http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: wind - Recent Posts en Wed, 13 May 2026 01:49:01 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16690#post-226615 Mon, 08 Aug 2016 10:31:08 +0000 nevelbell 226615@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Bit the bullet and took the Bullets (50mm wheels) to Tour o The Borders yesterday. For me, it was an interesting experiment to see how deep rim wheels would behave in very windy condition. They handled incredibly well into the wind and with a tailwind, there were a few moments where a crosswind would catch me, but nothing too serious, but I think everyone had the same problem.</p> <p>Considering how crazy the wind was yesterday, I'd have no problem taking them out again in similar conditions. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16690#post-226518 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 15:28:36 +0000 Neil 226518@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Positive spin.....tailwind up Talla!</p> <p>(none of the climbs I have planned for Sunday will work out as having a tailwind...) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16690#post-226510 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 14:32:12 +0000 nevelbell 226510@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yeah! Weather apparently improving, fingers crossed I'll be able to go 'bling' with the big wheels! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16690#post-226505 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 13:47:37 +0000 redmist 226505@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Looks like ToB has got the green light so hope it goes well for all taking part - do let us know how you got on. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16690#post-226500 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 13:08:55 +0000 Neil 226500@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I find my h+son rims difficult to handle in strong winds and they're only 25mm deep.</p> <p>That's a pain, i had a long route into Fife planned for Sunday and last time I had checked the weather was supposed to be nice! Hopefully it changes again....</p> <p>(I appreciate more of a pain if you've paid for an event and/or trained for something specific!) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16690#post-226499 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 12:12:42 +0000 stiltskin 226499@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Personally I would not ride deep section in winds that high. Not least because I think everyone will be in survival mode rather than 'set a good time' mode. I am also supposed to be doing TOTB but I am inclined to bin it. I'm doing it for fun &amp; while I might go out on my own in those conditions, riding in a group is a different matter. It is pretty exposed on the top of the hills so I would expect the wind would be even worse up there. I'm going to make my mind up this evening. :-(<br /> EDIT Also, in answer to your question, given<br /> The conditions I doubt deep section will be any quicker as you might be struggling to control. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16690#post-226494 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 11:28:07 +0000 nevelbell 226494@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My other half is cycling too, so we few our babysitter in from Brussels (my brother) for the weekend. As I said, if it doesn't happen the babysitter and I will make use of the time, in the pub. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16690#post-226490 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 11:22:17 +0000 fimm 226490@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Oh, that would be a shame. Boyfriend of Fimm is also due to be riding, also looking forwards to the closed roads. He will be most disappointed if it is cancelled. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16690#post-226488 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 11:19:20 +0000 nevelbell 226488@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@redmist - it always good to train for an event, keeps me motivated and fit. If cancelled, I'll probably end up going to the pub! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16690#post-226486 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 11:13:49 +0000 redmist 226486@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Oh, that sounds ominous. Fingers crossed. I was looking at the Ken Laidlaw sportive in a couple of weeks but that's been cancelled, I don't know why.<br /> I understand on the closed roads thing, it also good to have something to train for ! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16690#post-226484 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 11:10:29 +0000 nevelbell 226484@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>TOTB facebook page is saying they are having a meeting at noon today to discuss the weather for Sunday morning. Fingers crossed it’s not cancelled. </p> <p>@redmist - It is pricey, but for me, worth it for closed roads. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16690#post-226474 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 10:40:16 +0000 redmist 226474@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Good luck on Sunday, I thought about entering but never got around to it and I must admit the cost put me off.<br /> I'd be interested to hear how it goes. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16690#post-226464 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 10:05:54 +0000 nevelbell 226464@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thanks for the info fimm, I was thinking of running 50mm on the rear and 26mm Zondas on the front, that way I get a bit of aero whilst having more control. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16690#post-226462 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 10:02:30 +0000 fimm 226462@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've got some serious deep section rims for my TT bike, and I struggle when it gets windy. One compromise that you might consider is to run the deep-section back and the normal front - I do this quite often. It is the front wheel that you really notice getting caught in the wind. But in your position I would go back to your non-deep section wheels. </p> <p>However I am quite a bit lighter than you and female (therefore less upper body strength) and not the most confident bike handler. So you might be OK. But I wouldn't, myself! