Everyone who rides a bike will have battled against headwinds at one time or another. I remember one occasion when cycling along the seafront on a particularly windy day, that it was so strong, I almost came to a standstill. It wasn't quiet that bad when I was out a couple of weeks ago but … Continue reading An unscientific experiment into the effects of the wind when cycling
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London to Southend 2011 – going to be wet but wild horses wouldn’t stop me doing it
I have searched every weather forecast on the web and they all say the same thing, wet and windy (it will be a crosswind with a slight tailwind rather than headwind which helps a bit). So it's out with the waterproof and arm warmers. Am I mad? Maybe. But I love this ride and wouldn't miss it for the world.