Wind.

[DarcyInOregon]

I look outside. I grow Douglas Fir trees on my land, and if the tall, strong, sturdy trees are moving about vigorously, then it is too windy for my bike. If it is just regular movement or no movement, then I bike.

Oregon can get real strong wind storms, the kind of strong winds that blow down trees and bring down electrical lines, so I am always careful to check the wind conditions every day.

Pretty much I bike in the wind everyday. I am used to it and no longer give it much of a thought. The wind makes me a stronger cyclist.

Darcy

[aicabsolut]

I've been out in gusts over 40mph. That was not fun. I don't want to do that again. Wind should not be strong enough to make you slow down if you coast down a fairly steep hill.

[DarcyInOregon]

The worse wind is when you are pedaling up a steep hill and the wind is blowing you back down.

What makes it even worse is you get a line of idling vehicles behind you because it is a narrow road and a hill, and the vehicles can't see around you to pass in the other lane, but it is taking you forever to get up the hill because of the strong wind and so you can sense the frustration of the drivers.

The absolute worse situation is the above conditions, but add heavy rain to the mix.

Darcy

[Python]

I just came back from a short trip to the shop (about a 1 and a 1/2 mile round trip). There was a fairly strong head-wind going but it was behind me on the way back.

What did annoy me more than the wind was there were quite a few "boy racers" showing off in their cars They all seem to come out on a Saturday night. I had one twit think it was a good idea to sit about 6 inches from my back wheel. I held steady and just carried on until he got fed up and finally overtook. I wonder about their mentallity

Don't fancy riding the bike in a gale force wind though.