#@$%^&! Headwinds

[recycled-one]

The Weather Channel gave the winds as 24 km/h East. I think they were being
optimistic. I like to go East as it's more or less uphill on the outbound
leg. No big surprise.

But those _freakin_ winds! I'm wondering if I'll have a windburn tomorrow.
Of course the inbound trip was nice: tailwinds - if partially cross winds at
times - and a general downhill slope.

Good day.

[what does THIS button do?]

recycled-one wrote:
> The Weather Channel gave the winds as 24 km/h East. I think they were being
> optimistic. I like to go East as it's more or less uphill on the outbound
> leg. No big surprise.
>
> But those _freakin_ winds! I'm wondering if I'll have a windburn tomorrow.
> Of course the inbound trip was nice: tailwinds - if partially cross winds at
> times - and a general downhill slope.
>
> Good day.

Headwinds are great -- you get a longer ride for the same distance. :-)

Tailwinds are like cotton candy.

..max

[Daryl Hunt]

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>
> recycled-one wrote:
> > The Weather Channel gave the winds as 24 km/h East. I think they were
being
> > optimistic. I like to go East as it's more or less uphill on the
outbound
> > leg. No big surprise.
> >
> > But those _freakin_ winds! I'm wondering if I'll have a windburn
tomorrow.
> > Of course the inbound trip was nice: tailwinds - if partially cross
winds at
> > times - and a general downhill slope.
> >
> > Good day.
>
> Headwinds are great -- you get a longer ride for the same distance. :-)
>
> Tailwinds are like cotton candy.

Last week, we got 53 mph winds. Those of us riding home bucked that
headwind all the way. When it would gust to that speed, you just stepped
off your "No longer going foreward" bike and waited for it to slow down a
bit.



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[Eric]

"Headwinds are great -- you get a longer ride for the same distance.
:-) "

Last weekend I rode an extra 4 miles in a headwind just to get to end
the ride in a tailwind. Average speed into the wind: 8mph. Average
after the tailwind: 14mph. The wind became relatively calm at 23mph.

One of the many joys of living in the Rockys...