Windy in the Midwest !!

[annie]

when I first turned out onto the road I was moving so slowly I thought there was something wrong with me! Nope, just the wind. Luckily I headed into the wind to start...
-- Denise

LOL! I know that feeling well. You stop, check your tires 'cause you're sure you have a flat, or that your brakes are rubbing. But, no, it's just slow going into the wind!

I hate it when the wind blows me around on the road, the bunny hop effect. But once I get outside, I just cannot bear to ride the trainer inside so I try and choose routes without too much traffic, or pick a direction where, at the very least, if I get blown by the wind, it will blow me OFF the road and not onto the road and into the traffic.
Alos, I use my mirror on my sunglasses all the time, to watch for traffic from behind. With the wind whistling (more like roaring) you certainly can't hear cars coming from behind. If there is a huge semi bearing down, I will get totally off the road if need be. Better safe than sucked into the wake of a truck.

Oh - it's an adventure out there!!!

annie