headwinds and being a bigger dude...any tricks to maintain your speed ?
08-21-10, 07:26 AM
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I think headwinds are where the big guys can make the little guys suffer. Pure power. Unlike the hills where the little guys make the big guys suffer, power to weight.
So the next time you are in a headwind just smile and know this is your time to make the little guy, Hurt!
So the next time you are in a headwind just smile and know this is your time to make the little guy, Hurt!
08-21-10, 07:57 AM
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Riding into a headwind is similar to riding uphill... my normal bike route is along the water so there is always a headwind or tailwind... at times the gusts will hit 20+ mph
bottom line is work on getting strong and the headwind will make you a overall better rider
bottom line is work on getting strong and the headwind will make you a overall better rider
08-22-10, 12:42 PM
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I wear a M short but carry a 46+ inch chest and a huge head. I'm like a 4.5 sail in the wind, it can just stop me cold, even on a downhill. +1 for spinning, I find I can get through the wind easier/fast if I bring my cadence over 90 and just spin it out. Psychologically, I think about dodging between the molecules of the wind, for some reason it makes me much less annoyed, a positive focus I guess.
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Funny, I just left an 8 mile headwind on a loop. Power. . .that is all you can do. Lots of power and get low.
08-22-10, 04:21 PM
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You mean winds like this?
(that's actually a side wind but...)
I don't mind winds, in a way I actually like them. It gives me a chance to make those little skinny climber boys hurt like I do on the climbs. Winds make it hard for everyone but us clydes have a lot more power and almost the same frontal area to deal with those winds.
(that's actually a side wind but...)
I don't mind winds, in a way I actually like them. It gives me a chance to make those little skinny climber boys hurt like I do on the climbs. Winds make it hard for everyone but us clydes have a lot more power and almost the same frontal area to deal with those winds.
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08-22-10, 04:44 PM
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You mean winds like this?
(that's actually a side wind but...)
I don't mind winds, in a way I actually like them. It gives me a chance to make those little skinny climber boys hurt like I do on the climbs. Winds make it hard for everyone but us clydes have a lot more power and almost the same frontal area to deal with those winds.
(that's actually a side wind but...)
I don't mind winds, in a way I actually like them. It gives me a chance to make those little skinny climber boys hurt like I do on the climbs. Winds make it hard for everyone but us clydes have a lot more power and almost the same frontal area to deal with those winds.
08-22-10, 06:31 PM
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Yeah, they can. Especially if you are using high profile wheels. I've found that being a bigger (heavier) rider helps keep the bike going straighter than my lighter friends. During RAAM a few years back a guy right in front of me was blown off the road in conditions similar to those in that pic. The same gust of wind barely moved me.
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As a 300 pounder, it feels like I ALWAYS have a headwind. The only advice I can offer is, get mad and be stronger than the wind. Push through it, and amaze all the skinny folks behind you.
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I think of headwind as a long constant climb, I sit and spin, I also agree with the idea of getting narrower. With your hands on the hoods or out wide on the handlebars it acts like a parachute. With your hands in close it deflects the wind around you.
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