Tyrell
03-10-09, 11:01 AM
Seems like the wind has been howling more in Austin the past few months than I have remembered in years past. Or maybe I'm imagining things?
Texas - Windy this year or is it just me?
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Fantasminha
03-10-09, 11:15 AM
It sure seems like it to me too! :notamused:
yeamac
03-10-09, 08:37 PM
You are not imagining anything. Just forgetting what Spring in TX is always like. ;)
Wind speeds are not as bad in summer and fall.
Wind speeds are not as bad in summer and fall.
StephenH
03-10-09, 10:01 PM
It seems like it's been windy for 3 weeks straight now. On the plus side, maybe it's because I'm ridng more and going faster. :)
CranesInTexas
03-10-09, 10:17 PM
Its scientifically proven.... i am training for the BP MS150 so its gotta be windy.
SpiderMike
03-10-09, 11:06 PM
Its scientifically proven.... i am training for the BP MS150 so its gotta be windy.
And my commuting by bike is not helping matters either.
And my commuting by bike is not helping matters either.
texastwister
03-11-09, 06:16 AM
I hate WINDY & COLD weather:cry:,i prefer 100 degree rides!!
xerocoma
03-11-09, 07:15 AM
Been windy as h3ll in Houston so far.. feels like every ride is uphill with no top in sight....
HAMMER MAN
03-11-09, 07:25 AM
ever since I moved to texas from Ca it always seems windy,this year seems more so...but a great training tool and always good with a tail-wind
Likewise I prefer 90-100+ degree heat with my riding
Likewise I prefer 90-100+ degree heat with my riding
Tyrell
03-11-09, 09:59 AM
Seemed pretty windy last fall too...I dunno. All you guys riding must be creating some kind of butterfly effect on the weather. Think if we all rode west really fast in unison we could create enough wind to blow California into the ocean? ;-)
big_heineken
03-11-09, 10:03 AM
It was super windy in Baytown on Saturday during the Gator Ride. The whole ride, we either had a strong headwind or strong crosswind, we never got the tailwind. It sucks when you have to pedal going down a hill to keep from slowing down.
txags92
03-11-09, 10:22 AM
Get it all out of your system now Cranes, because we are going to have a tailwind for the MS150...I just know it...no really...honest!
cyclefreaksix
03-11-09, 10:29 AM
What's this illusive "tail wind" of which you speak??!! Seems like I've always got a headwind, or worse a head/cross wind for my commute.
CranesInTexas
03-11-09, 10:52 AM
Get it all out of your system now Cranes, because we are going to have a tailwind for the MS150...I just know it...no really...honest!
Heck, you probably have better forecasting accuracy than our weathermen.
Heck, you probably have better forecasting accuracy than our weathermen.
StephenH
03-11-09, 12:56 PM
I was just looking at the forecast for Saturday, and it's showing 7 mph winds. Cool!
lotek
03-11-09, 01:13 PM
I was just looking at the forecast for Saturday, and it's showing 7 mph winds. Cool!
with gusts to 40mph. . . this is texas you know :D
with gusts to 40mph. . . this is texas you know :D
txags92
03-11-09, 05:19 PM
Yeah, 7 mph winds...with a high of 50 and a 50% chance of rain...
George Handy
03-12-09, 05:55 AM
It's not just the wind. It's the never-ending series (not counting this week!) of BEAUTIFUL weeks and LOUSY weekends!
Lecterman
03-12-09, 10:08 AM
Always windy here in the DFW
txvintage
03-12-09, 10:36 AM
While I hate wind I'll take it over this weather. Try as I might, I can't get a life jacket stuffed in the seat bag.
lotek
03-12-09, 12:05 PM
I don't mind cold, I don't mind rain, but cold rain (and wind lets not forget wind) sucks.
If I wanted this kind of weather I'd live in The Netherlands
If I wanted this kind of weather I'd live in The Netherlands
cuda2k
03-16-09, 07:19 PM
It's not just the wind. It's the never-ending series (not counting this week!) of BEAUTIFUL weeks and LOUSY weekends!
I HATE when that happens... and it always happens!
with gusts to 40mph. . . this is texas you know :D
There's been a few times it has forecasted for "8mph" the night before, and when I wake up the trees are more horizontal than vertial the next morning. Check the weather... 8 mph my rear wheel!
What's this illusive "tail wind" of which you speak??!! Seems like I've always got a headwind, or worse a head/cross wind for my commute.
Actually got to enjoy a bit of a tail wind this evening on the second half of my evening ride.
It seems like it's been windy for 3 weeks straight now. On the plus side, maybe it's because I'm ridng more and going faster. :)
It must be because you are riding more, because it sure isn't my riding that's causing more! I'm just thankful that the movers didn't drop my mattress when they were moving it out of the apartment last week, one good gust caught it just as they were getting it to the truck.
I HATE when that happens... and it always happens!
with gusts to 40mph. . . this is texas you know :D
There's been a few times it has forecasted for "8mph" the night before, and when I wake up the trees are more horizontal than vertial the next morning. Check the weather... 8 mph my rear wheel!
What's this illusive "tail wind" of which you speak??!! Seems like I've always got a headwind, or worse a head/cross wind for my commute.
Actually got to enjoy a bit of a tail wind this evening on the second half of my evening ride.
It seems like it's been windy for 3 weeks straight now. On the plus side, maybe it's because I'm ridng more and going faster. :)
It must be because you are riding more, because it sure isn't my riding that's causing more! I'm just thankful that the movers didn't drop my mattress when they were moving it out of the apartment last week, one good gust caught it just as they were getting it to the truck.