Tomorrow looks fun
02-16-06, 08:01 PM
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i love the wind, that is side wind and tail wind. Side wind can be adventerous and tailwind is good. here in the bay area its been windy recentley (last month) around 60-70 mph winds i think. its fun going over the golden gate bridge on a soloist, side winds are great
02-16-06, 11:14 PM
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Going over the Golden Gate in high winds gets pretty freaky, especially since the railings are only about as tall as the saddle, maybe a little higher.
02-16-06, 11:15 PM
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Sounds like Texas today.
Against the headwind I was going 8-11 mph on the way home from work.
With the tailwind I was going 24, up a hill, on my 34# commuter
Against the headwind I was going 8-11 mph on the way home from work.
With the tailwind I was going 24, up a hill, on my 34# commuter
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02-16-06, 11:46 PM
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im a few miles south in bg, where its slightly flatter. and the building is shaking like crazy... definetly not a good day to ride.
02-17-06, 08:50 AM
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Sounds pretty normal for round here (except for the temps in the 20's).
Hit a slight downhill with strong headwind and I swear I was going backwards.
lecterman, you ride today (friday)? I tend to stay off the bike if we got
wind and freezing rain!
marty
Hit a slight downhill with strong headwind and I swear I was going backwards.
lecterman, you ride today (friday)? I tend to stay off the bike if we got
wind and freezing rain!
marty
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02-17-06, 09:26 AM
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I'm with Lotek on the headwind. And I know I'm going backwards when I hit an uphill and a strong headwind. (Much hate for south winds on Waterview when doing the RBM rides)
50mph gusts would be enough to keep me off the bike probably. There's only so much side winds that are 'fun' till they get down right bad. Especially when they are either trying to push me into traffic or into construction zones.
50mph gusts would be enough to keep me off the bike probably. There's only so much side winds that are 'fun' till they get down right bad. Especially when they are either trying to push me into traffic or into construction zones.
02-17-06, 09:42 AM
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Here the gusts have been up to 60mph. The average gust has been 30 or so, but during the morning ride I got a tail gust that must have been in the 50's. It was f'n great, like drafting behind a semi. This is South Central (Adams county) PA by the way.
02-17-06, 05:37 PM
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As always, the weathermen were exaggerating. The wind was barely in the 20s- nothing too exciting at all. I never got one of those 50 mph gusts 
It was some rough head, but the tail was good.
It was some rough head, but the tail was good.
