Wind.

[Wahine]

When it's really windy, I go windsurfing. Much more fun than cycling in the wind.

[annie]

I'll fight a headwind up to 25-30 mph, but I hate crosswinds!! Both are a struggle; to keep pedaling, to keep your bike straight, to mentally not give up. Headwinds are simply a struggle of wind against pedaling power to keep one moving. Crosswinds test your control of the bike, your stereing, your balance, your strength, your reaction time. Much more challenging, IMO.

Annie

[chickwhorips]

oooooohhhhhh windsurfing......

jenn not sure about riding here in anchoarge. i know people get studded tires. out in cold bay, i didn't have to worry that much. didn't get much snow. i'll let you know next winter, or if all goes well you can experience it with me. otherwise i'll be bugging sarahlou to help me out.

[cosc]

Crosswinds are worse than headwinds. Passing vehicles can toss you around in the wind and you have to hang on for dear life. My new road bike is more difficult to control in windy conditions than any bikes I have ridden in the past. I'm sure part of it is my upper body strength just isn't what it should be.

[CR400]

I won't ride when the wind blows me farther backward then I can go foreward. I have always wanted to go out and ride on those days with 60+mph gusts but they are always in the winter. So the wind chill would be horrible. I rode a few weeks ago and one of my really strong cycling buddies got stuck in a headwind that forced him down to 12mph. That type of wind likely would have had me at 4mph or less.

[Python]

I decided to commute to work on my bike today (didn't yesterday as I got a lift in from hubby - we both work in the same place and we both slept in ).

It was quite calm in the morning and I had a really good run into work. Coming back the wind had got up and was quite strong at times, plus it was a headwind. Feeling very pleased with myself that I got up the long hill without stopping again

[eclectic]

Club ride starts tonight so went on and read the weather report

It is forecasted to be "breezy" today and tomorrow is going to be "windy"

when I looked at the full report "breezy" is up to 29 mph winds w/ gusts up to 34 for today

"windy" on thursday is 31mph w/ 40 mph gusts.

I guess 30 mph is the cutoff point for "breezy"

17mph winds here are "light breeze"

I wonder how they would categorize 29 mph winds somewhere else?

[Jenn]

I decided to commute to work on my bike today (didn't yesterday as I got a lift in from hubby - we both work in the same place and we both slept in ).

It was quite calm in the morning and I had a really good run into work. Coming back the wind had got up and was quite strong at times, plus it was a headwind. Feeling very pleased with myself that I got up the long hill without stopping again

There is NOTHING better then that feeling of making it up a long hill especially when you have a HUGE wind (picture the fans they use on movie sets) blowing against you.! We have a massive one here on base that I avoid on windy days, but you have inspired me that this weekend I will go and CONQUER!! ( And not ask DH to ride behind me in the car with hazard lights on...lol )

[Jenn]

I won't ride when the wind blows me farther backward then I can go foreward. I have always wanted to go out and ride on those days with 60+mph gusts but they are always in the winter. So the wind chill would be horrible. I rode a few weeks ago and one of my really strong cycling buddies got stuck in a headwind that forced him down to 12mph. That type of wind likely would have had me at 4mph or less.

4MPH! Dang, that's awesome, I'd be doing....., .5 if my computer ever reads that low.

[Jenn]

I'll fight a headwind up to 25-30 mph, but I hate crosswinds!! Both are a struggle; to keep pedaling, to keep your bike straight, to mentally not give up. Headwinds are simply a struggle of wind against pedaling power to keep one moving. Crosswinds test your control of the bike, your stereing, your balance, your strength, your reaction time. Much more challenging, IMO.

Annie

Talk about crosswinds, I had a few hit me this morning that I thought it was going to take the bike right out from under me, didn't like it much.