When is the wind too strong?

[mimitabby]

I'd say anything strong enough to move your bike to where you didn't plan it to be is too much wind because it could push you in front of a car.

I can't imagine riding in 40mph or 50 mph winds, I rode once in 25 mph gusts and it was scary enough.

[Aggie_Ama]

Well size the wind was sparking out of control grass fires, I wasn't going out. They have a lot of the roads we ride closed. We went for a very short mountain bike ride north of the fire area.

[crazycanuck]

Can I be a smart &&&...I wouldn't ride if I saw Dorothy & toto fly past....

I'll move along before someone thwacks me..

C

[Bad JuJu]

Can I be a smart &&&...I wouldn't ride if I saw Dorothy & toto fly past....

My friend and I went for a ride on one of those days once, CC, and I could hear in my head that music from when Dorothy sees the witch ride by her window in the storm.

We knew it was going to be bad coming home when we flew up a hill that's usually a somewhat of a struggle for both of us. That was something like a 25mph wind, and it was plenty for me.

[spokewench]

I live in Flagstaff. If I didn't ride in the wind I would not ride!

Our Spring and our Fall and part of our Summer - oh, and our winters are windy!

Spring especially. So I ride cause I have to in the wind. I've been in some really strong gusts - once when I first got my really light Giant TCR with radially spoked aero wheels, I got blown from the middle of hte road (yes I was riding on the double yellow cause the wind was so strong.) It (Cross Wind of all Cross-winds) blew me all the way to the edge of the road in one spot where I don't even want to guess what the mph wind gusts were. They were steady at 45-50 so the gust was like being in a tornado!

I don't recommend it - it was really scarey

[annie]

It is the gusts that are the most scary!! Especially if it's a crosswind. I will face a headwind of 20-30 mph and be ok. It's tough, but I feel safe enough. When it's gusts of 30 or more, and a crosswind, then I don't think it's safe out on the road. Too easy to get blown into traffic. I'd rather go off-road, in the trees and be protected from the wind.

Annie

[TsPoet]

It's official, I'm a wimp.
You guys are my windy heroes, I'll just cheer you on.

[Eden]

I'd say anything strong enough to move your bike to where you didn't plan it to be is too much wind because it could push you in front of a car.

I can't imagine riding in 40mph or 50 mph winds, I rode once in 25 mph gusts and it was scary enough.

hmmm might keep me off the road too often if I followed that rule..... Not that I get moved a very far usually, but even little wind gusts can push me around. Tomorrow I'll be doing my first ever ride with a disc wheel (a TT) and I must admit I am a little nervous about wind.