Geared up the raleigh international fixie from 43x16 (70 gear inch) to 52x17 (80 gear inch) friday last week. It felt good in the warm and calm during my commute on saturday. This morning however was a different story, highs in the low 50's winds at 12+ and gusts into the upper 20's.
Ok, so its not even a mile to work on the short route, about 1.5 on the back side, and then I have a few other ways to add more milage. I went in twice and only got to work for 'bout 45 mins. I guess people don't like to wash their cars when its cold, too bad I don't get paid when I don't work. I did do 'bout 10 miles in the wind fixed on 80 gear inch and still getting over the funk I'd been fighting these last few weeks, still not strong enough for that big gear.