I rode in 30 mph winds and my bike scooted over a foot. I thought phooey on this I'm going home and hitched a ride with hubby. I would rather be on a trainer than try my hand at cyclo-sailing.
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06-09-2008, 10:42 AM #1
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06-09-2008, 10:47 AM #2
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I am sick and tired of this wind! I have not rode much at all this year! But guess what? Right now it is calm, but I am at work. I am sure it will be windy before I get home!
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06-09-2008, 10:54 AM #3
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It's been windy here for the last 4 days--winds of 40 mph! I hate wind. I hate it worse than hills.
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06-09-2008, 10:59 AM #4
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At least we can see our enemy when it is a hill. Well maybe not a false flat but a hill you know it is coming.
Originally Posted by sundial
It's been windy here for the last 4 days--winds of 40 mph! I hate wind. I hate it worse than hills.Amanda
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06-09-2008, 11:48 AM #5
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I like the wind at 15 mph or so. I think it makes cycling feel more like swimming
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06-09-2008, 04:09 PM #6
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No, that would be the humidity Originally Posted by Geonz
I think it makes cycling feel more like swimming
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06-09-2008, 05:02 PM #7
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Into a car??!! Eeek! I was hoping for a "no way, that would NEVER happen!!" kind of response. Too bad for me. Well, I've recently moved closer to school, and my new route is less exposed, houses and medium hills, so maybe it won't be so bad.
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06-10-2008, 09:44 AM #8
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LOL! We'll be swimming in August. Originally Posted by OakLeaf
No, that would be the humidity
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06-10-2008, 05:38 AM #9
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That's my motto! With a hill you can SEE when the tortore is going to end. With wind you never know. Originally Posted by Aggie_Ama
That's why I picked my Ironman to be in Kentucky... I'll take hills over wind anyday. Everyone says to do Ironman Florida for your first... but that's windy... so no thanks."Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather, to skid in broadside thoroughly used-up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming: WOW WHAT A RIDE!!!!"
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06-10-2008, 05:51 AM #10
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Someone said to me the other day "The south wind has been blowing so hard for so long there must not be any air left in the gulf".
I am hoping it will leave me stronger in the long run.
On the plus side, it was fun barreling down a hill at 34 mph with the wind at my back...too bad I had to turn around and go right back up that hill with the wind in my face!
Barbara
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