Quote Originally Posted by betagirl
Shhhhhh, I did draft off of you for a few seconds here and there. Why do you think I didn't "mind" riding on the right side? You were blocking that crosswind (when it was a crosswind) a bit for me.

I'd be happy to teach you guys how to draft. It makes a huge difference on long rides, or when the wind is horrible.
Oh good! Glad I was helping! I'm really so ignorant...innocent...whatever...about how to ride with other people that I didn't know if there was a more polite side for me to be riding on! Well, yeah, Lise, the side that blocks the wind!

I can tell you that the wind-blocking effect of big buildings on side streets was a life saver in those last miles going home. I'd hit an intersection and be nearly blown backwards! I still don't know how you made it riding directly into that wind after 80+ miles. Good training for the brevet, no doubt. When you ride into the wind, anything without wind feels so easy.

Weather sucks today--I wonder if you're going out in it anyways. I slept in too long to get in laps at the pool, so I'm going to do some strength stuff here at home, then on about my day.