclists heading into the city against that brutal headwind! 😆
Personally, I'd draw the line at ~30+mph winds, depending upon the tree density.
Wind is the worst weather for cycling. Rain, sleat, snow all good, but strong winds no