Funny you should mention that. This morning I rode to work in steady 15-ish mph headwinds with occasional bigger gusts. It was awful, and at times actually scary. Even though I was in the drops almost the whole way, I still felt totally buffeted by the wind, like my body was some kind of huge sail to slow me down. Ugh. I felt like the faster I went (on downhills, for example), the scarier and less steady I was. Is there some way to safely keep your balance in wind like this?

Fortunately I never see any other commuters going my way, so I didn't have anybody to compare myself to. But it did take an extra 5 minutes, bringing my commute up to an even hour, and that means I averaged exactly 13.25 mph. I can't imagine living in a place where it's windy like that all the time. Then again, I just kept telling myself "Think of it as a hill workout," and that helped some.