I hear you, mbccasland! I, too, have EIA & ALWAYS sound like a freight train. I was talking about it on our group ride last night. The terrain here is hilly & I am almost always huffing and puffing as I try to climb. Everyone else - including one rider who says he also has EIA - seems to be able to ride without sounding like they are going to explode. I can't talk when I'm breathing like that, while everyone else cruises past me, carrying on a conversation while climbing a hill....grrrrrr.....

Add a headwind to the equation and I am also one unhappy camper!

I have to keep telling myself to just ride my ride and quit trying to keep up with the hammerheads. Hang in there & ride when it's fun!