Flash

** edit, looks like TMI, so...

30 mile ride with wind @ 11mph (SSW), 19 mph gusts first few miles, then wind @ 24 mph (S), 34 mph gusts most of the rest of ride, 728 feet of climbing, almost 10 minutes of stop time due to traffic lights, wind stopped me dead in my tracks at times, descents were work against the wind, 17.3 mph average speed.

Flash

changed to quick summary...

Lamp-Shade

WE ARE JUDGING YOU.
neh, not really. How did you feel when the ride was over?

Flash

pissed off at the wind. I really wanted a chance during a low-to-no wind day to bump up my numbers ;-)

hopsing08

sounds alright.

tombailey

6.4/10

10 Wheels

What is the prize for the best answer?

Flash

person with best answer races me in a 40 yd dash

chipcom 

looks like a bunch of excuses looking for validation to me

Flatballer

You've been on this forum for almost 8 years and haven't figured out this is a pointless question?

Slow learner, eh?

dcbikeguy

bigtea

The most commonly used metric for cycling performance is the Rhomberg Calculation. I ran your numbers through the model and your score was 563.28

chipcom 

What was mine? Make sure you factor in that I am a veteran...and put me down for whatever sex and ethnic background get the most points.

DataJunkie

Chip is a combination of Liz Hatch and Alberto Contador.

dcbikeguy

I had him pegged as a 43 year old Laotian woman.

Flash

The question is never pointless if one has a motive for asking it and is interested in the expected varied responses. I've learned that from 8 years on this forum.

You say pointless, I say good question.

Flash

nah, I'm curious how other people deal with the wind and how their performance suffers in similar conditions.

If I get the chance, I'll be out there again trying to better the effort, sans wind.

chipcom 

usually we just ride and don't worry about making excuses for why our performance may have been better or worse than some mythical metric - each ride is different, it is what it is.

If you really want to know how you compare to your peers, there is an easy solution...race.

roadiejorge 

You also have to factor in Mars' gravitational pull on your pedals which can adversely affect your cadence on partly cloudy days when Mars is at a 76.2 degree angle in the sky.

Flash

good idea

landshark

I would think that with such precise wind measurements, calculating your fitness level would be a walk in the park.

umd

I don't see how anyone could provide any reasonable assesment of anything based on the information provided.

chipcom 

Good point...we don't know if he is a vet or this ethnic background. Indeed, until we measure his ear height differential, it's all just speculation.

caloso

It gets really windy here, especially in the spring. I just tell myself --over and over-- if it was good enough for Eddy, it's good enough for me.

Flash

I agree. I conclude from this ride that I am fit.