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16690#post-226461 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 10:01:37 +0000 nevelbell 226461@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>So I should just stay home? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16690#post-226458 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 09:57:28 +0000 chdot 226458@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/scotland-s-weather-60mph-gale-warning-for-sunday-1-4194095" rel="nofollow">http://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/scotland-s-weather-60mph-gale-warning-for-sunday-1-4194095</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16690#post-226455 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 09:47:45 +0000 nevelbell 226455@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hello all, </p> <p>I'm looking for a bit of advice, I'm riding TOTB on Sunday morning and it looks like it's going to be a bit on the windy side. I've invested in a bit of bike 'bling' and got a set of 50mm deep rim wheels and haven't tested them in anything too windy. With forecasted gusts of 35-40mph, has anyone had experience riding these types of wheels in windy conditions? Should I stick the Zondas back on, or risk it? I'm 80kg btw.</p> <p>Thanks in advance. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16617#post-225127 Thu, 14 Jul 2016 16:51:59 +0000 Claire 225127@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I remember cycling to Heriot Watt along Broomhouse Drive on a super windy day and being stopped in my tracks by its force. Absolutely brutal. </p> <p>I'd give Dalry Road a runner up prize. When I used to kick about there my nickname for it was the Wind Tunnel. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16617#post-224983 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 16:41:10 +0000 AKen 224983@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>+ 3 for Broomhouse. It has all the appeal of cycling in some brutalist Soviet housing scheme on the outskirts of Krasnoyarsk. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16617#post-224978 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 14:18:42 +0000 I were right about that saddle 224978@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@gibbo</p> <p>That's <a href="https://canmore.org.uk/site/240241/edinburgh-holyrood-park-windy-gowl">Windy Gowl.</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16617#post-224977 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 13:55:10 +0000 threefromleith 224977@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>+2 for Broomhouse! (and I'd like to extend the length of it as the 'windiest road' all the way up Bankhead to Ed Park Station &amp; Tram Stop) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16617#post-224961 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 10:16:52 +0000 I were right about that saddle 224961@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>+1 for Broomhouse.</p> <p>Nearly got blown into a parked car on Dublin Street yesterday because I was going so slowly uphill as I passed a sidestreet wind-funnel. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16617#post-224949 Tue, 12 Jul 2016 09:03:55 +0000 gibbo 224949@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Duddingston Low Road. No matter which direction the wind is blowing in the rest of the city, it's always in your face if you're cycling up from Duddingston.</p> <p>It's so windy that there are downhill sections of that road where I can't even get up to 10mph. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16617#post-224932 Mon, 11 Jul 2016 21:13:40 +0000 kaputnik 224932@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Broomhouse Drive. Not only is it angled along the prevailing wind, but there's basically nothing to act as a wind break along the entire length; the winds whistling off the blasted steppes of West Lothian have nothing to stop them on their route east. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16617#post-224931 Mon, 11 Jul 2016 21:03:23 +0000 steveo 224931@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Fountain Bridge, before they started rebuilding, when you turn the corner from Gardners Cresent, by the time you got rolling the wind would try to blow you all directions. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16617#post-224930 Mon, 11 Jul 2016 21:01:47 +0000 gembo 224930@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There is a side street at the top of kingsknowe onto the Lanark road that the wind howls down blowing the unsuspecting cyclist from slow lane to fast lane. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16617#post-224929 Mon, 11 Jul 2016 20:54:45 +0000 mercury1and2 224929@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I would agree -cross wind in McDonald rd is very bad. Although not a road as such cramond by silverknowes esplanade when cycling from the cramond tower gets me. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16617#post-224927 Mon, 11 Jul 2016 20:22:22 +0000 resurf 224927@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The blustery weather today reminded me that McDonald Road could take some beating in a "windiest road in Edinburgh" contest - any other contenders out there?</p> <p>I have, obviously, no scientific data of any sorts... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12413&page=2#post-148841 Sun, 13 Apr 2014 17:03:12 +0000 le_soigneur 148841@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>&gt;They used to close the bridge to foot/cycle traffic at 65 mph<br /> I came back once when the gantry said it was 50mph wind and it felt like I was leaning at 60 degrees the whole way across. Luckily it was blowing constant rather than gusting. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=12413&page=2#post-148829 Sun, 13 Apr 2014 13:22:49 +0000 Focus 148829@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm assuming if there were more passengers, they'd either send a car as well or use a truck with a second row of seats. </p>