Two Tailwinds ! Yeah! MIDLAND is the #1 Cycling location.

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Two Tailwinds ! Yeah! MIDLAND is the #1 Cycling location.

Postby cj7hawk » Wed Oct 21, 2015 1:49 am

So tomorrow I get two tailwinds - :) But it left me wondering - am I the only one who checks the hours weather forecasts for the next day to find good cycling days?

http://www.weatherzone.com.au/wa/perth/ ... d-forecast" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

So I did some quick digging - and found these -

In the morning - http://www.bom.gov.au/clim_data/cdio/ta ... 34.9am.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

and in the afternoons - http://www.bom.gov.au/clim_data/cdio/ta ... 34.3pm.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

This means I get mostly tailwinds in the morning, and an even stronger likelihood of tailwinds in the afternoon. Strong ones too.

So it left me thinking, thank goodness I live in Midland - I mean, I didn't plan it that way, but it's nice to get a lot of tailwinds... How many others here benefit from that?

The overall summary, it's better to live NE, Then E Then N. if commuting. Worse directions are SW ( eg, Freo to Perth ) then south, then west.

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Postby Kalgrm » Wed Oct 21, 2015 5:22 am

There needs to be some compensation for living NoR. ;)

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Postby mount_street » Wed Oct 21, 2015 7:25 am

I use https://forecast.io/lines/ which predicts the amount of rain by the hour (rather than a probability of rain), and there's also Seabreeze for wind forecasts for the next week.

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Postby cj7hawk » Wed Oct 21, 2015 10:06 am

Thanks mount_street - I like that page - now I just need to save it into my phone.

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Postby Hugor » Wed Oct 21, 2015 11:12 am

I guess you'll save petrol money then! The cyclists around you might enjoy a reduction in their carboxyhaemoglobin levels too. Its a win win!

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Postby roller » Wed Oct 21, 2015 11:45 am

I am in Bayswater so I enjoy the morning-afternoon tailwind too.

feel a little guilty at times, but that quickly evaporates on the day when the world is backwards and there's a 3pm easterly.


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Postby northboy » Wed Oct 21, 2015 12:09 pm

i work near the airport and live in Joondalup - i have the exact opposite. The wind will make me strong....

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Postby IncognitoMosquito » Wed Oct 21, 2015 1:47 pm

Kalgrm wrote:There needs to be some compensation for living NoR. ;)
there needs to be compensation for living in Midland is what you really meant...
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Postby Mububban » Wed Oct 21, 2015 1:53 pm

Hey, I grew up around Midland, and I don't even have a criminal record, nor got my head kicked in catching public transport - I call that a win :D
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Postby Kalgrm » Wed Oct 21, 2015 2:09 pm

IncognitoMosquito wrote:
Kalgrm wrote:There needs to be some compensation for living NoR. ;)
there needs to be compensation for living in Midland is what you really meant...
I was being polite ... :)
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Two Tailwinds ! Yeah! MIDLAND is the #1 Cycling location.

Postby RonK » Wed Oct 21, 2015 2:18 pm

Kalgrm wrote:
IncognitoMosquito wrote:
Kalgrm wrote:There needs to be some compensation for living NoR. ;)
there needs to be compensation for living in Midland is what you really meant...
I was being polite ... :)
Polite? More like geographically challenged.

It was quite a while ago, but during the 5 years I worked in Midland it was never NoR.

But maybe it has been moved. :)
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Postby cj7hawk » Wed Oct 21, 2015 2:33 pm

Correct. Midland is SoR, but it's North of Perth. Still kind of weird that even Guildford is NoR, but Midland is SoR. That really sucked when it affected what tax area we were in.

Anyway, yes, it's one of the few ( maybe the only? ) benefit of cycling in Midland...

Well, unless you particularly like an extra-dose of adrenaline dealing with people trying to run you down as they impatiently overtake in the morning.

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Postby captain peacock » Wed Oct 21, 2015 3:34 pm

i work in midland so get 2 headwinds :(

get so pissed off watching you slackers fly past!

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Postby NASHIE » Wed Oct 21, 2015 5:20 pm

cj7hawk wrote:Correct. Midland is SoR, but it's North of Perth. Still kind of weird that even Guildford is NoR, but Midland is SoR. That really sucked when it affected what tax area we were in.
Should look into getting a tax refund, because when you drive/ride over the Guildford bridge into Guildford you SoR same as Midland

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Postby Baalzamon » Thu Oct 22, 2015 12:52 am

But the ppl that get the tailwind do not have the legs that the guys who ride into winds do
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Postby softy » Thu Oct 22, 2015 3:18 pm

I live in Morley and can somewhat get the same benefit working in Jandakot.

But it is not always the case, storms bring very strong NWerlys and SEs which can also be common. I do believe it is all part of commuting, sometimes weather conditions are terrible sometimes not. The wind in Perth is a big PITA. But that is the way it is.....

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Postby jlh » Sun Oct 25, 2015 12:54 pm

I live near Freo and work near the city, so normally two head winds, but would not trade it to live in midland

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Postby cj7hawk » Mon Nov 02, 2015 7:21 pm

And... It's Two Tailwind Tuesday Tomorrow* ! :)

http://www.weatherzone.com.au/wa/perth/ ... d-forecast" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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*- For Midland-line riders only.

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Postby Thoglette » Tue Nov 17, 2015 11:35 am

cj7hawk wrote:And... It's Two Tailwind Tuesday Tomorrow* ! :)
*- For Midland-line riders only.
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Postby AlexHuggs » Tue Nov 17, 2015 12:33 pm

jlh wrote:I live near Freo and work near the city, so normally two head winds, but would not trade it to live in midland
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Postby cj7hawk » Mon Feb 01, 2016 12:56 am

Twintails Thursday and Friday for Midland this week -

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Postby 방구 똥 » Mon Feb 01, 2016 12:04 pm

jlh wrote:I live near Freo and work near the city, so normally two head winds, but would not trade it to live in midland
I was the other way: live near city, work in Freo, so normally two tail wins :D

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