Laxed out rides

[insomnia01]

You headed out to Diamond Harbour down there?

No sorry !! Was there for a 4 day work related workshop NOW I'm stuck in Wgtn & the weather looks just as bad as the other day.... Had to repair some windows that got blown out at my partners house up Kapiti coast area, Thursday night through to sunday morning was heavy kept waking up in the am thinking SHIT that window is going to go wasn't till Sunday morning we saw what impact the gale force winds had on the place heres hoping it clears in the next day or two

[slofox]

Couldn't resist having a go in the fun weather yesterday...three minute twenty clip below. Mostly boring but a few indicators of conditions

I've left the sound track in since it gives you some idea of the gusty wind. The camera is helmet mounted so always gives lots of wind noise anyway but the variation recorded here is not common.

This was on SH1 between Cambridge and The Tron. Wind 45 degrees left front - more or less, depending on actual heading. Enough wind strength to require extra throttle to keep up to speed.

There are a few interesting bits in here - you can see the lurches with the gusts hitting at 0.15, 0.42, 0.55 - with rain added in here. Good one at 1.30 as we come out from the lee of the hedge, another at 1.37.

You can hear the rain on the helmet from about 1.55 to 2.00. There's a good blow at about 2.45 and another at 3.07ish...

Definitely an "interesting" ride...

[Murray]

Nice video, nice LOR. Just took my bike over to TA great going to lean into corners and pushed back up again - oh joy what fun. AND THE WEATHER FOR THE WAIKATO REGION LOOKS LIKE RAIN EVERYDAY UNTIL NEXT MONTH - BETTER PICK YOUR TIMES FOR RIDING!!

[slofox]

Nice video, nice LOR. Just took my bike over to TA great going to lean into corners and pushed back up again - oh joy what fun. AND THE WEATHER FOR THE WAIKATO REGION LOOKS LIKE RAIN EVERYDAY UNTIL NEXT MONTH - BETTER PICK YOUR TIMES FOR RIDING!!

Mon Tue Wed next week don't look too bad according to Metservice 10 dayer...

[Murray]

Mon Tue Wed next week don't look too bad according to Metservice 10 dayer...

look at 10 day regional

[slofox]

look at 10 day regional

I looked at 10 day city forecasts. Which turn out not to be the same as their regional forecasts...

I just checked again and I see it has degraded in the couple of hours since I last visited...although they still say Wednesday will be OK...

Obviously, not the same man doing each section of their website...e.g. right now...

City Forecast. Wednesday 29th: Fine not much wind
Regional Forecast. Wednesday 29th: Rain with westerlies


I knew they were full of shit...

[rustyrobot]

I just checked again and I see it has degraded in the couple of hours since I last visited

Don't give up yet, just keep checking back, then stop looking once you get a good result. They often have completely contradictory predictions every couple of hours. Weather forecasters should only get paid if they get it right, or some sort of bonus system at least.

Although, pretty much like this is Hamilton at the moment: it will rain in 10 minutes (whether it is now or not), then it will stop long enough to put washing out or get your bike gear on, at which point it will rain again.

Went for my first ride in the wind today, hooray for leaning on the straight. It's like the whole waikato is a nice curved sweeper.

[sil3nt]

The key to my bike has been missing the last 3 weeks. There is a $100 reward for anyone who finds it

I am 90% sure it is somewhere in my room.

[slofox]

The key to my bike has been missing the last 3 weeks. There is a $100 reward for anyone who finds it

I am 90% sure it is somewhere in my room.

You just want ya room tidied for free doncha - lazy bastard...

[wysper]

Although, pretty much like this is Hamilton at the moment: it will rain in 10 minutes (whether it is now or not), then it will stop long enough to put washing out or get your bike gear on, at which point it will rain again.

Frikken amen to that. At home with a sick kiddie at the moment, put a wash on because the sun was out, 15min later - HAIL

GRRRRRRRRRRRR

[Murray]

Today Friday 24 Cloudy periods with occasional showers. Fresh westerlies.
Tomorrow Saturday 25 Showers, becoming isolated in the evening. Fresh northwesterlies.
Sunday 26 Cloudy periods and occasional showers. Fresh northwesterlies.
Monday 27 Showers becoming few and far betweeen. Northwesterlies dying out.
Tuesday 28 Occasional showers. Northerly winds developing.
Wednesday 29 Occasional showers. Northerly winds.
Thursday 30 Rain. Northwesterlies.
Friday 1 Rain. Not much wind.
Saturday 2 Showers with not much wind.
Sunday 3 Showers with light winds.

Are you all as sick of it as I am???

First fine Sunday plan is to do SH22 and out to the Orua Heads light house or Port Waikato. Keep you all posted

[ckai]

Are you all as sick of it as I am???

First fine Sunday plan is to do SH22 and out to the Orua Heads light house or Port Waikato. Keep you all posted

I', sick of all the friggin' wind and this is coming from a guy who used to windsurfed so loved the wind. But this is just ridiculous!

This is what happened all through winter last year though. We had all these crazy storms that dumped a shitload of snow on the mountain but there was never a break in the weather to enjoy it.

I just hope it's reasonably all right for Friday next week.

[smoky]

I'm heading out tomorrow morning, not sure where, maybe Coro loop?

Anyone else planning on riding?

[Autech]

Managed a very fun ride. Up the 22, across to Kaiawa, along to Cleveton, looped back along the sky high road or whatever it's called, shot back part way down the 22, along glen murray road, shot right and did my favourite scoot between there and the waingaro road. GOOD TIMES! Not a drop of rain and the wind wasn't too bad at all.

Here's hoping for good weather next sunday.

[smoky]

4 of us did Coro loop - awesome day out, dry roads, not much traffic

Good see a whole bunch of bikes out as well, all enjoying the road