rinding in wind

[Guest]

Right I need some advice and I know most of you will say not to but my bike is my only mode of transport so I have to ride it! With the wind picking up and its supposed to be worse tomorrow and tuesday whats peoples advice they can give me for riding in the wind?

I have been riding my bike for 3months now so not long really

PLEASE HELP!

[techno]

Relax, loosen your grip and slow down if necessary, let the bike move under you, be wary of sudden gusts after passing other vehicles etc.

[Guest]

its more from the blasts of wind that make the bike feel like its going to slide from under me when I pass gaps in hedges and then when on open stretches of land where its blowing me to other side of rode!Quite scary really im a big wuss! thanks though

[bigsisterbiker]

my brothers advice is to keep your speed up and ride through it.

i'm not 100% with him on that.

i'd agree with techno on watching out for gusts.

i know, wind is invisible and you can't watch for it but if you're riding a very familiar route, you'll know where the windy bits are -perhaps without even realising - and be able to prepare for them.

i'd say, try not to tense up, be aware and try not to the let fear/apprehension get the better of you. and like with everything else, once you've toughed it out a couple of times you'll wonder what you were worried about

just read your last post - you're not a wuss, just apprehensive because it feels like you're losing the bike. not going to happen!

my brother's girlfriend detests riding in high wind. she was in tears and stopped on the m62 a couple of weeks ago because of it. she kept going though, nowhere near her normal speed but still going. i don't like riding in gusty or high wind, but it will not stop me going where i want to!

you can do it - try and have a little faith in yourself.

and if they can run a motogp at the tail end of a hurricane, a bit of a blow here should be a piece of cake

[techno]

my brothers advice is to keep your speed up and ride through it.

 

Ha yeah right

Your not 100% cos its bull

[TC]

my brothers advice is to keep your speed up and ride through it.

 

Ha yeah right

Your not 100% cos its bull

 

I think your Brother means the blast you get from an on coming lorry or when you overtake one. Not the actual wind itself.

But saying that you can anticipate those gust's.

[Guest Hodgy]

I hate riding in strong wind too, I've done it many times, but I still hate the feeling of the bike moving around under me.

As already said, keep a loose grip, don't tense up because the wind will push on you and you will unintentionally cause the bike to alter course. Try and use sheltered routes where possible, avoiding high and exposed roads if you can. Keep your speed down too, so you have time to react when the wind does blow you off course and when stopping at junctions, beware the wind doesn't blow you over as you stop (yes, I've seen this happen!)

Good luck and take care

[Guest]

thanks for all your advice guys its really helped, had to ride on monday and the wind was terrible here the only thing that happened was I got blown to the side of the road in a grass verge from a lorry passing me too fast!Still scary though

[Guest philgale]

best advice i was given was grip with your knees and let your upper body take the gusts by staying loose and relaxed, keeps the bike more stable then

[Throttled]

I slow down as well just in case something does go wrong you have more time to react and impact will be less. I have ridden over the Erskine bridge at 30mph before, it is a 70mph zone.

[RiffmasterII]

Ive jsut come back from Scotland and there were gusts of 80 mph, Id say take it easy and when you feel a gust lean the bike into it slightly and ease off the throttle, seemed to keep me on the road.