If this is autumn, we're certainly looking forward to winter here at road.cc.
As always the stars aren't to be believed. The astronomical start of the cooling down didn't materialise, and we can safely postpone the first autumn #mycyclingweekend for another week.
Well, some of us can at least.
Here at road.cc we confidently declared that autumn had begun, and we asked you lot how that was going to change your weekend rides.
We got some fairly confused responces. Loads of you expressing either a sense of resolution against the coming cold onslaught, and others of you perplexed at our defeatism in such favourable conditions.
Jenny Ondioline, Jason Burns, Darren Lewis, and the entire Sefton Velo cycling club took to the roads under blue skies, basking in the extension of summer weather. Mr Burns, and the guys and girls from Sefton - not dettered by the claims of weather deterioration - even managed their best weekends of the year - if we're going by kilometers covered and rider turnouts.
Elsewhere however, you weren't all quite so blessed by the elements.
Below you've got James Warrener wading through the mist, Phil Hubbard fumbling through fog, and Instagram user r7yan shivvering on a cold morning in Centre Parcs.
Even Pete Dorrell had to deal with fog over in Dubai, so at least we know nobody's safe.
To answer your question: no, we're not sure whether autumn has actually arrived or not.
But, here at road.cc we're men and women of science, so we're leaning firmly towards following the teachings of thos astrophysicists who claim that on the September 23 the Northern Hemisphere moves into its autumnal cycle.
So, in that spirit, we're fully expecting many more photos of fog, mist, wind, rain and snow over the coming weeks, and fewer photos of fun in the sun.
So, if you come into possession of some great cycling photos, send them our way!
So, just after reminding you that to get involved all you have to do is post a photo to Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter with the #mycyclingweekend hashtag attached, we'll pop an assertion that we're pretty confident is valid now.
This one comes from Wesley on Instagram, who goes by the moniker nevereverpressrewind. He says: "Autumn is upon us."
I still have my custom Hewitt bike, bought in 2008, ridden around 70,000 miles on it and still looking like new. If you buy a quality item and look...
He advocates only riding mountainbikes solely offroad for ultimate safety, which is great if you're a millionaire of leisure living in Colorado...
That looks like a fun bike. Frame only, 2 and an 1/2 grand.
Does this count as social media?
But down the line it can put a big dent in its resale value which ups leasing costs and the amount of cash an owner is throwing at their status...
Fair enough, personal experience may trump (not that one) theory. However, the bonking I have experienced has been due to lack of carbs. Your point...
Agreed, but he was still right to publicise the event. The police, if they're anything like Lancashire, will do nothing at all.
mdavidfrodo?
in the UK we have policing which to a greater or lesser extent relies on assistance from members of the public......
Just wanted to share a quick thank you to everyone who helped out in this thread....